Täsch Circular Trail (Nr. 132)

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4.36km

1,424 - 1,449m

Distance

19hm

16hm

Ascent

01:10h

Duration

Zermatt - Matterhorn

Brief description: This circular trail leads along the flat valley floor around Täsch, making it ideal for relaxed strolls with the kids or the dog.
Difficulty: easy
Rating: Technique

Fitness

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Experience
Starting point: Täsch (1,450 m)
Route: Restaurant Walliserkanne restaurant
0.1 km

Täsch (1,438 m)railway station
0.5 km

Restaurant Walliserkanne restaurant
4.1 km

Täsch (1,449 m)village
4.1 km

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Description: From the flat valley floor around Täsch there’s a lovely view of the Breithorn and the Klein Matterhorn. Families with children will enjoy the variety of landscapes on this circular trail.
Suitable for children aged 4 upwards Suitable for Nordic walking
Directions: Täsch (station) – Camping – Uferweg - Schalisee – Ranf – Dorfplatz - Täsch (station)

(Hiking time in reverse direction: approx. 1h 10)

This hike is marked on the signposts as “Rundwanderung Täsch”.
Highest point: 1,449 m
Endpoint: Täsch (1,450 m)
Height profile: © outdooractive.com
Equipment: We recommend:
Good footwear Hiking poles (optional) Warm winter clothing appropriate for the weather
Safety instructions: Plan every mountain tour carefully and adapt to participants’ fitness level as well as the weather and season. Weather conditions can change quickly in the mountains. Appropriate clothing is therefore essential, along with adequate supplies of food and water. In uncertain weather, turn back in good time. Inform others of planned route, and whenever possible avoid going alone. Do not leave the marked routes; do not venture onto glaciers without a mountain guide. It is forbidden to walk on the ski pistes. Please be considerate to other walkers and to plants and animals. Beware: railway crossing
Tip: “Be searchable”. Equip yourself with an additional RECCO rescue reflector*. Whether summer or winter. Available in our Online-Shop or our information desk.
*The additional reflector does not replace an avalanche beacon.
Tips: Children will love being pulled on a sledge through the winter landscape.
Directions: The drive from Visp to Täsch takes about 30–40 min. The road leads through the wild and beautiful Mattertal valley.
Public transportation: The drive from Visp to Täsch takes about 30–40 min. The road leads through the wild and beautiful Mattertal valley. By train to Täsch: less than 3½ hours from Zürich airport or 4 hours from Geneva airport. Change at Visp onto the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (Matterhorn Gotthard Railway). From Visp, the railway leads through the Mattertal valley past idyllic small villages to Täsch.
Parking: Täsch has car parks with both covered and open-air parking – e.g. at the Matterhorn Terminal or privately operated facilities.