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From Plattjen via Heidefridhof Britanniahütte SAC 3030 m

  • Difficulty
    T4
  • Ascent
    2 h, 530 m
  • 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

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/

Time

The way back includes a short re-ascent of about 70 metres.

Difficulty / Material

If ibex are moving above the path, rockfall is to be expected!

Waypoints

Saas-Almagell, Dorfplatz (1670 m)

Alternative starting point.

Saas-Almagell, Zermeiggern (1726 m)

Alternative starting point.

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