Zermatt | Ride MTB

The Hörnlihütte is the starting point for the ascent of the Matterhorn. But it is also the start of a breathtaking and very challenging singletrail descent to Zermatt.

3414 meters above sea level - the Oberrothorn near Zermatt is one of the most spectacular 3000-metre peaks for mountain bikers and relatively easy to reach. The gondola takes you up the Unterrothorn for most of the ascent, and the singletrail descent to Täsch is a 2000-metre descent spectacle.

Zermatt has plenty of singletrail highlights to offer. Almost all of them can be reached by one of the many mountain railroads. On the Zermatt circuit, you can do without the lifts and combine the highlights into a "real" mountain bike tour.

Only a few people know the Höhbalmen tour in Zermatt. The Matterhorn is almost more impressive here than on the Gornergrat descent.

The Platthorn near Zermatt is one of the highest peaks in the Alps that can be tackled by mountain bike. The ascent can be combined with the route via Höhbalmen - probably the most beautiful single trail in the Alps.

The Unterrothorn is one of the highest places in the Alps that can be reached by mountain bike. The singletrail descent over the Tufterenalp is legendary.

The Gornergrat is a tourist magnet. The view of the Matterhorn is phenomenal, and the singletrail descent to Findelbach is a treat for mountain bikers.

The Gornergrat is a tourist magnet. The view of the Matterhorn is as phenomenal as the singletrail descent over the Riffelalp to Zermatt.

The Europaweg from Zermatt to Täsch is a singletrail firework display in a class of its own. It is one of the most attractive and beautiful mountain bike routes in Switzerland, especially if you extend the tour from Täsch to Visp.

The Rothorn is the second mountain in Zermatt, alongside the Gornergrat, that is popular with mountain bikers. The descent over the Blauherd, the Sunnegga and through Findeln offers top-class biking fun from an altitude of well over 3000 meters.