Alpine Hiking TrailHard
Both mountains, the Mettelhorn and the Platthorn, offer views to the west that are completely unexpected: the wave ridge with snow wave and the Obergabelhorn with its distinctive rock ridges.
TypeAlpine Hiking Trail
DifficultyHard
Duration5 h 20 min
Distance11.4 km
Ascent1961 m
Descent700 m
Lowest point1605 m
Highest point3405 m
Both mountains, the Mettelhorn and the Platthorn, offer views to the west that are completely unexpected: the wave ridge with snow wave and the Obergabelhorn with its distinctive rock ridges.
TypeAlpine Hiking Trail
DifficultyHard
Duration5 h 20 min
Distance11.4 km
Ascent1961 m
Descent700 m
Lowest point1605 m
Highest point3405 m
This demanding route into the peace of nature compensates with breathtaking views of the village and the many four-thousanders. The glacier at Platthorn and Mettelhorn has retreated considerably. Caution is advised here: the hiking trail to the summit of the Mettelhorn crosses a part of the glacier. Appropriate equipment (crampons or spikes – depending on the state of the glacier) is absolutely necessary.
In the upper part of the Triftchumme, below the Furgghorn (3,392 m), the "Böse Tschuggen" gape. Tschuggen means rocks in the local dialect. Names of areas have their reasons.
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