Winter hiking on the Gornergrat

Important information

Depending on opening of the winter hiking trails.

Information about the winter hiking trails: Zermatt-Matterhorn: Ferien in den Bergen & Alpen

Description

The Gornergrat features several hiking trails. Discover this snow-covered world at 3,000 metres, or enjoy a winter‘s day on a sunny terrace and then walk down through the Swiss pine forest (Arvenwald) to Zermatt from the Riffelalp.

The right ticket for your winter hike:

As a winter hiker you can choose between various ticket offers such as buying the sections of the route that you want to do by train individually. With a half-price or general season ticket you’ll get a 50% discount on the ticket price. Depending on the route, a ticket from Zermatt to Gornergrat and back could be cheaper than the separate parts of the route. It pays to compare!

Included:

Train ride Zermatt - Gornergrat return

The winter hiking trails:

Rotenboden - Riffelberg:

  • Difficulty: easy

  • Duration: 1h

  • Length: 2.3 km

Riffelalp - Winkelmatten:

  • Difficulty: intermediate

  • Duration: 1.45h

  • Length: 4.2 km

Children with a junior card travel for free.

The Gornergrat features several hiking trails. Discover this snow-covered world at 3,000 metres, or enjoy a winter‘s day on a sunny terrace and then walk down through the Swiss pine forest (Arvenwald) to Zermatt from the Riffelalp.

The right ticket for your winter hike:

As a winter hiker you can choose between various ticket offers such as buying the sections of the route that you want to do by train individually. With a half-price or general season ticket you’ll get a 50% discount on the ticket price. Depending on the route, a ticket from Zermatt to Gornergrat and back could be cheaper than the separate parts of the route. It pays to compare!

Included:

Train ride Zermatt - Gornergrat return

The winter hiking trails:

Rotenboden - Riffelberg:

  • Difficulty: easy

  • Duration: 1h

  • Length: 2.3 km

Riffelalp - Winkelmatten:

  • Difficulty: intermediate

  • Duration: 1.45h

  • Length: 4.2 km

Children with a junior card travel for free.

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