To the Illhorn and Schwarzhorn

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Difficulty: Moderate
Length: 8.2 miles / 13.2 km
Duration: Full day

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Overview: Above Chandolin lies the Illhorn, a mountain with an amazing view over the Rhone valley and Val d'Anniviers. The Illhorn is the first of two summits in this guide, from the Illhorn we head to a small lake, Lac Noir, where you can rest a bit before climbing up the rocky Schwarzhorn. When returning, you can make a little stop at Cabane d'Illhorn and get a taste of a local brewed beer.

Tips: The path is everywhere good visible but only at the Schwarzhorn it is very rocky and you'll need to follow the blue paint strokes on the rocks to make it to the top.
Due to the altitude of the hike we recommend to do this hike when there's good weather and the freezing level above 3000m (if lower, snow can make it much more difficult!).

Points of Interest

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Starting point / Parking spot

We start at Chandolin village, you can park your vehicle at the parkingbuilding (no free parking). If you want a free parking spot, you can park your vehicle at the beginning of the village at the ski elevator.

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Pas d'Illsee

At this mountain pass we can see lake Illsee just beneath it. We turn left here onto the Illhorn before heading right to Le Tsapé.

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Illhorn (2716m)

Above Chandolin lies the Illhorn from where you have a magnificent view on the Rhone valley and the big mountains (+4000m) such as the Cervin, Dent Blanche etcetera.

The Illgraben seen from the Illhorn Photo

Looking over the Illgraben to a tiny village far away Photo

Illhorn 2716m - The view as seen from the top Video

View from the Illhorn on the Rhone valley Photo

View from the Illhorn on Vercorin and Rhone valley Photo

Looking at the Bishorn and Weishorn from the Illhorn Photo

View from the Illhorn on the Illgraben and Rhone valley Photo

On top of the Illhorn (Chandolin, Switzerland) Photo

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Illsee

You will see this high altitude lake when arriving at Pas d'Illsee, Illhorn and Schwarzhorn. You can reach it from Pas d'Illsee as an extra 30 minute hike.

Illhorn as seen from the Schwarzhorn (2790m) Photo

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Schwarzhorn (2790m)

The Schwarzhorn is a very rocky mountain with many loose rocks. The path is steep at some points and sometimes not good visible (follow the paint). The summit has got something special with these loose rocks.

Schwarzhorn 2790m - The view as seen from the top Video

The Bella Tolla and the Rothorn (Phare de Griolet as seen from the Schwarzhorn Photo

Lac Noir as seen from the climb to the Schwarzhorn Photo

The Illhorn and Schwarzhorn as seen from the Rothorn (2998m) Photo

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Lac Noir

This small black lake lies just beneath the Schwarzhorn and Rothorn. It's the smaller version of the nearby lake Illsee.
It's an ideal place to rest out a bit before going up on the Schwarzhorn.

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Cabane d'Illhorn

We recommend to leave this behind you when going up to the Illhorn but stop here when returning back to the village.
They have local brewed beer!

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Le Tsapé

Renewed since 2010 this restaurant lays just at the ski lift of Chandolin. When tired after doing the Schwarzhorn, this is an option.

Pictures in this guide taken by: unlivingsava

How does this work?

The Illhorn is a classic summit and easy to get to, this hike combines it with a more challenging summit a bit further: the Schwarzhorn.
Visited on Aug 09, 2010

by unlivingsava on Jul 10, 2011