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Hike to the Schönbiel Hut (Nr. 29b)

The trail to the Schönbiel Hut is full of variety; the view from the hut of the north face of the Matterhorn is breathtaking.

Details

Type
Mountain tour
Difficulty
Hard
Duration
6 h 18 min
Distance
20 km
Ascent
559 m
Descent
1285 m
Lowest point
1859 m
Highest point
2694 m

The trail to the Schönbiel Hut is full of variety; the view from the hut of the north face of the Matterhorn is breathtaking.

Details

Type
Mountain tour
Difficulty
Hard
Duration
6 h 18 min
Distance
20 km
Ascent
559 m
Descent
1285 m
Lowest point
1859 m
Highest point
2694 m

Description

The name says it all. In the Zermatt dialect, Schönbiel means “beautiful small plateau on a mound". From the mound on which the Schönbiel hut stands, the view of the Matterhorn is unforgettable, like in a dream. And as happens in dreams, the mood can change dramatically: depending on weather, the mighty Matterhorn with its soaring north face can suddenly seem distinctly scary.

The path to the hut leads across a great variety of mountain landscapes: tended alpine pastures, the gravelly terrain of the former tongue of the Zmutt Glacier, terminal moraine lakes, a reservoir with a hydroelectric power plant, large lateral moraines. On the way back to Furi, the path leads across alpine pastures with cows and through mixed forest of larch and Swiss stone pine.

  • Waterfall: Arbenbach falls
  • Chance to see wild animals

Best season

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Route

Start point
Schwarzsee (2,583 m)
End point
Furi (1,867 m)

Rating

Condition
Technique
Experience
Landscape

Map

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Properties

  • Refreshment options
  • Route tour
  • Nice views
  • Geological highlights
  • Botanical highlights
  • Cultural highlights
  • Faunistic highlights

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