🧭 The hut at a glance
The Kröntenhütte sits at the very back of the wild and romantic Erstfeldertal at 1,903 m, embedded in an alpine raised bog at the foot of the Krönten and the Spannort. This tradition-rich hut of the SAC Gotthard section was inaugurated in 1890 and modernised and extended in 2014 without losing its original character. The Wyrsch family ran it for more than 46 years; a new hut team has recently taken over.
🛏️ Beds
- 76–80 beds spread across 7–11 rooms
- 18 places in the shelter room
- Duvets in all bedrooms
- Staffed from June to September, partly open in May and October
- Online booking compulsory
- CSS policyholders stay at SAC member rates
🍽️ Services
- Half board and simple meals
- Hearty cooking with regional produce, home-baked bread, cakes and soups
- Two lounges and a heated drying room
- The hut’s own hydroelectric plant
- Projector and slide projector for schools and courses
- Rooms for groups, courses and seminars
- Dogs welcome on request
⭐ What makes the Kröntenhütte special
- More than 50 climbing routes from grade 3 to the lower 7s right by the hut
- Multi-pitch routes on the Päuggenstöckli and the Gwächten – for beginners through to experts
- A rock pool and mountain lakes for swimming right on the doorstep
- Starting point for the classic alpine tours on the Krönten and Gross Spannort, including the combined route over the Krönten east ridge
- A unique raised bog landscape with varied flora, waterfalls and striking rock formations
- Ideal for school camps, multi-day tours, climbing courses and training thanks to its generous facilities
- Attractive, solitary ski tours in winter, far from the crowds
