Vom Passo del Maloja
hiking · summer· SAC hiking T3
Source ascent: 4 h 15 min
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
Mountain hut
Capanna del Forno CAS
Setting: Val Forno above Maloja, near the Italian border
Path access notices
Val Forno and technical adjoining passages
Notice: Operator report of 2 October 2026 says Val Forno bridges have been dismantled. It describes an alternative over the glacier tongue with rockfall risk or an unbridged stream crossing at point 2228; neither is a qualified substitute for the normal path. Chains at Monte Rosso / Passo Vazzeda and Pass da Casnil Sud are also removed. Source read 2026-10-24.
Approach-specific path notices
Maloja – Val Forno – Capanna del Forno
Notice: The operator reported that Val Forno bridges were dismantled on 2 October 2026. A glacier-tongue alternative with rockfall risk, or an unbridged crossing at 2,228 m, is not a qualified substitute for this normal route. The mapped summer reference does not establish present passage. Source read 2026-10-25.
Approach choices
Val Forno normal summer footpath
hiking · summer· SAC hiking T3
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
Panoramaweg
hiking · summer· SAC hiking T3+
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
More source-described approaches (2)
Von Maloja
ski touring · WS · glacier assessment unknown
Source ascent: 3 h 30 min
winter Val Forno approach
ski touring · WS · glacier assessment unknown
Original grade scales are retained. Mountain hiking, mountaineering and ski touring grades describe different skills. Times belong to their published direction and variant.
Onward options
These are published route descriptions. Only a separately qualified mapped connection can be used for planning; proximity between huts does not establish a walking route.
To Bondo via Panoramaweg – Capanna Forno – Pass da Casnil Sud – Capanna Albigna – Pass Cacciabella Sud – Capanna Sciora – Capanna Sasc Furä
hiking · T5
Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.
Monte Rosso chain-protected ledges via Vazzeda
hiking · Grade to confirm
Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.
Fixed aids: about 400 m of steel chains on exposed grass and rock ledges; October 2026 removal notice applies
Sella del Forno traverse
hiking · Grade to confirm
Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.
More onward descriptions (1)
2017 route avoiding old unstable moraines
hiking · Grade to confirm · reference only.
Opening & staying
Confirm your dates and reservation with the hut. Published opening periods and usual month patterns do not show available beds or current path conditions.
Hut opening & reservation information ↗Dated notices, services & travel
Published staffed period: 2027-03-18–2027-05-02 · ski touring · spring
Source read 2026-10-24· Forno — primary website German visitor, access and dated conditions content ↗Unstaffed room: reservation obligatory by telephone or email; instructions for key deposit provided afterwards
Source read 2026-10-24· Forno — winter-room instructions ↗Bedding: duvets and blankets
Heating: entrance, sitting and sleeping room unheated; separate locked small wood-stove room
Requirements: Portable stoves: gas stoves prohibited throughout hut · Electricity: not provided · Extra mattresses (separate from beds): 2
Notice: Sleeping places (unstaffed): 4 · Cooking: very limited, one-pan wood stove with a few utensils, wood and briquettes; key instructions after booking
Water: no indoor or outdoor water from mid-October to early March
Source read 2026-10-24· Forno — winter-room instructions ↗Bedding: duvets and optional blankets; sleeping liner obligatory, limited rentals
Dogs: not in bedrooms or dormitories; other arrangements by prior agreement
Payment: cash CHF or EUR; no cards
Water: operator advises against drinking tap water; kitchen uses boiled water
Source read 2026-10-24· Forno — primary website German visitor, access and dated conditions content ↗Notice: Operator report of 2 October 2026 says Val Forno bridges have been dismantled. It describes an alternative over the glacier tongue with rockfall risk or an unbridged stream crossing at point 2228; neither is a qualified substitute for the normal path. Chains at Monte Rosso / Passo Vazzeda and Pass da Casnil Sud are also removed.
Source read 2026-10-24· Forno — primary website German visitor, access and dated conditions content ↗Published staffed period: 2027-06-19–2027-10-03 · hiking · summer
Source read 2026-10-24· Forno — primary website German visitor, access and dated conditions content ↗Sources & what has been checked
Association profile: complete. Operator notices: complete. These checks do not rate the paths around the hut.
- Capanna da l'Albigna CAS · SAC public profile ↗ · read 2026-10-24
- Capanna del Forno CAS · SAC public profile ↗ · read 2026-10-24
- Maloja Posta–west Cavloc–Plan Canin–Val Forno normal and mapped seasonalbridge site–Forno ↗ · read 2026-10-25
- Forno — winter-room instructions ↗ · read 2026-10-24
- Forno — primary website German visitor, access and dated conditions content ↗ · read 2026-10-24
Location: OpenStreetMap. Source facts and map locations retain their own provenance.