Explore a landscape that is as unforgiving as it is unforgettable as you trek past glittering glaciers, thundering waterfalls and vertigo-inducing mountain passes.
High peaks dominate the landscape to both the south and west, where The Alps and the Jura Mountains explode from the edges of Switzerland’s central plateau, giving hikers an enormous choice of summits. The iconic Matterhorn, although not the country’s highest, soars to a dizzying 4,478m, alongside another 47 peaks, all over 4,000m.
As you scale its slopes, take in the foaming meltwater falls in spring, glassy mountain lakes in summer and majestic glaciers year-round, the latter of which cover over 1,000 square kilometres of the Swiss Alps alone.
Here are some of our favourite hikes in Switzerland.
