Schreckhornhütte

Let me start by saying that, unfortunately, I didn't make it all the way to the Schreckhornhütte. According to my guide book it's an 8-hour hike. In my experience I should add at least one hour for photo stops. In high season the first cable car from Grindelwald to Pfingstegg is at 8:30 am and the last cable car down is at 7 pm. But in low season the first cable car up is at 9 am and the last cable car down is at 6 pm. During high season I could have made it back in time, but I had been unaware when I booked that low season would start that week, otherwise I might have arrived a week earlier. Even though I did take the first cable car up I didn't want to risk missing the last cable car down. So I decided to turn back when I reached the ladder section. Of course, I could have walked back down to the village, but that adds another 45-60 minutes to the hike. I'd love to give it another try during high season or perhaps stay overnight at the Schreckhornhütte. The views must be amazing. But even the hike up to the ladder section is pretty awesome.

More awesome hikes in the Swiss Alps! The Glacier Trail Felskinn Mattmark, the hike to the Cabane du Grand Mountet, the hike to the Cabane de Moiry, the hike to Oeschinensee Blüemlisalp, the hike from Schynige Platte to Faulhorn to First, the hike to the Plans de Bertol, the hike to the Chamanna da Boval and the Chamanna da Coaz, the Matterhorn Glacier Trail and the UNESCO Höhenweg along the spectacular Aletschgletscher.