Wild camping on the Matterhorn trek?

  • Aron3010
    Participant
    1 post
    11 March 2023 at 12:16:59 #829295

    Hello,

    I am planning to do the matterhorn trek with a friend. We want to wildcamp, because the huts are too expensive for us. Is this possible on this route or is it forbidden? I know that it’s illegal to wildcamp in Zermatt, but I don’t know where these rules stop and end exactly. I found this link, but it’s still a bit unclear to me. http://www.zermatt.ch/en/Media/Article/Free-Camping

    Thanks for your response in advance!

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    Yolanda
    Moderator
    2211 posts
    12 March 2023 at 12:39:03 #952018

    Hi Aron3010,

    Welcome to MySwissAlps.

    Wild camping in Zermatt is completely forbidden I am afraid.
    There are location differences, where wild camping is allowed in Switzerland, more details in the link below. However in your case, you are not allowed to.

    There are designated camping sites in the area, in case you were interested.

    Kind regards,

    Yolanda

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