Saas Mountain Hut Tour

The tour starts in Gspon after you take the cable car up from Stalden. Stage 1 heads to Weissmies Hut, along a steady ridge with long views. You’ll follow the Gsponer Höhenweg above the treeline on this day, and you should have views of the 4000m peaks in the area. On stage 2, you will hike from Weissmies Hut to Almageller Hut. You’ll descend from Weissmies Hut to Kreuzboden, then head south towards Saas-Almagell, passing the ‘Triftgrätji’ ridge with panoramic views.

From the Almageller hut, stage 3 links you to the Britannia Hut. You will descend to Furggstalden via an adventure trail featuring suspension bridges and iron footbridges, then take a chairlift to Saas-Almagell and a postbus to Mattmark dam. From there, you will ascend over the Allalin and Hohlaub glaciers, so it’s best to bring microspikes or crampons. On stage 4, you will go from Britannia to Mischabel Hut, climbing into exposed terrain and ending on a (literal) high note at the Mischabel Hut, which is at 3329m. Finally, stage 5 drops back into Saas-Fee on a direct downhill path. Only 5.5 kilometers, you’ll have a lot of the day left to explore the town of Saas Fee and make your way back to your car.

The best time of the year to hike the Saas Mountain Hut Tour is between July and September. This is when the snow should be melted and the huts will be open. If you’re not sure about the trail conditions when you want to hike, you can check the trail webcams that the Saas Fee tourism board has posted on their website.

Even though it will be high summer when you hike, you will want to pack properly with layers for colder weather. Once you get into the high alpine, the temperature will drop and you may experience all types of weather patterns.

Hiking the Saas Mountain Hut Tour is something you need to prepare for. Because it is a hut-to-hut tour, you won’t have to pack very much in your bag, and we have a hut-to-hut packing list here for inspiration. What you’ll really need to spend time preparing is your physical fitness.

Make sure to train outside before this hike, walking on uneven ground to improve your balance, strengthening your muscles for the climbing, and working on your flexibility for descents. If you’re unsure about your fitness level and want to hike the Saas Mountain Hut Tour, try a “shakeout” hike beforehand to test your abilities. This can be a slightly easier, shorter hike where you can simulate some of the conditions of the trek.

The Saas Mountain Hut Tour is rated as a difficult trail. This is for two reasons. The first reason the trail is rated as so difficult is because of the amount of elevation gain that you will climb over the 65 kilometers of the trail. The second reason is the paths themselves, which are given a difficulty rating of T4.

A T4 rating means that the paths will be harsh, steep alpine trails with some climbing sections, snowfields, steep grassy (slippery) slopes, or potential glacial crossings. This is only to be attempted by experienced hikers who have spent prolonged amounts of time in the mountains in harsh conditions. You don’t want to be caught underprepared in the alpine.