Matterhorn 7-day guided hiking circuit

The Matterhorn hiking circuit is one of the most beautiful treks in the Alps. Go there with Pascale, UIMLA mountain leader from Valais.

Alpes

7 Days

Jun - Oct

Description

The beauty of Matterhorn is beyond comprehension. Discover always different sceneries, with dazzling, magic colours. Bathe in the history of the beginnings of mountaineering. Meet souls that will make you vibrate with emotion. Return home and say: I did it!

The Matterhorn circuit is one of my favourite hikes for the following reasons:

We walk from pass to pass
There is magic over the glaciers
Mama’s cuisine
The happiness when we discover the mythical pyramid
Meeting chamois and ibex.

You’ll find a detailed itinerary for this 7-day program below this description. We can hike around Matterhorn between June and October.

This hike is sustained, you need to be in good physical shape.

Are you interested in this beautiful hike around Matterhorn? Then please contact me! I would love taking you there. And please note that the trip can be adapted to your wishes.

Price includes

- Accommodation included

- Guiding fee

- Breakfast

- Lunch

- Dinner

- Transport during the trip

- Luggage transfer

Itinerary

Day 1: Moiry Barrage – Torrent pass – Arolla

8AM meeting at the central square in Vissoie
8:20AM post bus to the Moiry barrage
The adventure begins!
Sound welcome from the alpine cows
First pass, first valley
Overnight at the Hôtel de la Tza in small dormitories with covers
Altitude change: 800+ / 1200-
Walking time: 5hs

Day 2: Arolla – Collon pass - Prarayer

A rocks and ice day
Crossing the glacier
At the pass, we cross to Italy
We descend to Rosana’s, latin welcome
Overnight in dormitory with covers
Altitude change: 1100+ / 1100-
Walking time: 8hs

Day 3: Prarayer – Valcounera pass – Cabane Perruca

The lake is in front of us
The ambiance is mineral and alpine
We are happy to arrive at the pass
Fresh fruits and vegetables in the cabin
Overnight in dormitory with covers
Altitude change: 1000+ / 300-
Walking time: 6hs

Day 4: Cabane Perruca – Cervinia – Testa Grigia – Zermatt

We go between the lakes and rocks
Finally we see the Mattehorn
We go up part of the way by cable car
On the glacier we discover Zermatt
Overnight in rooms
Altitude change: 250+ / 1000-
Walking time: 4hs

Day 5: Zermatt – Täschalp - Europahutte

The metro takes us to Sunnega
The balcony path leads to alpine meadows
Let’s taste the serac
Adrenaline on the suspended bridge
In the middle of nowhere, the cabin
Overnight in dormitory with covers
Altitude change: 700+ / 500-
Walking time: 6:30hs

Day 6: Niedergrächen – St-Niklaus – Augsbordpass – Gruben

Aerial cable car
From Jungu, the smugglers tell
At the pass, we say “already the penultimate”
We enter in a preserved valley
Overnight in dormitory with duvet
Altitude change: 1000+ / 1100–
Walking time: 6hs

Day 7: Gruben – Meidenpass – Saint Luc

The path goes up to the lake
At the pass, the loop is almost over
The planets tell their stories
The compulsory blueberry pie at the Weisshorn hotel
A goodbye drink
Transfer to Vissoie
Altitude change: 1000+ / 1100-
Walking time: 6:30hs

Details

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The delicious blueberry pie at the Weisshorn hotel is included, as well as the goodbye drinks.

You need to have personal repatriation insurance in case of accident (SAE can give you one on the first day for CHF 35).

Meeting point

About the guide

Pascale

Mountain Leader

I'm a UIMLA mountain leader, a rescuer and a journalist. Since 18 years, the mountain is my office and my full-time job. My passion is about to transmit the small and big secrets of nature but also to allow everyone to find his right balance in an environment which might appear as hostile but which is actually a large reservoir of unsuspected individual energy. Here in the mountain, the masks fall down and that's the good point of it !

Languages

German | French | English

Certificates

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