Gorner Gorge


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Gorner Gorge

Sunday 28th July 2024

The path through the canyon of the Gorner Gorge was created in 1886-7 by the brothers Joseph and Elias Lauber and the brothers Joseph and Gabriel Taugwalder. The gorge was assigned to them by the municipality of Zermatt, and in return they were obliged to invite the whole community to a "kolaz" (Snack). The walk through the canyon was done in the most natural way possible using wooded boardwalks and without the use of explosives.

The gorge itself was created by erosion caused by the Gornervispe after the last Ice Age, about 10,000 years ago. The rock belongs to the Serpentinit - a dense black green transformation product of Periodit, which goes back to the Mesozoic period, 220 - 120 million years ago.

The walk goes to Gomerschlucht at 1,710m; you then have a choice of walking back through the gorge or continuing on to Winklematten (15 minutes).

Courtesy of Wikipedia

Distance Time Elevation in meters

Km Elapsed
Hrs-Mins Moving
Hrs-Mins Gain Loss Min Max

5.5 2H00 90 90 1,620 1,710

Estimated data: Zermatt 1,620m High point of walk Gornerschluct 1,710m