Gornergrat
Guide
Photo: Andrew Bossi, clipped and more contrast by Herzi Pinki · CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$205ViewpointAllow 4–6 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A cog railway climbs to 3,089 m for a panorama of 29 peaks over 4,000 m, the Matterhorn and the Gorner Glacier. Walk part of the way down past the Riffelsee, where the Matterhorn reflects.
A brief history
The railway opened in 1898 and was one of the first electric cog railways in the world.
Tips
- Best time
- A clear morning; check the webcams
- Cost
- About CHF 90–150 return (check)
- Allow
- 4–6 h
- Hours
- Usually runs daily, all year (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Gornergrat: The ridge facing the Matterhorn, by cogwheel railway.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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