Leglerhütte

The Leglerhütte is located at 2273 m in the Freiberg Kärpf, the oldest wildlife reserve in Europe, high above the valley of Schwanden in the canton of Glarus. It is a mountain hut run by the Tödi SAC section and combines the original wooden building with a modern extension, whose terrace offers views of numerous peaks such as Chli and Gross Kärpf, Hanenstock and Bützistock. In summer, the hut is usually open from June to around mid-October and is particularly suitable for families and groups, while in winter it is open on selected weekends for ski tourers and snowshoe guests. Half-board and simple, hearty meals are on offer for overnight and day guests, supplemented by homemade desserts. The normal ascent leads from the mountain station of the Kies-Mettmen cable car via Garichtisee and Chüeboden to the hut in around 2½ hours and around 700 meters in altitude; longer variants start at Elm Ämpächli with around 3½ to 4 hours and around 1100 meters in altitude or in Betschwanden with around 5 hours walking time. The hut serves as a base for multi-day tours around the Kärpf as well as for numerous winter tours and is located in the immediate vicinity of several mountain lakes and a climbing garden on Unter Kärpf. The current conditions, avalanche bulletin, route closures and weather forecast should be checked before every tour. The hut was founded in 1901 by Captain Mathias Legler, completed in 1908 and donated to the Tödi section; extensions in 1949 and a modern extension in 2007 increased the comfort and capacity to 54 beds and provided a modern energy and sanitary infrastructure.