Date: Friday 8th August 2014
Route: Saeumerweg from Trockener Steg to Furi
Distance: 4.5 miles
Possibly the most challenging walk of the week, from Trockener Steg all the way down to Furi, the Saeumerweg starts with a trip up to the mountain hut overlooking the glacier you take the cable car over to arrive at Matterhorn Glacier Paradise. Whilst this is not the steepest of climbs, there are a couple of tricky sections over rocks and uphill through snow, but the effort is rewarded by a breathtaking view down.
You can of course skip this section and just take the path down the mountain, but frankly, how often do you get the chance to get this close to a glacier?
Once back to the main path, it is a knee-shreddingly steep walk pretty much all the way down to Furi - by the time you have left upper rocky stages and the seemingly endless zig-zags through flowers and butterflies to reach the grassy outskirts of Furi, the prospects of a sit-down and an ice cream are very appealing.
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