Von Mettmen (oder Kies/Schwanden)
hiking · summer· SAC hiking T2
Source ascent: 2 h 30 min
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
Mountain hut
About this hut: Mettmen normal walk, Matzlenfurggle summer variant and winter approach restrictions differ; hut panorama is place context.
Notice: Summer 2026 notice says the outgoing team would finish once supplies ran out, at latest 18 October, and might descend in snow/bad weather. Winter 2026/27 is advertised to start 26 December 2026 under a successor; no full winter end date supplied. Source read 2026-10-24.
Notice: Homepage banner says reduced offer until Saturday 17 October, while detailed opening page says at latest 18 October 2026. Both end dates have passed as of 24 October; the word OPEN is not proof of current staffed operation. Confirm present arrangements. Source read 2026-10-24.
winter versus summer approaches
Notice: Normal Mettmen approach is also described as winter access, but the winter route is unsecured and at the visitor’s risk. Poles are orientation aids, not avalanche/access clearance. Operator advises against the Matzlenfurggle variant in winter. Source read 2026-10-24.
hiking · summer· SAC hiking T2
Source ascent: 2 h 30 min
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
hiking · summer· SAC hiking T2
Source ascent: 3 h 30 min
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
hiking · summer
Source reference time: 2 h 30 min–3 h
Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.
hiking · Grade unconfirmed · glacier assessment unknown
Source reference time: 3 h 30 min–4 h
ski touring · WS · glacier assessment unknown
Source ascent: 2 h 30 min
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.
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 ↗Booking method: Use online system for outgoing operation; dates after 1 November go to successor via published contact channel.
Source read 2026-10-24· Legler — booking confirmation, room components and newer dog rule ↗Bedding: Duvets in all rooms.
Half board: Dinner, overnight and breakfast.
Water: No running water possible in June/October; winter/early-summer detailed instructions say none throughout the building.
Source read 2026-10-24· Legler — stay services without a reliable combined capacity ↗Notice: Summer 2026 notice says the outgoing team would finish once supplies ran out, at latest 18 October, and might descend in snow/bad weather. Winter 2026/27 is advertised to start 26 December 2026 under a successor; no full winter end date supplied.
Source read 2026-10-24· Legler — outgoing summer operation and advertised winter succession ↗Booking method: Arrange with successor using the published contact channel. The page says online portal is already open through 2 January 2027; this is a booking horizon, not a season end or availability confirmation.
Source read 2026-10-24· Legler — outgoing summer operation and advertised winter succession ↗Gateway: Schwanden P+R, bus to Kies, Kies–Mettmen cableway
Notice: Operator says normal Schwanden–Kies road is lost to landslide and visitor arrival is by bus via Tannenberg. Private visitor cars stop at paid Schwanden P+R; road permission to valley cableway is limited to specified local operators/staff. Winter bus must be reserved. Check current transport/road operation.
Source read 2026-10-24· Legler — road closure and bus/cableway gateway ↗Notice: Normal Mettmen approach is also described as winter access, but the winter route is unsecured and at the visitor’s risk. Poles are orientation aids, not avalanche/access clearance. Operator advises against the Matzlenfurggle variant in winter.
Source read 2026-10-24· Legler — two summer walks, winter limitations and six unreservable places ↗Dogs: Now only in woodshed behind kitchen; prior agreement required and dogs leashed throughout protected district.
Source read 2026-10-24· Legler — booking confirmation, room components and newer dog rule ↗Notice: Homepage banner says reduced offer until Saturday 17 October, while detailed opening page says at latest 18 October 2026. Both end dates have passed as of 24 October; the word OPEN is not proof of current staffed operation. Confirm present arrangements.
Source read 2026-10-24· Legler — stale opening banner and wildlife-district setting ↗Bedding: Own liner required; autumn down sleeping bag recommended because bedrooms unheated.
Payment: Bring enough cash; card service unreliable.
Unstaffed room: Sleeping places: 6 · Access: Only when hut unstaffed; first come, first served, paid by cash or Twint. No bed guarantee.
Source read 2026-10-24· Legler — two summer walks, winter limitations and six unreservable places ↗Association profile: complete. Operator notices: complete. These checks do not rate the paths around the hut.
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