Trifthütte

The Trifthütte SAC is located in the Gadmertal valley above Gadmen in the canton of Bern, now at a new, avalanche-safe location at around 2420 m near the Trift Glacier. It belongs to the Bern section of the Swiss Alpine Club and is an important base for alpine tours and glacier tours between the Susten, Grimsel and Furka passes. It is serviced in the summer season from the end of June to mid-September, when it is particularly suitable for multi-day alpine tours, training courses or a classic hut approach via the Trift Bridge. In the evening, guests can enjoy half board with a three-course menu and breakfast with home-baked bread, vegetarian or allergy-friendly options on request. The most frequently used access route leads from the mountain station of the Triftbahn Underi Trift via the Windegghütte and the spectacular Triftbrücke bridge to the hut in around four and a half hours and around 1,250 meters in altitude, with ladders, footbridges and secured passages in the upper section. Alternatively, there are long alpine approaches from the Furka Pass road, from Guttannen or from neighboring huts. The Trifthütte was built in 1864 as the second SAC hut ever and the first in the canton of Bern, renovated several times and rebuilt at its current location from 2025 after the avalanche damage of 2021; it has been welcoming guests again since 2026. Before every tour, you should carefully check the current status reports, trail closures, travel times of the Trift cable car and the weather forecast.