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Mountain hut

Hohganthütte

About this hut: Unstaffed, self-catering SAC Emmental hut on the southern slope of Hohgant.

Path access notices

Notice: The operator reports special overnight-parking arrangements for hut guests from18August2026: in zones1 and2, buy the daytime ticket and display the reservation confirmation overnight, printed or written on paper. The ticket machine is unavailable22:00–04:00; buy through22:00 on arrival and the corresponding next-day time before departure, including the hours already parked. Source read 2026-10-26.

Notice: Historic path renovation near Scherpfenberg may delay pedestrians; bicycles are prohibited on that path and no diversion is available according to the operator. Source read 2026-10-26.

Notice: The operator announces that the road from Habkern to Lombachalp is closed from2November through18December2026 because of Hammoos road renovation; vehicles can only reach Habkern village. Source read 2026-10-26.

Notice: The road to Alp Ällgäuli has a general driving ban; exceptional transport of materials or mobility-impaired people may be allowed, with the vehicle subsequently parked at Schwarzbach. Source read 2026-10-26.

Notice: For winter ascent/descent, the operator asks visitors to follow the violet marker poles to avoid disturbing wildlife in the protected area. Source read 2026-10-26.

Approach choices

Habkern Post–Troubach bridge–Bohlseite–Chuelibrunne–P1704 north of Bolberg–Stand–Ällgäuli–Hohganthütte

hiking · summer· SAC hiking T2

Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.

Von Habkern

hiking · summer· SAC hiking T2

Source ascent: 1 h–3 h 30 min

Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.

Möser parking via alp road to Ällgäuli to Hohganthütte

hiking · summer· SAC hiking T2

Source reference time: 1 h

Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.

More source-described approaches (9)

Lombachalp BusAlpin terminus via Winterröscht and Bolberg east flank to Hohganthütte

hiking · T2 · glacier assessment unknown

Source reference time: 2 h

Vom Kemmeribodenbad

hiking · T2 · glacier assessment unknown

Source ascent: 3 h 30 min

Kemmeriboden–Hübeli–Schärpfenberg–Schluechthütte–Hohlaub to Hohganthütte

hiking · Grade unconfirmed · glacier assessment unknown

Source reference time: 2 h 30 min–3 h

Kemmeriboden–Hübeli–Schärpfenberg–Steini–Stöck–Ällgäuli to Hohganthütte

hiking · Grade unconfirmed · glacier assessment unknown

Source reference time: 3 h 30 min–4 h

Kemmeriboden–Hübeli–Birchengütsch–Brünneligrind–Grätli–P1907 to Hohganthütte

hiking · Grade unconfirmed · glacier assessment unknown

Source reference time: 3 h 30 min–4 h

Möser/Schwarzbach parking–Stand–Ällgäuli to Hohganthütte

hiking · Grade unconfirmed · glacier assessment unknown

Source reference time: 1 h 30 min

Habkern–Traubach–Haglätsch–Ällgäuli to Hohganthütte

hiking · Grade unconfirmed · glacier assessment unknown

Source reference time: 3 h–4 h

Habkern–Bohlsiten–Chuelibrunnen–Höchst–Ällgäuli to Hohganthütte

hiking · Grade unconfirmed · glacier assessment unknown

Source reference time: 3 h–4 h

Von Kemmeriboden

ski touring · WS · glacier assessment unknown

Source ascent: 2 h 30 min

Original grade scales are retained. Mountain hiking, mountaineering and ski touring grades describe different skills. Times belong to their published direction and variant.

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

Notice: The operator reports special overnight-parking arrangements for hut guests from18August2026: in zones1 and2, buy the daytime ticket and display the reservation confirmation overnight, printed or written on paper. The ticket machine is unavailable22:00–04:00; buy through22:00 on arrival and the corresponding next-day time before departure, including the hours already parked.

Source read 2026-10-26· Hohganthütte complete home ↗

Notice: Historic path renovation near Scherpfenberg may delay pedestrians; bicycles are prohibited on that path and no diversion is available according to the operator.

Source read 2026-10-26· Hohganthütte complete home ↗

Notice: The operator announces that the road from Habkern to Lombachalp is closed from2November through18December2026 because of Hammoos road renovation; vehicles can only reach Habkern village.

Source read 2026-10-26· Hohganthütte complete home ↗

Notice: The road to Alp Ällgäuli has a general driving ban; exceptional transport of materials or mobility-impaired people may be allowed, with the vehicle subsequently parked at Schwarzbach.

Source read 2026-10-26· Hohganthütte complete rules ↗

Notice: Sleeping: Mattresses, pillows and wool blankets supplied; own cotton or silk liner compulsory.

Source read 2026-10-26· Hohganthütte complete summer ↗

Water: Summer checklist describes the fountain in front of the hut and stresses that water in the Hohgant area is scarce.

Source read 2026-10-26· Hohganthütte complete summer ↗

Water: Winter checklist says the fountain does not flow in winter and directs guests to cistern water in the cellar.

Source read 2026-10-26· Hohganthütte complete winter ↗

Notice: For winter ascent/descent, the operator asks visitors to follow the violet marker poles to avoid disturbing wildlife in the protected area.

Source read 2026-10-26· Hohganthütte complete winter ↗

Booking method: Summer and winter use require advance registration. Both hut and winter room are locked and entered with the reservation access code.

Source read 2026-10-26· Hohganthütte complete home ↗

Payment: Register each person/category and consumption in the hut book even for exclusive groups; pay cash to the till, by bank payment or TWINT.

Source read 2026-10-26· Hohganthütte complete rules ↗
Sources & what has been checked

Association profile: complete. Operator notices: complete. These checks do not rate the paths around the hut.

Location: OpenStreetMap. Source facts and map locations retain their own provenance.