Mountain Hiking TrailHard
Edelweiss Trail (Höhbalmen) (Nr. 30)
Every mountain hiker dreams of spotting edelweiss in the alpine pastures. Here that dream comes true. Along this trail, walkers even spot these beautiful flowers at eye level. The walk leads to one of the finest vantage points in the Zermatt region.
Details
TypeMountain Hiking Trail
DifficultyHard
Duration8 h
Distance20.6 km
Ascent1215 m
Descent1215 m
Lowest point1605 m
Highest point2745 m
Every mountain hiker dreams of spotting edelweiss in the alpine pastures. Here that dream comes true. Along this trail, walkers even spot these beautiful flowers at eye level. The walk leads to one of the finest vantage points in the Zermatt region.
Details
TypeMountain Hiking Trail
DifficultyHard
Duration8 h
Distance20.6 km
Ascent1215 m
Descent1215 m
Lowest point1605 m
Highest point2745 m
Description
The edelweiss can be admired at a variety of habitats in the Zermatt mountains. It won’t grow on ground formed of crystalline rock, but it flourishes on calcareous sediments – despite the often harsh conditions. The fleecy hairs help protect the flowers from solar radiation, frost and aridity. The seeds require exposure to frost before they can germinate the following year.
Hikers on this trail experience a magical moment on the climb up to Trift as the pinnacle of the Matterhorn emerges unexpectedly from behind a hilltop. Who’ll spot it first? The path then continues to one of Zermatt’s finest viewpoints, at Höhbalmen. The panorama is breathtaking: the north face of the Matterhorn with the Zmuttgrat ridge, the Breithorn, Liskamm and the Monte Rosa massif.
- Edelweiss: a protected plant
- Information panels about the plants along the way
- Between the Gasthaus Edelweiss and the Berggasthaus Trift hotels: edelweiss at eye level (right-hand side)
- Unusual view of the Monte Rosa massif
- Possible encounters with Valais Blacknose sheep and Valais Blackneck goat.
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Properties
- Refreshment options
- Circular route
- Nice views
- Geological highlights
- Botanical highlights
- Cultural highlights
- Faunistic highlights