Glacier Garden Trail (Nr. 17)
The Gorner Glacier sculpted this landscape over many millennia. Today, hikers marvel at the polished rocks and boulders, the ice of the glacier that still remains in the valley floor, and the larch trees that are inexorably reconquering the landscape.
Details
TypeThematic trail
DifficultyMedium
Duration1 h 50 min
Distance6.2 km
Ascent38 m
Descent753 m
Lowest point1826 m
Highest point2579 m
The Gorner Glacier sculpted this landscape over many millennia. Today, hikers marvel at the polished rocks and boulders, the ice of the glacier that still remains in the valley floor, and the larch trees that are inexorably reconquering the landscape.
Details
TypeThematic trail
DifficultyMedium
Duration1 h 50 min
Distance6.2 km
Ascent38 m
Descent753 m
Lowest point1826 m
Highest point2579 m
Description
The trail leads from Riffelberg, which today lies on the treeline, into the rocky landscape along the former edge of the Gorner Glacier. First of all, though, hikers should pause to admire the view of the Matterhorn, before following the path down into the mysterious world carved out by the mighty forces of the glacier. At the Gletschergarten Dossen (Dossen glacier garden), visitors can see what a glacier normally conceals: boulders polished smooth, glacial mills and strange rock formations
- July and August: edelweiss
- In the Dossen glacier garden: information panels
- Variant from Furi: through the Gornerschlucht gorge to Zermatt (fee payable)
- Picnic areas, barbecue sites and children’s playground close to the Dossen glacier garden
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Properties
- Refreshment options
- Route tour
- Nice views
- Geological highlights
- Botanical highlights
- Cultural highlights