From Arolla walk through the village and up through zig zags until one of a myriad of paths is located which meander up through the trees. These soon thin out and it can be hot work heading up the hillside above. The angle eases off at about 2450m, near the top of the first ski lift, from where it is easier going. There is a clear stream to fill your bottles that you cross at about 2520m, then the path heads up the rocky valley on the L. There is a path split at about 2740m where you take the L fork which leads to the lower of two cols, the Pas de Chèvres at 2854m. The R fork goes to the higher Col de Riedmatten, which has a steep and not so pleasant descent the far side.

Descent from the Pas de Chèvres is via a couple of quite long steep ladders, which take you onto a rocky, dusty track which joins the path down from the Col de Riedmatten. From here you descend onto and across the normally dry Glacier de Cheilon. Cross it and follow the footpath opposite, up the fairly short moraine slope to the hut.

For those wanting a bit of extra sport on the way in to the hut, there is a fun rocky scramble from the Pas de Chèvres to the Col de Riedmatten. This has one long pitch to start with, about UIAA III, then some airy scrambling along the ridge protected by bolts. There is a final rappel down to the second Col, then steeply down, watching for loose stuff, joining the other path.