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Mountain hut

Cabane Illhorn

About this hut: An SAC Monte Rosa/Sierre mountain hut above Chandolin in Val d’Anniviers, operated independently as a restaurant and seven shared dormitories. Summer walking access and winter ski-area access have separate conditions.

Explore hut in PlannerOpening & reservations ↗

Notice: Evening restaurant meals require a table reservation. The homepage asks for telephone bookings between 09:00 and 18:00 and says email requests are not guaranteed. Source read 2026-10-25.

Notice: The operator announces summer/autumn opening through 26 October and annual closure until 13 December 2026. Its footer also starts closure on 26 October, so confirm the final service date. Source read 2026-10-25.

Notice: When closed the hut is inaccessible and has no emergency shelter. Self-catering or autonomous bookings are not available. Source read 2026-10-25.

Path access notices

Notice: A newer map revision changes the final bend near the hut. This informational line uses the 18 October 2026 map snapshot; the current ground alignment has not been verified. Source read 2026-10-25.

Notice: Park in the municipal village car parks. Ordinary access to the hut is on foot, skis or bicycle; reserved quad transfer in summer or tracked vehicle in winter is a separate service. Source read 2026-10-25.

Approach-specific path notices

Chandolin poste–Cabane Illhorn summer approach
Notice: The operator announces summer/autumn opening through 26 October and annual closure until 13 December 2026. Its footer also starts closure on 26 October, so confirm the final service date. Source read 2026-10-25.

Chandolin poste–Cabane Illhorn summer approach
Notice: When closed the hut is inaccessible and has no emergency shelter. Self-catering or autonomous bookings are not available. Source read 2026-10-25.

Chandolin poste–Cabane Illhorn summer approach
Notice: A newer map revision changes the final bend near the hut. This informational line uses the 18 October 2026 map snapshot; the current ground alignment has not been verified. Source read 2026-10-25.

Approach choices

Chandolin, poste–marked footpath–Cabane Illhorn

hiking · summer· SAC hiking T1

Source reference time: 20 min

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

Von Chandolin

hiking · summer· SAC hiking T1

Source ascent: 20 min

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

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: A newer map revision changes the final bend near the hut. This informational line uses the 18 October 2026 map snapshot; the current ground alignment has not been verified.

Source read 2026-10-25· Actual current OSM marked-path parents and 20 October hut-end revision ↗

Notice: Evening restaurant meals require a table reservation. The homepage asks for telephone bookings between 09:00 and 18:00 and says email requests are not guaranteed.

Source read 2026-10-25· Cabane Illhorn complete home ↗

Notice: Park in the municipal village car parks. Ordinary access to the hut is on foot, skis or bicycle; reserved quad transfer in summer or tracked vehicle in winter is a separate service.

Source read 2026-10-25· Cabane Illhorn complete sleep ↗

Notice: The operator announces summer/autumn opening through 26 October and annual closure until 13 December 2026. Its footer also starts closure on 26 October, so confirm the final service date.

Source read 2026-10-25· Cabane Illhorn complete home ↗

Notice: When closed the hut is inaccessible and has no emergency shelter. Self-catering or autonomous bookings are not available.

Source read 2026-10-25· Cabane Illhorn complete faq ↗

Notice: Sleeping: Each bed has a lamp and electrical socket. Travel cot on reservation. No double rooms.

Water: Operator explicitly says tap water is potable; no independent water test performed.

Source read 2026-10-25· Cabane Illhorn complete faq ↗

Booking method: Overnight requests only through the online form; telephone for last-minute stays from 20:00 on the previous evening.

Source read 2026-10-25· Cabane Illhorn complete faq ↗
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.