Chelenalphütte

The Chelenalp hut is located at 2350 m in the secluded Chelenalp valley above Göschenen in the canton of Uri. The mountain hut belongs to the Aarau section of the Swiss Alpine Club and stands on a rocky terrace at the southern foot of the Sustenhorn with a view of the Gwächtenhorn and Tierbergen glaciers. During the hut season, it is manned continuously from mid-June to mid-October, in spring it is usually open for ski tours from the beginning of March to mid-April; outside these times, a small winter room is available. From the bus stop and the parking lot at the Dammagletscher mountain inn on the Göscheneralp, the hut can be reached in around three hours on a marked path along the reservoir, with a total ascent of around 720 meters. In winter, the ascent takes five to six hours from Göschenen on skis or snowshoes. The hut serves as a base for high-altitude tours on the Sustenhorn, Gwächtenhorn and Tierberge as well as for crossings to the Bergsee and Dammahütte huts and is part of the challenging 5-hut panorama trail and the Uri Haute Route. Visitors should check the current weather, snow and avalanche conditions as well as any trail closures before each tour and adapt their equipment accordingly. The first Chelenalp hut was built in 1903, followed by a new stone building in 1926, which has since been extended several times and extensively renovated in 1990 following avalanche damage.