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Winter hiking in Switzerland

Switzerland signposts walking paths for the winter, marked with pink signs and kept by the resorts and villages. Here are 23 of them in 6 destinations, from the official list: each with its route, climb, walking time and difficulty, a map and a free GPX.

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  • Zermatt

    Valais · 6 routes · 2.3–7 km · 50 min to 3 h 15 · 1,603–2,816 m · 1 easy

    Six routes round the car-free village and from the Gornergrat railway and the Sunnegga lifts, between 1,600 and 2,800 m, below the Matterhorn.

    Routes, map and GPX

  • Saas-Fee and the Saas valley

    Valais · 4 routes · 5.2–13.9 km · 1 h 55 to 4 h 45 · 1,670–3,058 m

    Four routes from Saas-Fee and the valley floor, from forest paths to the high Britannia hut line and the Mattmark reservoir.

    Routes, map and GPX

  • Aletsch Arena

    Valais · 5 routes · 5.4–9.1 km · 1 h 45 to 3 h 25 · 1,059–2,332 m

    Five routes on the car-free terraces of Riederalp and Bettmeralp, from Moosfluh down to Riederalp, and along the valley at Fiesch.

    Routes, map and GPX

  • St. Moritz and the Upper Engadine

    Graubünden · 3 routes · 6–16.9 km · 1 h 55 to 5 h 05 · 1,685–2,028 m

    Three routes on the high valley floor: past the lakes from St. Moritz to Maloja, along the river meadows from Samedan to La Punt, and out and back from Morteratsch station.

    Routes, map and GPX

  • Arosa

    Graubünden · 3 routes · 4–6.5 km · 1 h 25 to 2 h 10 · 1,857–2,097 m · 1 easy

    Three routes from the resort at the head of the Schanfigg valley: to the Schwellisee, up to Prätschalp and through the Arlenwald.

    Routes, map and GPX

  • Rigi

    Central Switzerland · 2 routes · 3.9–7.1 km · 1 h 15 to 2 h 00 · 1,431–1,749 m

    Two routes on the Rigi above Lake Lucerne, reached by cog railway or cable car: a lake-view walk down from Rigi Kulm and the panorama path between Rigi Scheidegg and Rigi Kaltbad.

    Routes, map and GPX

Good to know

  • Open or not is decided each day. Paths open, close and are prepared with the snow, and lifts and mountain railways keep winter timetables. Each destination page links to the operator's own report.
  • The days are short. In mid-January the sun is up from about 8:00 to 17:00 on a flat horizon, less in deep valleys. The walking times are the source's, without stops.
  • These are walking paths, not snowshoe routes or ski runs. Snowshoe routes and ski touring are not on this page.

Routes from the official list of Swiss winter hiking trails kept by the Federal Roads Office FEDRO with SwitzerlandMobility, the cantons and the Swiss Hiking Trail Association: SwitzerlandMobility's selection, as listed for winter 2025/26 (dataset updated 23 January 2026). Source: FEDRO, Winter hiking trails, open use with the source named. TrailSplits has not walked these routes.

Milder winter walking in southern Europe, month by month