In the summer it says: The early birds catch the worm (or rather enjoy the fresh air)! Because the later you get on the way, the unpleasant hot it gets. Therefore, early out!

After a delicious breakfast it's time to leave Zermatt and got to Randa. I had not planned this hike, but spontaneously decided in the morning for it. Every half hour, the train goes to the nearby village. From the train station in Randa I was able to deposit my backpack at the Hotel Klein Matterhorn, as I did not drive back to Zermatt in the evening.

The way to the Charles Kuonen suspension bridge starts directly in the village and is well signposted. Normally it is a circular walk, but the "pleasant" ascent route was closed and I had to take the steep route up. The Charles Kuonen suspension bridge is located on the Europaweg and is just about 500m the longest suspension bridge in the world, which is accessible to pedestrians. At the highest point there are 85m in depth and from there you have an impressive view on the Weisshorn and the glaciers. It takes nearly 10 minutes to cross the bridge - so do not hesitate ...

From the suspension bridge I can highly recommend the way to Europahütte. It is about 30 minutes and you have a beautiful view on the suspension bridge and you can even see the peak of the Matterhorn.

Start and end points are in Randa Distance: 6.6km Duration: 2:55h Ascent: 717m Descent 717m

Photography tips: For the photos I recommend you to take some when you start crossing the bridge. It creates that really nice symmetry. from another angle it is also worth to hike further up towards Europahütte and shoot from there. So you will also get the glacier on the photo