Sample Tour of Monte Rosa Itineraries
If you aren’t sure where to start when creating your Tour of Monte Rosa itinerary, why not view our range of templates, differing by hiking day, accommodation type, and route options. Instantly load it within your planning app to view hiking stats per day, route and accommodation details. Either use this to start booking your accommodation, or personalise the itinerary to change the route, accommodation locations, start/end locations, hiking speed and more.
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13 Day Wanderer
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 15 km / 9 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,000 m / 3,300 ft
- Time (Wanderer pace): 7 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail plus Britannia Hut, Glacier Trail and Horni Hut variants
Start/End: Saas Fee, Switzerland
Direction: Clockwise
12 Day Steady
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 15 km / 9 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,000 m / 3,300 ft
- Time (Wanderer pace): 7 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail plus Horni Hut and Colle de Pinter variants
Start/End: Zermatt, Switzerland
Direction: Clockwise
10 Day Steady
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 17 km / 11 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,150 m / 3,800 ft
- Time (Steady pace): 7 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail plus Horni Hut
Start/End: Saas Fee, Switzerland
Direction: Clockwise
9 Day Speedy
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 19 km / 12 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,350 m / 4,500 ft
- Time (Speedy pace): 7 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail, with Hornli Hut
Start/End: Zermatt, Switzerland
Direction: Clockwise
9 Day Steady with Transport
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 16 km / 10 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,000 m / 3,300 ft
- Time (Steady pace): 6.5 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail, with some transport to shorten 2 days
Start/End: Saas Fee, Switzerland
Direction: Counter Clockwise
8 Day Steady with Transport
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 18 km / 11 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,150 m / 3,800 ft
- Time (Steady pace): 7 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail, skipping Europaweg and taking valley trail
Start/End: Saas Fee, Switzerland
Direction: Clockwise
6 Day Elite
Average daily stats:
- Distance: 27 km / 17 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,800 m / 5,900 ft
- Time (Elite pace): 8 hours, not including breaks
Route: Main trail
Start/End: Saas Fee, Switzerland
Direction: Clockwise