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Riffelsee with Matterhorn reflectionPhoto: Gornergrat Bahn, Zermatt Tourismus
This is the spot for a top-class photo point. The Matterhorn is reflected in the Riffelsee. Surrounded by primeval landscape and a small rock in the little lake. Pure idyll.
The water surface of the Riffelsee is usually calm. Ideal for photo shooting. In this primeval alpine landscape, everyday life in the valley below can be forgotten. The play of light with the clouds in the sky, the wide horizon, the view of the highest mountains of the entire Alpine arc – all this says: I will come again. Definitely.
- Riffelsee: the most beautiful photo subject with Matterhorn reflection
- Suitable for children from 4 years old
- At the Riffelhorn: climbing routes for experts
- Rich alpine flora
- Depending on the season: wildlife to observe (ibex in the Gaggenhaupt area)
Author’s recommendation
First take the Gornergrat Railway to Gornergrat. On the viewing platform you can see: 29 four-thousand-meter peaks and a breathtaking mountain and glacier panorama. Then return to Rotenboden.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
Lucy Walker StubeBuffet & Bar Riffelberg
Safety information
- Plan every mountain route carefully and adapt it to your own conditions as well as the weather and the season.
- The weather can change quickly in the mountains. Therefore, take appropriate clothing and enough provisions and water. Turn back in time if the weather is uncertain.
- Inform others about your route and if possible never go alone.
- Do not leave marked trails and do not go on glaciers without a mountain guide.
- Be considerate of other hikers as well as plants and animals.
- Observe the warning signs that draw attention to the constant danger in the riverbed and on the banks of watercourses below reservoirs and water catchments.
Attention! In spring the path may not be passable because snow is still present.
Roadbook
Rotenboden - Riffelsee - Riffelberg (extension possible via Mark Twain Path or Swiss Topwalk)
(Approximate walking time for the opposite direction 1 h 15)
Riffelsee
Riffelberg chapel, “Bruder Klaus”
Lucy Walker Stube
Riffelhaus 1853
Buffet & Bar Riffelberg
Riffelberg mountain station
Public transport
By train to the Matterhorn village: 3½ hrs from Zurich airport or 4 hrs from Geneva airport. Visp is the transfer point to the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway. From Visp the railway line runs through the Nikolai valley, past small, idyllic villages to Zermatt.Zermatt is also the start or end point of the world-famous Glacier Express panoramic train ride (St. Moritz / Davos – Zermatt).
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Directions
Zermatt is car-free. Access for private traffic is only permitted up to Täsch (5 km before Zermatt). The road Täsch - Zermatt is closed to public traffic.Further travel to Zermatt is either with a private taxi provider or with shuttle trains. The trains run every 20 minutes. After about 12 minutes the ride ends at the train station square in Zermatt.
Parking
In Täsch there are parking garages with covered and uncovered spaces. For example, in the Matterhorn Terminal or with private providers.Further travel: see arrival information.
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Equipment
Our recommendations:
- Good footwear
- Possibly hiking poles
- Weather-appropriate clothing (always with you: rain protection)
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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