From Plattjen via Heidefridhof Britanniahütte SAC 3030 m
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- Difficulty
- T4
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- Ascent
- 2 h, 530 m
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- Descent
- 530 m
Very nice approach high above the rear Saas Valley. Most take the cable car to Plattjen, but you can also get there on foot via beautiful mountain trails from Saas-Fee or Saas-Almmagell. A variant starts at the Zermeiggern reservoir and meets the main route shortly after the "Heidefridhof".
Route description
Plattjen - Heidefridhof - Britanniahütte
The top station of Plattjen (2570 m) can be reached by cable car from Saas-Fee, or via some beautiful trails in around 2 hours from Saas-Fee (2.5 hours from Saas-Almagell). Head southwards over scree and talus, then cross the steep SE flank of the Mittaghorn (caution: ibex!) Pass the Heidefridhof via a shallow depression SE of the Egginer and follow the ledge SW into less hazardous terrain. The alternative approach from Zermeiggern joins here. Continue on the white-blue-white marked footpath; at the junction at P. 2769 a right turn would lead to Egginerjoch, left to the Brittaniahütte. Pass P. 2863, then left of the lake, climb a rock crest on the left, and reach the firn slope below the hut. Continue to the pass and the hut on the right.
Variant from Zermeiggern
From Zermeiggern, follow a charming, red and white marked mountain path in about 2.5 hours to P. 2730, where you meet the main route.
Additional information
- Departure point
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Plattjen, Bergstation (2570 m)
Achtung: die Seilbahn nach Plattjen verkehrt im Sommer 2022 nicht.
Informationen zur Seilbahn Saas-Fee - Plattjen: www.saas-fee.ch/de/bergbahnen-saastal/
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- Time
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The way back includes a short re-ascent of about 70 metres.
- Difficulty / Material
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If ibex are moving above the path, rockfall is to be expected!
- Waypoints
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Saas-Almagell, Dorfplatz (1670 m)
Alternative starting point.
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Saas-Almagell, Zermeiggern (1726 m)
Alternative starting point.
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