100 Hut Walks in the Alps - A Walker's Guidebook

Guidebook of 100 walks based around the excellent network of Alpine huts – from southern France, through Switzerland, Austria and Italy to Slovenia. The huts range from simple unmanned shelters to mountain inns with hot showers and restaurant. Day- and multi-day walks, and suggestions for hut-to-hut tours.

100 Hut Walks in the Alps

Routes for day and multi-day walks

Author

Kev Reynolds

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

Second

ISBN_13

9781852844714

Availability

Reprinting

Price

£12.00

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Seasons

Most huts manned July–end September (see guide for details)

Centres

Chamonix, Briançon, Zermatt, Grindelwald, St Moritz, Aosta, Cortina, Innsbruck, Kitzbühel, Trenta, Kranjska Gora

Difficulty

Suit alpine walkers of all abilities. Undemanding to long, tough walks. Basic navigation required. Some scrambling and easy glacier walking.

Must See

the hut experience, hot showers, view from the hut at the end of the day, lunch on the terrace, companionship of other walkers

Located amid some of the most beautiful scenery in Europe, the chain of mountain huts strung right across the Alps makes an exciting and worthwhile destination. The huts provide a focus for all the walks in this guide - whether you choose to stay overnight or simply for lunch on the terrace. The huts come in all shapes and sizes, from simple unmanned bivouac shelters to bustling mountain inns with hot showers and restaurant service.

The guide covers France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, and Slovenia, and contains 100 routes to suit alpine walkers of all abilities. It also provides background information on walking in the Alps and staying in mountain huts and offers suggestions for some hut-to-hut tours.