Monte Rosa tour
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The Monte Rosa Tour is a circular hiking trail through the Swiss and Italian Alps that loops around the Monte Rosa massif (4,634 m) and also encircles the Dom (4,545 m) in the Mischabel range.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Typical overnight stops include Zermatt, the Theodul Pass area (c. 3,301 m), St‑Jacques in the Ayas valley, Gressoney-La-Trinité, Alagna Valsesia, Macugnaga‑Staffa, Saas-Fee, Grächen, and the Europahütte above Randa, reflecting standard clockwise and anti‑clockwise variants on the loop.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The section from Saas-Fee to Grächen is commonly known as the Balfrin Höhenweg (Hannigalp–Saas‑Fee high path), a balcony trail with sustained alpine exposure and views over the Valais 4000ers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
From Grächen to Zermatt, the route follows the Europaweg, a two‑day high traverse past the Europahütte with periodic detours or closures depending on conditions.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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