Quick Summary

  • Started and ended at the train station in Zermatt
  • A few of my friends were doing the Matterhorn Ultraks (ultramarathon) later that week and I was curious to check out part of the route they would be running
  • The part of the route to the Berggasthaus Trift was quite busy
    • The rest of the route was relatively quiet
  • Almost the entire route consisted of single trails
    • There was only one relatively short section near the junction to the Schönbielhütte SAC that consisted of gravel roads
  • Lots of incredible views of the Matterhorn almost the entire way along the Höhbalmen
    • I was happy I decided to do this loop counterclockwise, because it meant that I had the view of the Matterhorn in front of me on the panoramic part of the trail

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