Spitzmeilenhütte

Rooms

The Spitzmeilenhütte offers 44 beds in several small rooms with single beds instead of classic dormitories. Beds are reserved rather than specific rooms; allocation is based on the needs of families and groups, and guests are usually given their own room if occupancy is low. A hut sleeping bag or inner sleeping bag is obligatory, as the bed linen is only changed a few times a year. The rooms are not heated, but woollen blankets and hot water bottles are available in addition to comforters if required. There are basic washing facilities and limited hot water; a hot shower is available for a fee. The winter room in the basement is accessible all year round and is used as a self-catering room with a cooking stove during the unattended period from Easter to the beginning of June and from the end of October to mid-December, as well as during the week in winter; six beds with fixed sheets and comforters are available there; here, too, a sleeping bag is required and reservation is recommended. Water is supplied by a private spring, which also feeds a small turbine for the limited electricity requirements; sockets for charging devices are only activated in a controlled manner. There is good mobile phone reception at the hut with Swisscom, WLAN is deliberately not offered. Official contact details are Spitzmeilenhütte SAC, 8890 Flums, phone +41 81 733 22 32 and e-mail info@spitzmeilenhuette.ch.

Food and drink

The hut is serviced on a half-board basis; a simple evening meal is served in the evening at 6 p.m., and breakfast and tea are served in the morning to get you going. For day guests and overnight guests, the kitchen offers down-to-earth mountain hut food, including the "Spitzmeilen-Plättli" with meat, cheese and bread as well as other simple dishes and drinks.

Sleeping beds

Address

Spitzmeilenhütte
8890 Flums
St. Gallen

Directions

From the Maschgenkamm mountain station above the Flumserberg, a marked mountain trail leads via the Zigerfurggl and Calans to the Spitzmeilenhütte in around 2 to 2.5 hours with an elevation gain of around 230 meters. From Prodalp, you first take the alpine road to Alp Fursch and then climb up the plateau slope to the hut; you should allow around 3 to 3.5 hours and around 600 meters in altitude for this. Longer approaches begin in Schilstal near Steinbrugg at the end of the public road, from Weisstannen via Obersiezsäss or from Glarnerland via Matt and Engi; depending on the route, you should allow around 5.5 to 7 hours walking time and over 1,300 meters of altitude.

Parking

If you arrive by car, you can use the public parking lots at the Flumserberg mountain railroads, which are subject to charges: in Unterterzen at the SeeJet valley station, in Tannenboden and in Tannenheim at the gondola lift to Prodalp. For the longer ascent through the Schilstal valley, there is a small parking lot at Steinbrugg, at the end of the public road, which also serves as a starting point to the hut.

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