Reintalanger Hut
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The Reintalanger Hut is an Alpine Club hut
in the Wetterstein Mountains at the head of the Reintal
valley. The River Partnach has its source in the vicinity. West of the hut the valley floor climbs steeply up to the plateau of the Zugspitzplatt below Germany's highest mountain.
The hut belongs to the Munich section of the German Alpine Club
and the administrative district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen
. It was built in 1912 and is a Category 1 hut.
The house has over 90 bedspaces and is managed from the end of May to mid-October.
Alpine club hut
Alpine club huts or simply club huts form the majority of the over 1,300 mountain huts in the Alps and are maintained by branches, or sections, of the various alpine clubs.- Purpose and facilities :...
in the Wetterstein Mountains at the head of the Reintal
Reintal (Wetterstein)
The Reintal is the name given to the upper and lower valleys of the River Partnach between the Zugspitzplatt plateau and the Partnachklamm gorge...
valley. The River Partnach has its source in the vicinity. West of the hut the valley floor climbs steeply up to the plateau of the Zugspitzplatt below Germany's highest mountain.
The hut belongs to the Munich section of the German Alpine Club
German Alpine Club
The German Alpine Club or DAV is the largest climbing association in the world and the eighth largest sports union in Germany. It is organised into 354 legally independent branches with a total of around 815,000 members...
and the administrative district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
. It was built in 1912 and is a Category 1 hut.
The house has over 90 bedspaces and is managed from the end of May to mid-October.
Approaches
- from the glacier station of Sonn Alpin on the Bavarian Zugspitze RailwayBavarian Zugspitze RailwayThe Bavarian Zugspitze Railway is one of four rack railways still working in Germany, along with the Wendelstein Railway, the Drachenfels Railway and the Stuttgart Rack Railway...
via the Knorr HutKnorr HutThe Knorr Hut is a mountain hut belonging to the German Alpine Club and located in the Wetterstein Mountains at a height of . Its lies right on the edge of the Zugspitzplatt where it drops into the Reintalanger in a location with scenic views and is an important base for hikers who can climb up to...
(ca. 2 hours descent). - from the Partenkirchen Ski Stadium through the Partnach GorgePartnach GorgeThe Partnach Gorge is a deep gorge that has been incised by a mountain stream, the Partnach, in the Reintal valley near the south German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The gorge is 702 metres long and, in places, over 80 metres deep...
and the ReintalReintal (Wetterstein)The Reintal is the name given to the upper and lower valleys of the River Partnach between the Zugspitzplatt plateau and the Partnachklamm gorge...
valley (ca. 5 hours) - from the Kreuzeckhaus along the lower Bernadeinweg path, the Bock Hut and through the Reintal (4½ hours, surefootedness required)
Crossings
- Knorr HutKnorr HutThe Knorr Hut is a mountain hut belonging to the German Alpine Club and located in the Wetterstein Mountains at a height of . Its lies right on the edge of the Zugspitzplatt where it drops into the Reintalanger in a location with scenic views and is an important base for hikers who can climb up to...
(2 hrs.) - via the Bock Hut and lower Bernardeinweg to the Kreuzeckhaus (5–6 hours)
- via the Mauerscharte col, Stuiben Hut and Lower Bernadeinweg to the Kreuzeckhaus (so-called Schützensteig; 5½ hours; alpine experience, surefootedness, head for heights and navigation skills required)
- via the Bock Hut to the Oberreintal Hut (3 hrs.)
- via the Bock Hut, Oberreintal and Schachenhaus (4 hrs.) to the Meiler Hut (6 hours; surefootedness required)
Climbing routes
- For climbers the highest Wetterstein face, the 1,400 metre high HochwannerHochwannerAt , the Hochwanner is the second highest mountain in Germany after the Zugspitze...
north face, has several options.