The Gornergratbahn Bhe 4/8 3042 seen between Rotenboden and Gornergrat

After leaving Findelbach, we continue our descent towards Gornergrat in the dense pine forest. At Riffelalp, the Riffelalp Tramway, the highest lying tram of Europe connects with its 800 mm gauge battery-powered trains. The tram takes the guests to the Riffelalp Resort hotel. After leaving Riffelalp the pine trees disappear and we continue on a double-track section towards Riffelboden with a continuous view on the Matterhorn. Riffelboden is a loading area with no passenger traffic and there the double track part also ends. The line continues in wooden avalanche galleries until Rotenboden, where grass fully disappears and a double-track section closes the descent to the Gornergrat with the tracks running among rocky areas, crystal-clear high-mountain lakes and high above any surrounding summit of the Swiss Alps.