The hut trail leads along the Grimselsee over narrow paths blasted into the rock, through protected high moors and rare flowers. The ascent to 2393müM rewards with a magnificent panorama of the Finsterhorn and Lauteraarhorn. The Lauteraarhütte and its approach are located in the Grimsel nature reserve and are part of the Unesco World Natural Heritage Jungfrau-Aletsch.
Lauteraarhütte SAC
The hut trail leads along the Grimselsee over narrow paths blasted into the rock, through protected high moors and rare flowers. The ascent to 2393müM rewards with a magnificent panorama of the Finsterhorn and Lauteraarhorn. The Lauteraarhütte and its approach are located in the Grimsel nature reserve and are part of the Unesco World Natural Heritage Jungfrau-Aletsch.
Location
Lauteraarhütte SAC
3864 Guttannen
Schweiz
Phone: +41 33 973 11 10
E-mail: lauteraar@sac-zofingen.ch
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By post bus from Meiringen or Oberwald to Grimsel, Summerloch or Grimsel, Hospiz.
By car to the Grimsel Hospice (free parking).
From the visitor center of the Hospiz, the Hospiz Cable Car goes down to the foot of the dam wall (Summerloch). To the right of the dam wall begins the hut trail (information board). A hiking trail also leads from the hospice to Summerloch; to do this, walk back a bit on the hospice road, then follow the white-red-white markings down to the left.
Hut trail:
Mountain hiking trail white-red-white (T2-T3), mountain or good hiking boots recommended.
In about 4 - 41/2h from Grimsel Summerloch, without entering the glacier.
The access via the Leiternweg (direct access from the glacier) is only possible for alpinists!