Windegghütte

Windegghütte is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), Section Bern, located in the Trifttal valley above the Susten Pass route in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. It sits at an elevation of 1,887 metres in a scenic position near the Trift Glacier. The hut is a classic SAC self-catering mountain refuge, offering sleeping places and basic facilities for hikers, climbers and ski tourers exploring the surrounding Urner Alps. The first Windegghütte was built in 1891 as a single-room hut with 12 sleeping places and a wood-fired cooking stove for self-caterers, originally serving mainly as a hunting hut. It was acquired by the SAC in 1910 and moved in 1925 from its original snow-rich hollow to its current location on the path to the Trifthütte, after which it was designed for 10 people. In 1986 a new main hut was built according to building-biology principles with 36 sleeping places, inaugurated in summer 1987. In the winter of 1998/99 the old hut could no longer withstand the snow masses and was replaced in 2001 by a new small hut. The hut is a starting point for numerous hut, climbing and ski tours, including the Mährenhorn (2,922 m), the Kleines Windegghorn climbing tour, and transitions to the Furtwangsattel, Steinlimi, Tierberglihütte and Trifthütte. A climbing garden is located near the hut. Access is normally via the Triftbahn cable car from the Chäppeli postbus stop near Nessental on the Susten Pass road, followed by marked trails of varying difficulty. The Triftbahn remained closed for the whole summer of 2026 due to technical defects, but the hut remained staffed and accessible on foot via the old Windeggweg from the valley station or the new path from Fuhren, adding roughly 1.5 to 2 hours to the ascent. Online reservation is available through the hut's website.

The first Windegghütte was built in 1891 as a single-room hut with 12 sleeping places and a wood-fired cooking stove for self-caterers. It served primarily as a hunting hut. In 1910 the hut was acquired by the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC). In 1925 it was moved from its original location in a snow-rich hollow to its current site on the path to the Trifthütte; after the move it was designed for 10 people. In 1986 a new main hut was built according to building-biology principles with 36 sleeping places, and it was inaugurated in summer 1987. In the winter of 1998/99 the old hut could no longer withstand the snow masses. It was replaced in 2001 by a new small hut. The hut is owned and operated by the SAC Section Bern and remains an active mountain refuge in the Trifttal above the Susten Pass route.

• 2026

  Triftbahn closed for the whole summer due to technical defects; hut remains staffed and accessible on foot.

• 2001

  Old hut replaced by a new small hut.

• 1998

  Old hut could no longer withstand the snow masses in winter.

• 1987

  New main hut inaugurated in summer.

• 1986

  New main hut built according to building-biology principles with 36 sleeping places.

• 1925

  Hut moved from its original snow-rich hollow to its current location on the path to the Trifthütte; redesigned for 10 people.

• 1910

  Hut acquired by the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC).

• 1891

  First Windegghütte built as a single-room hut with 12 sleeping places and a wood-fired cooking stove, mainly serving as a hunting hut.

A traditional self-catering SAC mountain hut in a remote, scenic alpine setting, serving as a base for hiking, climbing and ski touring in the Trifttal and Susten area.

• Windegghütte main hut

  New main hut built in 1986 according to building-biology principles with 36 sleeping places, inaugurated summer 1987.

• Small hut

  Replacement small hut built in 2001 after the old hut was damaged by snow in winter 1998/99.

• Climbing garden

  A climbing garden is located near the hut.

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