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We offer 11 Hut-to-Hut hikes

What is a Hut-to-Hut hike?

Our hut-to-hikes or “hut hikes” refer to a style of traveling on foot to a new location each night, staying in hotels, small inns and mountain lodges also referred to as huts.

Depending on the country, mountain huts are referred to as refuges, rifugios, cabanes or huttes. These are generally simple, remote accommodations having a common dining room, shared bunk rooms, and shared washing and bathroom facilities. Some may offer private rooms as well. All provide meals and snack foods and serve beer, wine, and other beverages. Each hut has its individual character and rustic charm. Each conveys an atmosphere of camaraderie and congeniality.

Our hut-to-hut trips are generally along classic long-distance routes, include a mix of accommodations with some, but not all nights in mountain huts, and can be entirely or partially in remote areas.

For decades, huts have provided hikers and climbers safe and relatively comfortable accommodations amid serenely beautiful mountain landscapes and environments. They are a unique and integral part of the European alpine culture and essential to an authentic European hiking experience.

Self-Guided Hiker’s Haute Route Self-Guided Hiker’s Haute Route

France, Switzerland

Chamonix to Zermatt

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Hiking the Haute Route Hiking the Haute Route

France, Switzerland

The Walker’s Haute Route – Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn

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Iceland’s East Fjords Iceland’s East Fjords

Iceland

Hiking the Víknaslóðir Trails between the mountains and the sea

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Grande Traversee des Alps GR5 Grande Traversee des Alps GR5

France

Hike the GR5 Mont Blanc to Mediterranean Sea

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Iceland Behind the Mountains Iceland Behind the Mountains

Iceland

A hiking trip through Iceland’s volcanic and mystic landscapes

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Self-Guided Dolomites Hut Hike Self-Guided Dolomites Hut Hike

Italy

Hike the Italian Dolomites Hut-to-Hut on the Alta Via 1

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Self-Guided Tour du Mont Blanc Hike Self-Guided Tour du Mont Blanc Hike

France, Italy, Switzerland

Hike the world’s premier hut-to-hut route self-guided

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Tour du Mont Blanc Tour du Mont Blanc

France, Italy, Switzerland

Hike a more sustainable, authentic Tour du Mont Blanc

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The Dolomites Alta Via 1 Hut-to-Hut The Dolomites Alta Via 1 Hut-to-Hut

Italy

Hike Italy’s premier long-distance route through the Dolomites

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Hiking Slovenia’s Julian Alps Hiking Slovenia’s Julian Alps

Slovenia

Follow the Via Alpina through Triglav National Park

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Western Maine Hut Hike Western Maine Hut Hike

United States

European-style hiking through Maine’s western mountains

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