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Swiss Tour Monte Rosa

Verified OSM relation: SchweizMobil regional hiking route 27, Swiss Tour Monte Rosa, Saas-Fee to Zermatt, 55.9 km OSM 2-D. Vertical figures sampled from Copernicus GLO-30.

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Monte Rosa from the Saas–Zermatt corridor, Valais

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

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Facts46.109, 7.929
Distance55.9 km
osm:relation:1610155 · 2026-09-09 · osm
Ascent+3,903 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-09 · dem · provisional
Descent4,092 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-09 · dem · provisional
High point2,396 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-09 · dem · provisional
Low point1,300 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-09 · dem · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days3
Seasonunverified
GradeWanderland: technical mittel, physical schwer · SAC T2–T3 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyWanderland: technical mittel, physical schwer

Challenging (Monte Rosa alpine stages)

SAC T2–T3 (mapped — no official SAC grade)
Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful. through Demanding mountain hiking. Exposed sections possible; hands may be needed for balance.
YDS Class 1
Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
schweizmobil.ch · 2026-09-09

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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 1610155 (ODbL). The mapped line and 2D length are derived from that geometry. Ascent, descent, and high/low points are sampled from Copernicus GLO-30 (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional. Water, permits, and hazards were not taken from OSM tags and must be verified.

OSM 2D length is 55.9 km (relation 1610155; network=rwn, operator=Wanderland Schweiz, ref=27). lengthKm is verified: 55.9 km is 1.06% under the official 56.5 km (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-27; ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)). Official km is the ±3% cross-check, not this DataPoint.

DEM high 2,396 m. GLO-30 cumulative ascent 3,903 m is the same order as the official 3,985 m figure (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)). High point left as Copernicus.

typicalDays 3 is the official SchweizMobil stage count (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-27, checked 2026-09-09), not Math.round(lengthKm/12) and not a duration statute. A calendar season is not published on the federal Route record; it is not invented here.

Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points (no honest atFraction). Villages and inns exist; they were not positioned from an official named list this pass.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

No permit required.

Getting there

Sourced legs to the Saas-Fee (OSM line start) base start station — where this trail record begins. This is not a route planner: durations are approximate and marked provisional until an official transport page confirms them.

  1. Rail · Zurich (ZRH) → Visp / Saas-Fee

    Zurich or Geneva airports are the usual air gateways. SBB to Visp, then PostBus to Saas-Fee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saas-Fee, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA). SchweizMobil route 27 starts at Saas-Fee (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-27, checked 2026-09-09). Zermatt is car-free (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zermatt, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA).

    en.wikipedia.org · 2026-09-09 · wikidata · official · provisional

No walking permit on the Swiss public Wanderland network (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland, checked 2026-09-09). SAC and private hut booking is logistics.

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Trailheads

  • Saas-Fee (OSM line start) car-free: yes
  • Zermatt (OSM line end) car-free: yes

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Hazards

  • Alpine/mountain weather on this line: official 3,985 m of walking ascent over 3 stages (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)). DEM high 2,396 m is a Copernicus sample, not a glacier grade.
  • No walking permit on the Swiss public Wanderland network; SAC and private hut booking is logistics, not a trail permit (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland, checked 2026-09-09). There is no walking fee on that page.

Questions

Do I need a permit for Swiss Tour Monte Rosa?

No trail permit is listed on this record for Swiss Tour Monte Rosa.

How difficult is Swiss Tour Monte Rosa?

Swiss Tour Monte Rosa is graded Wanderland: technical mittel, physical schwer · SAC T2–T3 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Alpine/mountain weather on this line: official 3,985 m of walking ascent over 3 stages (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)). DEM high 2,396 m is a Copernicus sample, not a glacier grade.

How long is Swiss Tour Monte Rosa?

The OSM 2-D length on this record is 55.9 km (verified). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

How do I get to Swiss Tour Monte Rosa?

The record’s base start is Saas-Fee (OSM line start). A primary gateway on the record is Zurich Airport (ZRH). Trailhead transit notes are not included in this public FAQ.

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