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Serviced Hut · Alps · 1,907 m

Capanna Grossalp

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Hut located in the upper valley of Bosco Gurin, above the Walzer village of the same name, right next to the Grossalp farmsteads and in the middle of the ski lifts.

Two-storey wooden construction resting on another brick lower storey, opened in 1970 and extended in 1998, under renovation in 2025, dining hall with 30 seats and a fireplace and 50 seats outside; kitchen for staff only, 12 beds with 2 three-bed rooms / 2 two-bed rooms / 1 one-bed room each with toilet and shower, electric heating and lighting; toilet inside with showers; terrace outside with tables and benches.

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Book here: HRS - Reservations (alpsonline.org)

id num: NL-00011363

Opening times

Temporarily closed

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General

hiker friendly

Features

Pets permitted
Shower

Awards

hiker friendly

Address

Capanna Grossalp
Capanna Grossalp
6685 Bosco Gurin

Coordinates

SwissGrid

2'679'532E 1'129'983N

46.316547, 8.471210

DMS

46°18'59.6"N 8°28'16.4"E

UTM

32T 459288 5129354

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