Five Lakes Walk
Lift access, route, lake order, Matterhorn reflections, difficulty and timing for Zermatt's most-loved summer hike.
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- ✓Stellisee gives the cleanest Matterhorn reflection on a still morning — start early and go anticlockwise.
- ✓The loop links five lakes: Stellisee, Grindjisee, Grünsee, Moosjisee and Leisee.
- ✓Ride the funicular to Sunnegga and the lift on to Blauherd to start high and walk mostly downhill.
- ✓It is a popular, well-marked trail, but still high alpine ground — check weather and lift times.
The route, lake by lake
From Blauherd the trail drops to Stellisee first — the reflection lake — then traces a gentle line through Grindjisee and Grünsee to Moosjisee and finishes at Leisee above Sunnegga, where families swim in summer. Reckon on a half-day at an easy pace, longer with photo stops.
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