Zermatt - mountain railroads

It takes 45 minutes to climb 10km/6mi to the summit of the Gornergrat by the Gornergratbahn, the highest mountain-railroad in Europe running over open country.

A cableway from the upper station (restaurant) crosses the Hohtälligrat (3,286 m/10,785ft; restaurant) to the Stockhorn (3,532 m/11,592ft; upper station 3,407 m/11,182ft).

There are also cableways from Zermatt-Winkelmatten via Furri (or Furi; 1,886 m/6,190ft; restaurant; to the south at 1,955 m/6,416ft is a glacier garden) to the Schwarzsee (black lake; restaurant) and via Furri and Furgg (2,431 m/7,979ft) to the Trochenen Steg (2,939 m/9,646ft: large restaurant) at the upper Theodul Glacier.

From the Trochenen Steg a ski-lift (open also in summer)