Hike to the Rothorn Hut (Nr. 34)
The Rothorn Hut attracts a colourful variety of mountaineers seeking high-altitude challenges. Regular mountain hikers, too, enjoy the climb up to the Eseltschuggen.
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The Rothorn Hut attracts a colourful variety of mountaineers seeking high-altitude challenges. Regular mountain hikers, too, enjoy the climb up to the Eseltschuggen.
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Description
The Rothorn Hut, newly opened in June 2024, at the foot of the Zinalrothorn is a popular starting point for ascents of various attractive peaks including the Zinalrothorn, Obergabelhorn, Wellenkuppe, Trifthorn and Aeschhorn. After the Viehboden area, hikers leave the gentle world of the lush alpine pastures to enter a mysterious landscape carved by glaciers long ago, formed of stone, rock, ice and snow. Here, hikers should keep an eye on the sky above: a pair of eagles can often be seen circling overhead.
- Abundant wildlife including chamois
- Eagles in the region
- Alpine flora: alpine toadflax may be spotted among the scree, providing orange-and-violet splashes of colour
- The hut was rebuilt and opened in summer 2024. The new hut aims to fulfil the needs of climbers and mountain hikers while meeting high aesthetic and ecological standards.
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- Refreshment options
- Route tour
- Nice views
- Geological highlights
- Botanical highlights
- Cultural highlights
- Faunistic highlights