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Approach to Schreckhorn Hut
Hiking Trail
Hard
4.92 mi
4,413 ft
A long but very beautiful approach to a remote hut
Far away from the madding crowds the Shreckhorn Hut, deep in the true remote wilderness of the Oberland, is a serene place to spend the night. It is a substantial walk to get there but justified by the beauty and the isolation. It is approached from Grindelwald, initially by using the lift to Pingsteg at 1391m. If you want the purist approach, avoiding the lift, you can add an extra hour by starting from the Lütschine Bridge at 986m.
It is a lovely walk, on a small path, clinging high above the gorge draining the Unter Grindelwald glacier, giving a grand sense of scale to the huge mountains all around you. The path leads past a private hut at Baregg at 1775m, which is a scenic spot for a break. Admire the great N wall of the Fiescherwand. These summits are relatively easy from the S, but from here they appear daunting.
The path continues traversing around the Banisegg spur at 1808m, then round the spur and then upwards and onwards to the Rots Gufer, 1990m. Here there are series of wires to protect the crossing of the path over several large cascading streams. The ascent continues, passing near to an icefall, over further streams, beneath a buttress to the hut. On this section of the walk you get tantalising glimpses across the E Face of the Finsteraarhorn, far in the distance to the S. The hut is positioned on a spur beneath the Schreckhorn at 2529m. It is still a long way beneath the summit of the mountain it is named after. Written by Jon Morgan
Far away from the madding crowds the Shreckhorn Hut, deep in the true remote wilderness of the Oberland, is a serene place to spend the night. It is a substantial walk to get there but justified by the beauty and the isolation. It is approached from Grindelwald, initially by using the lift to Pingsteg at 1391m. If you want the purist approach, avoiding the lift, you can add an extra hour by starting from the Lütschine Bridge at 986m.
It is a lovely walk, on a small path, clinging high above the gorge draining the Unter Grindelwald glacier, giving a grand sense of scale to the huge mountains all around you. The path leads past a private hut at Baregg at 1775m, which is a scenic spot for a break. Admire the great N wall of the Fiescherwand. These summits are relatively easy from the S, but from here they appear daunting.
The path continues traversing around the Banisegg spur at 1808m, then round the spur and then upwards and onwards to the Rots Gufer, 1990m. Here there are series of wires to protect the crossing of the path over several large cascading streams. The ascent continues, passing near to an icefall, over further streams, beneath a buttress to the hut. On this section of the walk you get tantalising glimpses across the E Face of the Finsteraarhorn, far in the distance to the S. The hut is positioned on a spur beneath the Schreckhorn at 2529m. It is still a long way beneath the summit of the mountain it is named after. Written by Jon Morgan
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Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pffingsteg to Sckreckhornhütte | 5.46 mi | 3,832 ft | 13.1% |
| Gletscherschlucht Climb | 0.26 mi | 420 ft | 29.7% |
| Bäregg climb out of the woods | 1.43 mi | 1,230 ft | 16.3% |
| Pfingstegg Climb | 0.32 mi | 440 ft | 25.6% |
| Bäregg to Schreckhornhütte | 3.85 mi | 2,595 ft | 12.2% |
| Pfingstegg Climb | 0.22 mi | 200 ft | 16.8% |
| Pfingstegg Climb | 1.17 mi | 919 ft | 14.8% |