Mountain trail
Edelweiss Trail (Höhbalmen) (Nr. 30)
Every mountain hiker dreams of spotting edelweiss in the alpine pastures. Here that dream comes true. Along this trail, walkers even spot these beautiful flowers at eye level. The walk leads to one of the finest vantage points in the Zermatt region.
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Panorama
- Type Mountain trail
- Difficulty hard
- Duration 7,30 h
- Distance 20,7 km
- Ascent 1195 m
- Descent 1195 m
- Lowest point 1605 m
- Highest point 2745 m
Zermatt (station) - Alterhaupt (Edelweiss) - Trift - Höhbalmen - Zmutt - Zermatt (station)
(Hiking time in reverse direction: approx. 7h 20)
This hike is marked on the signposts as “Edelweissweg Höhbalmen”.
We recommend:
- Good footwear
- Hiking poles (optional)
- Clothing suitable for the weather (always carry a waterproof)
Please do not feed the Valais Blackneck goats or the Valais Blacknose sheep.
At Höhbalmen and on towards Hohliecht: keep an eye open for eagles, which occasionally circle in the skies above.
- Plan every mountain tour carefully and adapt to participants’ fitness level as well as the weather and season.
- Weather conditions can change quickly in the mountains. Appropriate clothing is therefore essential, along with adequate supplies of food and water. In uncertain weather, turn back in good time.
- Inform others of planned route, and whenever possible avoid going alone.
- Do not leave the marked routes; do not venture onto glaciers without a mountain guide.
- Please be considerate to other walkers and to plants and animals.
- Take note of the warning signs drawing attention to the constant danger in river beds and along watercourses below dams and reservoirs.