Trails by mountain
13 documented trails in the Matterhorn massif massif: difficulty E–A, elevation gain 53–2367 m.
13 · 4.7–26.6 km · +53–2367 m
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Valtournenche — Val Saint-Barthélemy
The wild heart of the Alta Via: 17 km across Fenêtre de Tsan, Col Terray and on to Rifugio Oratorio di Cuney, with Matterhorn and Grand Combin dominating a horizon of 2700-metre passes.
Valle di Gressoney — Valle d'Ayas
Crossing Col Pinter at 2777 m is the highlight of this stage: a wild pass between two alpine valleys where Monte Rosa dominates the entire eastern horizon.
Valle d'Ayas
From the ridges above Champoluc to Rifugio Grand Tournalin with the Matterhorn always in view: high-mountain terrain with sweeping panoramas over the Ayas valley and its pastoral landscape.
Valtournenche
The great descent: from Rifugio Grand Tournalin losing over a thousand metres to the valley floor of Valtournenche, passing through the scenic plateau of Cheneil with Matterhorn views.
Valtournenche
The shortest stage on the entire AV1: 4.7 km of sustained climbing from Valtournenche to Rifugio Jean Barmasse on the shores of Lago di Cignana, in preparation for the hardest day ahead.
Valtournenche — Valpelline
The Valcournera pass, a stern gateway to the Valpelline.
Valpelline — Val d’Hérens
The Col Collon: an alpine transfer over the glacier, as in the Middle Ages.
Val d’Hérens (Vallese)
Active rest in the Val d’Hérens, among arolla pines and timber villages.
Val d’Hérens — Val de Moiry — Val d’Anniviers
Two passes and the turquoise Moiry lake in one big Valais day.
Val d’Anniviers — Turtmanntal (Vallese)
The Forcletta and the forgotten Turtmann valley.
Turtmanntal — Mattertal (Vallese)
The Augstbordpass, an ancient Walser route to the Mattertal.
Mattertal (Vallese)
Along the Vispa to the Matterhorn’s village.
Mattertal — Valtournenche
The Theodul pass closes the loop: glacier with a guide, or cable car.