Terrihütte

The Terrihütte (Romansh: Camona da Terri) is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), Section Piz Terri, located at 2,170 metres above sea level in the municipality of Sumvitg, in the Val Sumvitg deep in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It is named after the Piz Terri (3,149 m), the highest peak of the Greina region. The hut lies on the Greina plateau, a high alpine landscape known for its open, treeless terrain and its role as a watershed between the Rhine and Po river systems. The hut offers 110 sleeping places in twelve rooms, making it a substantial accommodation base for the area. It was built in 1925, with the site selected by the well-known alpine researcher Walram Derichsweiler (1872–1936). The building was first renovated and extended in 1973, with further renovations in 1992 and 2007. It serves as a starting point for numerous hikes and mountain tours in the surrounding Greina high plateau and the adjacent peaks. Access in summer is on foot via hiking trails. From the Graubünden side, the hut can be reached from Vrin (1,448 m) over the Pass Diesrut (2,428 m), or from Rabius through the Val Sumvitg via a somewhat steep ascent at Crest la Greina; walking time is about four hours. From the Ticino side, access is from Olivone or Campo (Blenio), either northwest along the Lago di Luzzone to the Motterascio hut and over the Pass Crap, or north through the Val Camadra up to the Scaletta hut and over the Pass la Greina. The final stretch, beginning at the lower end of the Greina plain, was shortened by the Punt la Greina suspension bridge built in 2018, which bypasses an intermediate climb. The Terrihütte is a classic example of the SAC hut network: a member-owned, non-profit mountain refuge that provides food, shelter and information for alpinists, and which is maintained and modernised by volunteer section members and professional hut keepers. Its remote location and the protected Greina landscape make it a destination in its own right as well as a staging point for traverses between the Surselva and the Blenio Valley.

The Terrihütte was built in 1925 by the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), Section Piz Terri, on a site selected by the alpine researcher Walram Derichsweiler (1872–1936). It was named after the Piz Terri (3,149 m), the highest peak of the Greina region, and lies at 2,170 m in the municipality of Sumvitg, at the far end of the Val Sumvitg on the Greina high plateau in the canton of Graubünden. The hut was first renovated and extended in 1973. Further renovations followed in 1992 and 2007, gradually modernising the accommodation while retaining its function as a remote alpine refuge. It now has 110 sleeping places in twelve rooms. In 2018, the Punt la Greina suspension bridge was built at the lower end of the Greina plain, shortening the final approach to the hut by bypassing an intermediate climb. The hut remains a starting point for numerous hikes and mountain tours in the Greina area and is linked to the Swiss Greina Foundation, which works to protect the surrounding landscape.

• 2018

  Punt la Greina suspension bridge built, shortening the final approach to the hut.

• 1992

  Further renovation of the hut.

• 1973

  First renovation and extension of the hut.

• 1925

  Terrihütte built by SAC Section Piz Terri; site selected by Walram Derichsweiler.

A remote, member-owned Swiss Alpine Club mountain hut in the protected Greina high plateau, serving as a base for hiking and mountaineering between the Surselva and Blenio Valley.

• Mountain hut accommodation (110 beds in 12 rooms)

• Meals and refreshments for hikers and climbers

• Base for Greina plateau hikes and Piz Terri climbs

1. 1Terrihütte official websiteterrihuette.ch
2. 2Terrihütte – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Terrihütte – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org