Tour du Mont Rose: Tour Monte Rosa - Cervino (Matterhorn)

  • Activities:
  • Min / max altitude:
    1154m / 3317m
  • Elevation gain / loss:
    9000m
  • Route type:
    loop / walk down to the base of the climb or hut
  • Duration:
    9 days
  • Hiking grade:
    T4
Summits, passes, lakes and cliffs:
Huts, usual bivis and valley accomodation:
Europahütte  2265m r
Access points:
Mittelallalin  1800m to 3500m - r
Saas-Fee  1810m - r
Grächen  1619m - r
Zermatt  1605m - r
Macugnaga  1369m - r
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A wonderfull trekking around the second higest mountain in the Alps, Monte Rosa, with a view on the m ost famous: the Matterhorn. From 5 to 11 days of walk, depending on the transports you use.
To watch at a lot of summits over 4000 meters hig, but also to dicover the beauty of the valleys around them!

1) Alagna, Turlo, Macugnaga. Up 1300 m, down 1550 m. 7 h.
2) Macugnaga, Monte Moro. Up 1500 m. 4 h.
3) Monte Moro, Saas Fee. Up 200 m, down 1200 m. 5 ore.
4) Saas Fee, Grachen. Salita 700 m, discesa 900 m. 6.30 h.
5) Grachen, Europahutte. Up 1400 m, down 700 m. 6.30 h.
6) Europahutte, Taschalp, Zermatt. Up 900 m, down 1300 m. 6 h.
7) Zermatt, Teodulo. Up 1700 m. 5.30 h.
8) Teodulo, Resy (Ayas). Up 300 m, down 1400 m. 5 h.
9) Resy, Stafal (Gressoney). Up 600 m, discesa 850 m. 5.30 h.
10) Stafal, Col d'Olen. Up 1050 m. 3.30 h.
11) Col d'Olen, Otro, Alagna. Down 1700 m. 5 h.

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From Zermatt to Teodulo you'll cross a glacier: be prepared!

External resources:
Les plus beaux treks des Alpes - Iris Kurschner et Ralf Gantzhorn - 2010
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Version #2, date 2 December 2009