The Way to Zmutt 1 (Reloaded): The Flag Thrower Traditional Geocache

6 caches on the wonderful way from Zermatt to Zmutt and back with a different itinerary (3 caches on each way). You can take them in one direction or the other as you prefer. The tourist office opened recently a „cultural way“ on the upper way (caches 6,5,4). The itinerary start on church square next to the Art gallery. On the way you can see the oldest barn in Europe (13 century), a wild apple tree (whose apples you can take in autumn and eat in january) or an old lynx trap among other things (look for the signs « Kulturweg »).

 

It is a perfect hike with children (2h - 2h30 Zermatt-Zmutt and back) with beautiful views on the Matterhorn! The path will lead you to the charming village of Zmutt where you can have a break. In Zmutt tanjafux & desa7 have put another very nice cache : "Sonne, Mond und Sterne 2".

 

The upper way (caches 4-6) is very nice but a bit more difficult (some steeper parts) and there are sometimes cliffs alongside the path. As long as you stay on the path you are safe. So please be careful and stay on the path: you have nothing dangerous to do, the caches are always near the path or in a safe place, so take no risk!

Our friend the little owl will be with you all along this nice walk. It will explain you different Swiss traditions. Please leave the owl in the box and don't take it with you: it wants to stay in this wonderful location.

In cache Nr 1 it will teach you how to throw a flag, an old Swiss tradition. To get to it, I prefer to use the first part of the "parcoursvita" where there is less people (when you see a bench and a wooden cross, follow the blue and white sign) but you can also use the regular path and come some steps back at the birds house. 

Have fun! And enjoy the view on the Matterhorn all along the way to Zmutt!