Gorner Gorge Loop

Zermatt, Switzerland

The rain let up after our Zmutt Loop hike so we decided to make the most of the day and hike through Gorner Gorge. After a short hike out of town, we paid a small fee (5.50 CHF) to enter the privately owned and maintained walkway through Gorner Gorge. The well-maintained wooden walkway is built into the side of the gorge. The hike through the gorge is short, but wonderful with several dramatic overhangs and sitelines that provide for great photos and movies. The views and feeling were well worth the admission price. After leaving the Gorge we had a short hike through the countryside and part of Zermatt proper to get back to our hotel. This was a nice cap to the day as we prepared for the Gornergrat hike the next day.

Walk-Specific Map

Hint: Change map layer to “Imagery” using the object in the upper-right corner of the map below.

Note: The track in the Gorge does not appear accurate as I think I lost satellite connections many times while recording the track.

Elevation Profile

Images

GPX Download

A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.

Summary Information

NUM trackID Primary Description Distance CumDist DeltaElev
1 GORGE1 Zen Steckenstrasse Zen Steckenstrasse bridge to Unnamed trail 0.37 0.37 60
2 GORGE2 Unnamed trail Zen Steckenstrasse to Gorner Gorge Trail [Entrance] 0.12 0.48 88
3 GORGE3 Gorner Gorge Trail Unnamed trail to Unnamed trail 0.18 0.67 128
4 GORGE4 Unnamed trail Gorner Gorge Trail [Exit] to Staldenstrasse 0.54 1.20 -132
5 GORGE5 Staldenstrasse Unnamed trail to Winketmattenweg 0.05 1.25 20
6 GORGE6 Winketmattenweg Staldenstrasse to Schluhmattstrasse 0.20 1.46 -93