A hiker with poles and a red cap stands on a grassy ridge, a snow-dusted peak and the Rhine valley spread out far below.
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28 February 2026

Regitzer Spitz

An easy spring summit above the Rhine valley — pleasant outing, though the ridge we picked wasn't the highlight we'd hoped for.

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A spring summit above the Rhine valley

A short, accessible spring summit above the Rhine valley — exactly the kind of thing you want for an early-season day when the higher peaks are still buried in snow. Easy enough to manage in around 3.5 hours, with a proper summit feel at the top despite the modest numbers.

Tip: the “ridge” section over the Heidenchopf isn’t as exciting as the map suggests. Going up via Mattheid would probably be just as nice, and a bit more direct — so if you’re routing this from scratch, that’s the variant I’d pick.

How it went for me

I did it with Anna, going up from Mäls via the Heidenchopf — a sunny spring day, brown meadows, still-snowy peaks in the background, and a proper summit feel up top despite the modest climb. Honestly the ridge impressed us a little less than we’d hoped, but as an early-season opener, while the big mountains are still off-limits, it was exactly the right outing.

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