100 Hut Walks in the Alps

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This guidebook has route descriptions for 100 day walks to suit alpine walkers of all abilities, with suggestions for some hut-to-hut tours. These routes take you through breathtaking scenery in the Maritime Alps, Julian Alps, Gran Paradiso, the Turnitzer Alps, Bernese Oberland, the Kitzbuheler Alps and the Dolomites of South Tirol.

Cicerone says

Extending in huge arc of more than 1000km (620 miles) from the Mediterranean coast near Nice to the low, wooded foothills outside Vienna, the Alps display the full gamut of mountain landscape features. An amazing system of mountain huts makes it possible to explore this wonderful mountain chain, and each of the 100 walks in this guide has been specially selected to focus on one of these huts.

There are walks to suit every taste: gentle and undemanding, long and tough, and everything in between. Most of the routes avoid climbing of a technical nature except the odd scramble aided by a fixed rope. Glacier crossings where crevasses lurk for the unwary have also been avoided in the main, although just a small handful of walks stray onto ice in order to reach a distant hut.

Located in some of the most breathtaking locations in the Alps, mountain huts provide welcome facilities and a focus for all the walks in this guide – whether you choose to stay overnight or simply to have lunch or a drink on the terrace. They come in all shapes and sizes, from simple unstaffed shelters to bustling mountain inns with hot showers and restaurant service.

• 100 routes to suit alpine walkers of all abilities, with suggestions for some hut-to-hut tours
• background information on walking in the Alps and staying in mountain huts
• covers France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Slovenia

Our Verdict

For nearly 50 years Cicerone have been producing guidebooks on recognised treks, regions, areas and general tips for hikers.

We have used them countless times and they’ve always provided excellent insight and knowledge that you only get through experience, giving you the edge to make your trip a success and more enjoyable too.

If you’re a gram counter you can easily remove sections of the book to take with you making your own ultra-lightweight guidebook with only the essential sections that you require.

– Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear

Features

• Seasons: Most huts are staffed from July to the end of September (see guide for details)
• Centres: Chamonix, Briançon, Zermatt, Grindelwald, St Moritz, Aosta, Cortina, Innsbruck, Kitzbühel, Trenta and Kranjska Gora
• Difficulty: From undemanding to long, tough walks, the routes suit alpine walkers of all abilities. Basic navigation skills are required. Some routes feature scrambling and easy glacier walking
• Must See: The overall hut experience is the main highlight. This includes hot showers at the end of the route, sunset views from the hut, lunch on the terrace and the companionship of other walkers

Specifications

• Edition: Third
• Number of pages: 256
• Size: 17.2 x 11.6 x 1.4cm
• Weighs 280g

Contents

Introduction
Mountain Huts
Walking in the Alps
Paths and Waymarks
Safety in the Mountains
The Alpine Environment
Recommended Maps and Guides
Using this Guide
FRANCE
The French Alps
1: Refuge de Valmasque (Maritime Alps)
2: Refuge des Merveilles (Maritime Alps)
3: Refuge de Nice (Maritime Alps)
4: Refuge de Cougourde (Maritime Alps)
5: Refuge de Gialorgues (Maritime Alps)
6: Refuge du Balif Viso (Dauphiné Alps – Queyras Region)
7: Refuge des Bans (Dauphiné Alps – Massif des Écrins)
8: Refuge du Pré de Chaumette (Dauphiné Alps – Massif des Écrins)
9: Refuge de Vallonpierre (Dauphiné Alps – Massif des Écrins)
10: Refuge du Glacier Blanc (Dauphiné Alps – Massif des Écrins)
11: Refuge du Carrelet (Dauphiné Alps – Massif des Écrins)
12: Refuge du Châtelleret (Dauphiné Alps – Massif des Écrins)
13: Refuge de l’Orgère (Graian Alps – Vanoise National Park)
14: Refuge de l’Arpont (Graian Alps – Vanoise National Park)
15: Refuge d’Entre Deux Eaux (Graian Alps – Vanoise National Park)
16: Refuge de la Leisse (Graian Alps – Vanoise National Park)
17: Refuge du Col de la Vanoise (Graian Alps – Vanoise National Park)
18: Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme (Mont Blanc Range)
19: Refuge de Bellachat (Mont Blanc Range)
20: Refuge du Lac Blanc (Mont Blanc Range)
SWITZERLAND
The Swiss Alps
21: Cabane du Mont-Fort (Pennine Alps)
22: Cabane de Chanrion (Pennine Alps)
23: Cabane des Dix (Pennine Alps)
24: Cabane des Aiguilles-Rouges (Pennine Alps)
25: Cabane de Moiry (Pennine Alps)
26: Cabane du Petit Mountet (Pennine Alps)
27: Täsch Hut (Pennine Alps)
28: Monte Rosa Hut (Pennine Alps)
29: Hörnli Hut (Pennine Alps)
30: Schönbiel Hut (Pennine Alps)
31: Mischabel Hut (Pennine Alps)
32: Britannia Hut (Pennine Alps)
33: Gelten Hut (Bernese Alps)
34: Wildhorn Hut (Bernese Alps)
35: Fründen Hut (Bernese Alps)
36: Blümlisalp Hut (Bernese Alps)
37: Balmhorn Hut (Bernese Alps)
38: Lötschenpass Hut (Bernese Alps)
39: Rottal Hut (Bernese Alps)
40: Schmadri Hut (Bernese Alps)
41: Weber Hut (Bernese Alps)
42: Burg Hut (Bernese Alps)
43: Damma Hut (Central Swiss Alps)
44: Chelenalp Hut (Central Swiss Alps)
45: Tresch Hut (Central Swiss Alps)
46: Windgällen Hut (Central Swiss Alps)
47: Capanna Basodino (Lepontine Alps)
48: Capanna Cristallina (Lepontine Alps)
49: Capanna Leit (Lepontine Alps)
50: Capanna Cadagno (Lepontine Alps)
51: Carschina Hut (Rätikon Alps)
52: Chamanna Tuoi (Silvretta Alps)
53: Blockhaus Cluozza (Bernina Alps – Swiss National Park)
54: Coaz Hut (Bernina Alps)
55: Boval Hut (Bernina Alps)
56: Albigna Hut (Bregaglia Alps)
57: Sasc-Furä Hut (Bregaglia Alps)
58: Sciora Hut (Bregaglia Alps)
ITALY
The Italian Alps
59: Rifugio Benevolo (Gran Paradiso)
60: Rifugio F. Chabod (Gran Paradiso)
61: Rifugio Vittorio Emanuele (Gran Paradiso)
62: Rifugio Vittorio Sella (Gran Paradiso)
63: Rifugio Elisabetta (Mont Blanc Range)
64: Rifugio Bonatti (Mont Blanc Range)
65: Rifugio Luigi Brasca (Bregaglia Alps)
66: Rifugio A. Omio (Bregaglia Alps)
67: Rifugio C. Ponti (Bregaglia Alps)
68: Rifugio Longoni (Bernina Alps)
69: Rifugio Larcher (Ortler Alps)
70: Rifugio Mandrone (Adamello Group)
71: Rifugio Tuckett (Brenta Dolomites)
72: Rifugio Brentei (Brenta Dolomites)
73: Rifugio Puez (Dolomites – Puez-Odle Group)
74: Rifugio Vicenza (Dolomites – Sassolungo Group)
75: Rifugio Viel del Pan (Dolomites – Marmolada Group)
76: Rifugio Pian di Cengia (Sexten Dolomites)
77: Rifugio Locatelli (Sexten Dolomites)
78: Rifugio Vandelli (Dolomites – Sorapiss Group)
AUSTRIA
The Austrian Alps
79: Saarbrücker Hut (Silvretta Alps)
80: Wiesbadner Hut (Silvretta Alps)
81: Täschach Haus (Ötztal Alps)
82: Braunschweiger Hut (Ötztal Alps)
83: Innsbrucker Hut (Stubai Alps)
84: Bremer Hut (Stubai Alps)
85: Franz Senn Hut (Stubai Alps)
86: Starkenburger Hut (Stubai Alps)
87: Berliner Hut (Zillertal Alps)
88: Plauener Hut (Zillertal Alps)
89: Grutten Hut (Kaisergebirge)
90: Brechhornhaus (Kitzbüheler Alps)
91: Bochumer Hut (Kitzbüheler Alps)
92: Schönleiten Hut (Kitzbüheler Alps)
93: Bürgl Hut (Kitzbüheler Alps)
94: Statzerhaus (Salzburger Schiefer Alps)
95: Salzburger Hut (Glockner Group)
96: Kals-Matreier-Törlhaus (Granatspitz Group)
97: Nassfeldhaus (Carnic Alps)
98: Julius-Seitner Hut (Türnitzer Alps)
SLOVENIA
The Julian Alps
99: Triglav Lakes Hut (Julian Alps)
100: Bogatinom Hut (Julian Alps)

Appendix A Useful Addresses
Appendix B Suggested Equipment List
Appendix C Glossary
Appendix D Bibliography