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Distance: 13.9 mi
Elevation gain: 1,972 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 5,138 ft
Max elevation: 8,823 ft
TrailRank: 58
Min elevation: 5,286 ft
Trail type: One Way

Moving time: 5 hours 37 minutes
Time: 7 hours 5 minutes
Coordinates: 4002
Uploaded: July 8, 2019
Recorded: July 2019

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near Stafel, Canton du Valais (Switzerland)

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Itinerary description

Zermatt - Schwarzsee - Stafelalp - Schonbielhutte - Zmutt- Zermatt

In order to make the hike not too strenuous, take the cable-car from Zermatt to Schwarzsee. This trail description starts from Schwarzsee.

The technical difficulty is "Easy" as all paths are good hiking paths.
However, it is a relatively long trail, so for people with a good general condition.
Taking cable car to Schwarzsee helps because it gains elevation, such that first part is a gentle downhill walk.

Waypoints

Schwarzsee & Matterhorn

Starting point = Schwarzee Mid-station of Cable-car from Zermatt to Trockener Steg

Schwarzsee 2583m Hotel Restaurant

Schwarzsee: View of Gornergrat and Monte Rosa

Zmutt-Gletscher Valley

This picture gives a birds eye view of the trail. The trail goes straight down into the valley, and continues on the gray moraines of the Zmutt-Gletscher which you see in the distance. At the end of the moraines, we get to the Schonbiehl-hutte, which is the furthest point for this trail.

Matterhorn

Continue straight on at this point

Stafelalp

Restaurant at Stafelalp Take left here to Schonbiehlhutte

Take the DOWNWARDS path to the left (not the upward path)

Continue over bridge

In the distance the waterfall of the Arbenbach

Arbenbach waterfall

After having taken a steep upward path, you reach this point. Take left, and go upward towards waterfall

Arbenbach waterfall and Matterhorn North Face

Continue left of little water basin

On the picture you can see the path at the left the water basin.

Dent d'Herens and Arrow to Schonbielhutte

Go down here in direction of arrow. Follow the path right on the picture at the inner side of the morraine.

Schonbiel-hutte

Make sure you come back to this point

At the end of the morraine take left before the little river.

continue straight on this point

Dont take the you came from last time, but now continue straight along the big rock. The rock is polished by the gletscher. Years ago the ice of the gletscher was up to this point, and polished this rock. Stones inside the ice made carvings into the rock, when they were pushed along together with the ice.