This trail starts at the Furi gondola station and hikes down to Zermatt, passing through the Gorner Gorge on the way. It’s a pretty path, wandering through alpine meadows and passing by charming mountain huts.

Hike: easy • 1 hr • 2.5 km • 10 m up, 220m down • trail map 

Conditions: webcam • Zermatt weather

How to get to the trail

To reach the the trail, ride the Matterhorn Express gondola to Furi. Then follow signs to

Gondola address: Schluhmattstrasse 28, 3920 Zermatt

If you are visiting Matterhorn Glacier Paradise or hiking the Matterhorn Glacier Trail, you can stop at Furi on your ride back down to Zermatt.

Trail directions

1. Ride the Matterhorn Express gondola station to the Furi station and exit station.

2. Follow yellow trail signs direction "Zum See" and "Blatten".

3. When you reach Blatten, fork right, following signs to Gornerschlucht and crossing a bridge over the river.

4. Keep following signs to Gornerschlucht, eventually forking left down to the gorge on wooden stairs.

5. Walk through the gorge on the wooden walkway.

6. When you exit the gorge, there is a hut where you pay a small fee for visiting the gorge.

7. Continue hiking down the mountain, following signs to Zermatt.

At the gorge, you pay small fee to walk through the gorge on elevated wooden walkways. Learn more about the gorge.

Tickets

If you are just riding up to Furi for the hike, you'll need a one way ticket from Zermatt to Furi. You get a discount with the Swiss Travel Pass, SBB GA and Half-fare.