Jenatschhütte SAC

September 10, 2023 by Pat ‐ 3 min read

Difficulty	T3+
Number of Days	2
⇄ Total Distance	25.7 km
↑ Up	1910 m
↓ Down	1910 m
Notable Locations	Julierpass, Corn Alv, Fuorcla d’Agnel, Jenatschhütte SAC, Fuorcla da Flix, Tschima da Flix (Westgipfel)
Public Transit Access?	Yes

Quick Summary

A 2 day hike in central Graubünden near the Julierpass.
Tour was accessible via public transit, but we opted to go with the car instead.
- Parked at the Julierpass.
- Returned via the same route on the second day.
Some parts of this route were not part of the officially marked hiking trails:
- Corn Alv
- Fuorcla da Flix and Tschima da Flix
An alternative which may be preferable if doing this all with the public transit is to descend from the Jenatschhütte down to Spinas instead of returning back to the Julierpass.
- There is a train station in Spinas which may be more convenient than having to take the PostAuto from the Julierpass.
A somewhat easier alternative to this route is to leave out the Corn Alv as well as the Tschima da Flix.

Difficulty	T3+
⇄ Distance	11.3 km
↑ Up	1040 m
↓ Down	590 m
Notable Locations	Julierpass, Corn Alv, Fuorcla d’Agnel, Jenatschhütte SAC

We followed the official hiking trail from the Julierpass towards the Fuorcla d’Agnel.
After reaching the long, flat plateau along the Val d’Agnel, we decided to go east towards the Corn Alv.
- Ascended to the saddle leading to the north-ridge of the Corn Alv.
The ascent to the Corn Alv was moderately exposed on quite loose rock.
- Trekking poles were very useful for this section.
After a lunch break at the summit, we returned back down to the saddle via the north-ridge and then made our way back west towards the Fuorcla d’Agnel.
From the Fuorcla d’Agnel we made our way down to the nameless glacial lake at the toe of the Vadret d’Agnel and continued north towards the Jenatschhütte.
- The route on the next day would continue up the western side of the valley, so we made sure to get an impression of what the ascent would look like since we’d be doing this in the dark.

Difficulty	T3+
⇄ Distance	14.4 km
↑ Up	870 m
↓ Down	1320 m
Notable Locations	Jenatschhütte SAC, Fuorcla da Flix, Tschima da Flix (Westgipfel), Fuorcla d’Agnel, Julierpass

After a 04:00 AM start, we made our way south towards the nameless lake we passed the day before.
From the lake, we continued west toward the Fuorcla da Flix.
- While not officially marked, we were able to find our way using the stone piles ("Steimännli") as waypoints.
Once we reached the Fuorcla da Flix, we continued along the south-ridge towards the Tschima da Flix.
- We found the ridge to be quite wide, although there were a handful of scrambling sections that required the use of our hands.
We reached the Tschima da Flix (Westgipfel) shortly before sunrise and then headed back down the south-ridge.
- The ridge towards the main peak of the Tschima da Flix looked more exposed than the ascent to the Westgipfel, so we opted to leave this out for this time.
After sunrise, we descended back down to the Fuorcla da Flix and then returned to the Julierpass via the Fuorcla d’Agnel (same route as from the day before).