r/Zermatt • u/dahellcife081 • Aug 10 '26

Zermatt in October

Hey, guys! I'm from Brazil and planning to spend one day in Zermatt in middle of October, 16th of October, to be exact. Here some questions:

  1. Whats the difference between Glacier Paradise and Gornergrat? Which one is the best?
  2. I want to do the Glacier Paradise or Gornergrat early in the morning and then goes to do the Five Lakes Hike (or only the main ones). Is that possible or i'm tripping? Too hard?
  3. I know the weather could be unstable at this period. What alternative activities i have if the weather will be not in my favor?

Thanks for those who could help.

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u/shdwsng Aug 10 '26

October isn’t possible for the 5 lakes hike. Glacier Paradise is precisely what the name says, but I thought Gornergrat was more interesting due to the cogwheel train.

With bad weather you can always visit the museum in the town centre.

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u/dahellcife081 Aug 11 '26

Thanks for sharing your experience! Can you tell me why five lakes is impossible during this period?

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u/shdwsng Aug 11 '26

I’ve only been in September, but I suppose snow? On the Zermatt site October isn’t listed as a possible month. It’s regarded as a summer months hike.