Swiss Tour Monte Rosa
Reported 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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Distance 55.9 km Reported · Ascent Computed · High point Computed · 3d · SAC T2 · Challenging (Monte Rosa alpine stages)
Cite this record
The Hiking World, Swiss Tour Monte Rosa, verified 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/swiss-tour-monte-rosa
How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Forecast at page generation, 2026-10-26T10:44:29.037Z
Representative point on Swiss Tour Monte Rosa: 46.153°, 7.802°, about 2396 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.
At generation: 5°C, Overcast.
- 2026-10-26 Overcast, -1–6°C
- 2026-10-27 Partly cloudy, 3–11°C
- 2026-10-28 Overcast, 2–5°C
Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.
Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.
Altitude weather delta
High 2,396 m minus low 1,300 m is 1,096 m of relief on this record. A standard tropospheric lapse of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m implies about 7.1 °C cooler at the high point than the valley, all else equal.
That is a model (International Standard Atmosphere environmental lapse), not a forecast and not a trail-closure. Wind, snow, and storms stay in Hazards.
derived:lapse-rate · computed 2026-09-10 · provisionalISA 6.5 °C / 1,000 m · wikipedia.org · 2026-09-10
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Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
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.
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 3,403 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.
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
Permits, closures, and hazards on this page are a citation, not a substitute for the issuer’s current notice.
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.
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 · verified 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.
Plan from your location
Type a city, then pick a match. These links open external search tools — they do not fetch fares or timetables.
Getting there car-free
- Saas-Fee (OSM line start): car-free flag yes.
- Zermatt (OSM line end): car-free flag yes.
Trailheads
- Saas-Fee (OSM line start) car-free: yes
Official start at Saas-Fee (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-27, checked 2026-09-09). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saas-Fee, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA.
- Zermatt (OSM line end) car-free: yes
Official finish at Zermatt (same SchweizMobil page, checked 2026-09-09). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zermatt, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA.
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 as required 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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