 The normal route to the summit of the Wasenhorn starts from the Monte Leone Hut of the Swiss Alpine Club (), located on the south side of the mountain, above the Chaltwasser Pass, which connects the Simplon Pass with the Alpe Veglia.To reach the hut from the Swiss side, there is a 2 hours 30 minute walk from the Simplon Hospiz which is at the Simplon pass road.From the hut to the summit takes a further one hour and thirty minutes.