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European Railroad Discussion > A Walk from Zermatt to TaschDate: 01/01/18 13:33 A Walk from Zermatt to Tasch Author: MEKoch In Zermatt, one wants to see the Matterhorn, but it was totally clouded over. So we decided to take a Swiss mountain hike back to Tasch, about 5 km. I knew it paralleled the rail line coming into Zermatt, so I thought a nice hike with train photo possibilities was a good combination.
Departing Zermatt we climb gently enjoying the wonderful mountain air. Beneath us is the rail line in a tunnel. Date: 01/01/18 13:37 Re: A Walk from Zermatt to Tasch Author: MEKoch The track is busy with trains every 10 minutes. Mostly single track with passing sidings. Naturally the Swiss have all this arranged very precisely.
Date: 01/01/18 13:39 Re: A Walk from Zermatt to Tasch Author: MEKoch Continuing the walk, the railroad is busy and the valley superb. Sheep grazing. My wife always wondered how sheep could stand on such a steep hillside. Was one set of legs longer than the other side???
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/01/18 13:46 by MEKoch. Date: 01/01/18 13:45 Re: A Walk from Zermatt to Tasch Author: MEKoch More sheep. Then a view down the valley to Tasch. Since Zermatt is car-free, one must leave their car in Tasch and ride shuttle trains to Zermatt.
In the valley nearing Tasch I was able to picture trains meeting. A northbound train approaches. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/01/18 13:49 by MEKoch. Date: 01/01/18 13:53 Re: A Walk from Zermatt to Tasch Author: MEKoch Date: 01/01/18 13:56 Re: A Walk from Zermatt to Tasch Author: MEKoch Southbound proceeds. On his way to Zermatt.
Tasch is a cute Swiss village. Typical Swiss houses. We then took the shuttle back to Zermatt. Date: 01/01/18 19:15 Re: A Walk from Zermatt to Tasch Author: BobP Now that's nice!
Date: 01/01/18 19:36 Re: A Walk from Zermatt to Tasch Author: gaspeamtrak Yep , that's on my bucket list too !!! :):):)
Date: 01/01/18 20:22 Re: A Walk from Zermatt to Tasch Author: mundo THANKS for this unusal series.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/01/18 20:26 by mundo. Date: 01/01/18 21:29 Re: A Walk from Zermatt to Tasch Author: SOO6617 Very nice, too many photographers take pictures of the trains, but not the scenery the run in.
Date: 01/03/18 03:09 Re: A Walk from Zermatt to Tasch Author: andersonb109 An ever better walk is the one from Gonergratt all the way down to Zermatt. It's also along the railway a good part of the way. Once near Zermatt, there is a high bridge with a waterfall in the background. Hiking down, my knees were sore for days!
Date: 01/05/18 10:46 Re: A Walk from Zermatt to Tasch Author: march_hare SO this is what precision railroading really looks like.
Very nice, I gotta get here some time. |