Map key Map of the valleys Route summary table Introduction The walking The valleys The Matterhorn The shape of the mountains Plants and wildlife When to go Getting there Travel in the region Accommodation Other local facilities Weather Maps Apps Equipment Preparation Using this guide Zermatt and the Mattertal Walk 1 The Trift gorge and Hotel du Trift Walk 2 Ascent of the Mettelhorn and Platthorn from Trift Walk 3 Two-day expedition - Schönbielhütte via Höhbalmen Walk 4 The villages of Zmutt, Zum See and Blatten Walk 5 Balcony route to Zmutt and the Kulturweg Walk 6 Zermatt to Sunnegga - the Findeln villages Walk 7 Gletschergarten and Gorner gorge walk Walk 8 Schwarzsee and Stafelalp - under the Matterhorn Walk 9 Schwarzsee to the Hörnlihütte Walk 10 The Matterhorn Glacier Trail Walk 11 Gornergrat to Riffelsee, Riffelberg and Riffelalp Walk 12 Riffelalp and a woodland walk to Grüensee Walk 13 The Gornergletscher and Monte Rosa Hütte Walk 14 The mountain restaurants of Findeln Walk 15 Blauherd to Sunnegga via Tufteren Walk 16 The Five Lakes Walk in the Findeln valley Walk 17 The Oberrothorn Walk 18 Blauherd to Pfulwe and Täschalp Walk 19 Täsch to Täschalp and the Täschhütte Walk 20 Täschalp to Zermatt Grächen, Randa and the lower Mattertal Walk 21 The Europahütte and Hängebrücke to Täschalp Walk 22 Schaliberg alp Walk 23 Jungen, Sparru and the Jungtal Walk 24 A tour of the villages - Grächen and Gasenried Walk 25 Grächen leat paths - the Chilcheri and Eggeri Walk 26 The Ried glacier and the Grathorn Walk 27 Hannigalp to Grächen via Hohtschugge and Bärgji Walk 28 Grächen to Hannigalp via Stafel Walk 29 Ascent of the Wannehorn Walk 30 The Grächen to Saas-Fee Höhenweg Saas-Fee and the Saastal Walk 31 Fee, Almagell, Grund and the Feevispa gorge Walk 32 Hannig from Saas-Fee Walk 33 The ascent of Mällig - The Ibex Trail Walk 34 Gletschergrotte, Spielboden and Längflue Walk 35 The Gemsweg - a tour of the Saas-Fee valley Walk 36 The Mischabelhütte Walk 37 Plattjen Walk 38 The Britanniahütte Walk 39 The Felskinn-Plattjen traverse Walk 40 Saas-Grund to Saas-Fee - the Kapellenweg and Saumweg Walk 41 Saas-Grund to Saas-Fee via Bideralp Walk 42 Saas-Grund to Triftalp, Kreuzboden and the Weissmieshütte Walk 43 The Gspon Höhenweg Walk 44 The descent of the Saastal - Mattmark to Saas-Balen Walk 45 Almagelleralp and the Almagellerhütte Walk 46 The höhenweg from Saas-Almagell to Kreuzboden Walk 47 Furggstalden and the Furggtälli Walk 48 Schwarzbergalp and circuit of the Mattmark Walk 49 The Monte Moro Pass Walk 50 The Ofental, Jazzilücke and Antronapass Appendix A Useful contacts Appendix B 4000m peaks Appendix C English-German terms.