Grächen

Switzerland · Valais (Wallis) · 1614m · Score: 5.75463636363636/10
Grächen — Alpine village in Switzerland

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About Grächen

A sun-drenched terrace above the Mattertal that trades Zermatt’s glitz for a quiet, car-free atmosphere tailored to families.

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Weather and 10-day forecast for Grächen

DayMin / maxSkyPrecipitationSunshine
zo 20 sep8 / 15 °Cpartly cloudydry8 h sun
ma 21 sep8 / 15 °Covercastdry1 h sun
di 22 sep7 / 16 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
wo 23 sep7 / 16 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
do 24 sep6 / 16 °Cpartly cloudydry7 h sun
vr 25 sep8 / 17 °Covercastdry4 h sun
za 26 sep5 / 17 °Cclear skydry11 h sun
zo 27 sep5 / 14 °Covercastdry1 h sun
ma 28 sep2 / 19 °Cclear skydry12 h sun
di 29 sep5 / 18 °Cclear skydry12 h sun

Source: Open-Meteo, village altitude, updated 2026-09-20 15:48 UTC.

Things to do in Grächen

Hikes nearby — Grächen (20)

20+ curated hiking trails around Grächen, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.

  • Tour Monte Rosa tappa 7

    20.8 km · +12 m

    The path winds along narrow rock ledges high above the Saas Valley, passing old alpine farms and through larch forests, with panoramic views of the Mischabelhorns, the Fletschhorn, and deep glacial valleys below.

  • Tour Monte Rosa tappa 8

    16.3 km · +2146 m

    Tracing the opening stretch of the famous Europaweg, this stage cuts across steep, rocky slopes past the Grathorn viewpoint, with sweeping views over the Mattertal valley and the Weisshorn massif unfolding at every turn.

  • 20-Alpenpässse-Weg

    19.6 km · +1736 m

    The route traverses the steep western flank of the Saas Valley along an exposed high-altitude path — some sections secured with wire cables — delivering constant panoramas of the Mischabel group, the Fletschhorn, the Weissmies, and the Matterhorn, with vertiginous views straight down into the valley below. The terrain shifts from open larch forest through boulder fields and across several avalanche chutes before arriving at the sunny terrace of Grächen.

  • Swiss Tour Monte Rosa

    113.2 km · +3729 m

    A high-altitude panoramic traverse linking Saas-Fee to Zermatt, the route strings together views of 13 four-thousanders visible from Saas-Fee alone, threading the steep flanks of the Mischabel group along the Europaweg before crossing the 500 m Charles Kuonen suspension bridge — the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge — with the Matterhorn waiting at the far end.

  • Hannigalp-Saas-Fee

    14.4 km · +727 m

  • Balmu - Herbriggen

    3.6 km · +777 m

  • 21-Alpenpässe-Weg

    21.7 km · +2007 m

  • 19-Alpenpässe-Weg

    17.2 km · +2393 m

  • 18-Alpenpässe-Weg

    23.4 km · +2711 m

  • Randa Hängebrückenweg

    6 km · +1588 m

    visit suspension bridge

  • Grächen-Hannigalp

    3.2 km · +516 m

  • Grächerwald - Heidnische Tossu

    4.3 km · +779 m

  • Grächen-St. Niklaus

    4.3 km · +24 m

  • Hannigalp - Seetalhorn

    4.5 km · +1341 m

  • Hannigalp - Wannehorn

    5.8 km · +1481 m

  • Zauberwasser-Weg Grächen

    +445 m · leicht

  • Alpenpässe-Weg: Grächen - Gruben Meiden

    +1971 m · mittel

  • Alpenpässe-Weg: Saas-Fee - Grächen

    +1280 m · mittel

  • Swiss Tour Monte Rosa: Saas-Fee - Grächen

    +1280 m · mittel

  • Swiss Tour Monte Rosa: Grächen - Europahütte

    +1707 m · mittel

See all 20 hikes near Grächen

Mountain biking near Grächen

  • Moosalp Plateau Bike 49.0 km
  • Visp-Zermatt Bike 37.7 km
  • Valais Alpine Bike - Stage 3 32.5 km
  • Flowtrail Grächen 3.3 km · Green · Bikes only · 2 sections
  • Bargjitrail Red

All MTB trails near Grächen

Getting to Grächen

Door-to-door travel times as used by the MR. ALPS ranking.

Where to stay in Grächen

190 places to stay for a night on 2026-09-25, from 120 EUR per night, median 271 EUR. Prices are direct with hotels and destinations, compared live on the Grächen page.