Plateau Rosa easy glacier hike from Zermatt

You ride independently with the cable cars up to the cable car station Plateau Rosa in Testa Grigia. In the SnowXperience store in the mountain station Plateau Rosa you get your equipment. Afterwards you start your short glacier tour over the Plateau Rosa. Pure hiking time: approx. 1.5 hours. Glacier hikes in groups are carried out with a minimum of 4 people.

Requirements:

• surefootedness
• sense of balance
• otherwise no previous knowledge necessary

The Plateau Rosa glacier field is located at 3480 meters above sea level and is part of the Theodul glacier. The Plateau Rosa train station is located in Testa Grigia on the border with Italy. You reach it via three stages.

• 1st stage: 8-seater gondola Matterhorn-Express (in several sections) to Trockener Steg
• 2nd stage: 3S cable car Matterhorn Glacier Ride to Klein Matterhorn.
• 3rd stage: 3S cable car to Testa Grigia (Plateau Rosa). This ultra-modern train will take you over the Theodul Glacier. It was inaugurated on July 1, 2023.

The ride takes about 50 minutes.

• Good walking shoes
• Small backpack, max. 20 liters
• Comfortable hiking clothes, warm or waterproof depending on the weather
• Water and windproof jacket
• Cap and sun hat, possibly cap
• Sunglasses and sunscreen
• Little, but energy-rich food
• Drinking bottle
• Crampons, harness, pole (will be provided)