🧭 The hut at a glance
The Corno Gries hut (Capanna Corno Gries) stands at 2,338 m in the Val Corno, in the upper Bedretto valley in Ticino, some 3 km above All’Acqua on the Nufenen Pass road. Originally built in 1917 as military accommodation, the hut is striking today for its bold modern architecture – locals call it the «control tower of the Alps». It belongs to the SAC Rossberg section.
🛏️ Beds
- 46–50 beds in 8–9 rooms of varying size
- Winter room with 9 places, a stove and kitchen utensils, accessible when the hut team is away
- Staffed in March and April and continuously from June to early October
- Good mobile phone reception
- Online booking recommended
- Bike-friendly: special offers and services for cyclists, e-bike charging available for a fee
🍽️ Services
- Panoramic dining room looking out over the surrounding mountains
- A small but well-chosen daytime menu with Ticino specialities
- Buffet with home-baked cakes
- Half board including trail tea, dinner and breakfast
- Payment on site in CHF/EUR in cash, by card or with TWINT
- Dogs welcome, prior notice by telephone required
⭐ What makes the Corno Gries hut special
- Bold, modern architecture in the middle of unspoilt Ticino mountain country
- An ideal stage on the Haute Route du Soleil and for long-distance walking and family groups
- Appealing all year round: summer walking, ski touring, snowshoe tours and mountain biking
- Starting point for summits such as the Blinnenhorn, Corno Gries, Nufenenstock and Ritzhörner
- Close to the Gries mountain lake and to the highest wind farm in Europe
- Very family-friendly: an easy, well-graded summer approach from the Alpe Cruina (approx. 1 h)
- The winter approach from All’Acqua (approx. 3 h) is only for experienced ski and snowshoe tourers
