Calanda Hut
| Calandahütte SAC hut |
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| location | On the southeast flank of the Haldensteiner Calanda ; Canton of Graubünden / Switzerland ; Valley location: Haldenstein | |
| Mountain range | Glarus Alps | |
| Geographical location: | 755 748 / 194461 | |
| Altitude | 2073 m above sea level M. | |
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| builder | SAC Rätia | |
| owner | SAC Rätia | |
| Built | Built in 1891; Expansion in 1898; Destroyed by a dust avalanche in 1914; Rebuilt by 1917; Expansion in 1967; New building in 2005 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | From the beginning of June on the weekend, July to the end of August daily, until around mid-October on the weekend depending on snow conditions and weather conditions | |
| accommodation | 0 beds, 34 camps | |
| Winter room | 6 bearings | |
| Web link | Calanda Hut | |
| Hut directory | SAC | |
The Calandahütte is a mountain hut belonging to the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), Rätia section , in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland . The hut is located at 2073 m above sea level. M. on the southeast flank of the Haldensteiner Calanda .
In the summer season it offers 34 beds, divided into three rooms. The beds are equipped with duvets, but a sleeping bag is mandatory. The hut has running drinking water . Toilets with flushing water and washing facilities are available in the house. The hut is manned on weekends in June, continuously from July to the end of August and on weekends until around mid-October. During the rest of the time, a winter room is available for six people. Reservations are required in summer and winter.
history
The Calandahütte was built in the summer of 1891 by the Rätia section of the Swiss Alpine Club, but not yet where it stands today. Since the hut was well attended, it was expanded at the end of the 19th century with an extension from 14-16 to 40 beds. In 1914 the hut was destroyed by a dust avalanche and was rebuilt in its current location in 1917. The hut was renovated in 1967 and a winter room was added. In 2005 it was completely renovated and modernized again. The hut celebrated its 100th birthday in summer 2017.
The hut takes its name from the Calanda mountain range on which it stands. It is derived from the Latin word calare , which means to condescend . So Calanda is “the condescending one” , which indicates the numerous riffs and landslides down to the valley floor of the Rhine Valley in earlier times.
Approaches
From Haldenstein
- Starting point: Haldenstein ( 566 m )
- Route 1: Arella, Funtanolja, Haldensteiner Alp
- Route 2: Over the mountain, Alpboden Neusäss, Haldensteiner Alp
- Route 3: Via Batänja, Alpboden Neusäss, Haldensteiner Alp (+ ¼ hours)
- Difficulty: B
- Time required: 4 hours
- Winter route: Like route 1
- By bike: like route 1, 3 hours
From Untervaz
- Starting point: Untervaz ( 564 m ) or Vazer Alp ( 1751 m )
- Difficulty: B
- Time required: 4½ hours from Untervaz or 1¼ hours from Vazer Alp
- Note: A toll road leads to Vazer Alp. The driving permit can be obtained from the municipality of Untervaz, in any Untervaz restaurant or by mobile phone.
From Felsberg
- Starting point: Felsberg ( 572 m )
- Route: Neugüeter, Älplihütte, Rossboden
- Difficulty: B
- Time required: 4½ hours
Above the Kunkelspass
- Starting point: Kunkelspass ( 1357 m ), Tamins ( 662 m ) or Vättis ( 940 m )
- Route: Taminser Älpli, Älplihütte, Rossboden
- Difficulty: EB
- Time required: 3¼ hours from the Kunkelspass, 5¼ hours from Tamins or 4¾ hours from Vättis
From St. Margretenberg
- Starting point: St. Margretenberg ( 1335 m )
- Route: Marola, Mastrilser Alp, Vazer Alp
- Difficulty: B
- Time required: 4½ hours
From Vättis via Salaz
- Starting point: Vättis ( 940 m )
- Route: Chrummlauizug, Alter Stofel, Guaggis, Salaz ( 1836 m ), Mastrilser Alp, Vazer Alp
- Difficulty: EB
- Time required: 7 hours
From Vättis over the Tüfels Chilchli
- Starting point: Vättis ( 940 m )
- Route: via Tüfels Chilchli ( 2460 m )
- Difficulty: L
- Time required: 4½ hours
Adjacent huts
Ringelspitzhütte
- Destination: Ringelspitzhütte ( 1998 m )
- Route: Rossboden, Älplihütte, Taminser Älpli, Kunkelspass ( 1357 m )
- Difficulty: EB
- Time required: 4¾ hours
Sardona hut
- Destination: Sardonahütte ( 2158 m )
- Route 1: Vazer Alp, Mastrilser Alp, Salez, Guaggis, Alter Stoffel, Chrummlauizug, Vättis ( 940 m ), Gigerwaldsee, St. Martin, Sardonahütte, Sardonahütte SAC
- Route 2: Tüfels Chilchli ( 2460 m ), Vättis ( 940 m ), Gigerwaldsee, St. Martin, Sardonahütte, Sardonahütte SAC
- Difficulty route 1: EB
- Difficulty route 2: L
- Time required for route 1: 12 hours
- Time required for route 2: 10 hours
Schräawislihütte
- Destination: Schräawislihütte ( 1732 m )
- Route 1: Vazer Alp, Mastrilser Alp, Salez, Guaggis, Alter Stoffel, Chrummlauizug, Vättis ( 940 m ), Gigerwaldsee, St. Martin, Tüfwald
- Route 2: Tüfels Chilchli ( 2460 m ), Vättis ( 940 m ), Gigerwaldsee, St. Martin, Tüfwald
- Difficulty route 1: EB
- Difficulty route 2: L
- Time required for route 1: 9¾ hours
- Time required for route 2: 7¾ hours
Tours
Ascent of Haldensteiner Calanda
- Destination: Haldensteiner Calanda ( 2805 m )
- Marked as a white-red-white hiking trail
- Difficulty: B
- Time required: 2 hours
- Comment: Also winter route
Ascent of Felsberger Calanda
- End: Felsberger Calanda ( 2697 m )
- Difficulty: L
- Time required: 2½-3 hours
Calanda rounding
- Goal: Circumnavigate the Calanda massif once
- Route: Vazer Alp, Mastrilser Alp, Salez, Guaggis, Alter Stoffel, Chrummlauizug, Vättis ( 940 m ), Kunkelspass, Taminser Älpli, Älplihütte, Rossboden (or vice versa)
- Marked as a white-red-white hiking trail
- Difficulty: EB
- Time required: 12 hours
Calanda crossing 1
- Route: Vazer Alp, Berger Calanda, Rossfallenspitz, Haldensteiner Calanda, Calandahütte
- Difficulty: ZS-
- Time required: 5¼ hours
Calanda crossing 2
- Route: Felsberger Calanda, Taminser Calanda, Taminser Älpli, Kunkelspass
- Difficulty: L
- Time required: 5¼ hours
panorama
gallery
Signpost at the Calanda Hut
Haldensteiner Calanda, taken from the Calandahütte
View from Haldensteiner Calanda towards Chur. The Calandahütte is still visible at the bottom right, just above the ridge
Web links
- Site of the hut
- Website of the Rätia section
- Panorama from the Calandahütte
- Tour reports on hikr.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instructions for driving permits to Vazer Alp via mobile phone (PDF; 302 kB). Website of the municipality of Untervaz. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
literature
- Manfred Hunziker: Ringelspitz / Arosa / Rätikon , Alpine Tours / Bündner Alpen , Verlag des SAC 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-313-0 , p. 240
- Bernard Condrau & Manfred Hunziker: Club Guide, Bündner Alpen, Volume 1 (Tamino- un Plessur Mountains) 4th edition. Verlag des SAC, 1988, ISBN 3-85902-048-X , pp. 224-236.
- Vital Eggenberger & Georg Calonder: Alpine Skitouren, Graubünden, Volume 2 5th edition. SAC publishing house, 2001
- Paul Meinherz; Calanda. Festschrift 125 years of the Rätia SAC Section 1988
- National map of Switzerland, sheet 1175 Vättis, 1: 25000, Federal Office for Topography, 1985 edition