Vorderkaiserfelden Hut
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The Vorderkaiserfelden Hut is an alpine hut
in the Kufstein district
, Austria
. It is located at 1384 metres (4,540.7 ft) on the southwest slope of the Zahmer Kaiser below the Naunspitze
and high above the Kaisertal
valley in the Kaisergebirge
mountain range. It has a good view over the Inn valley and Kufstein
and across to the Mangfall Mountains
and the Wilder Kaiser.
The hut is managed by the German Alpine Club
's Oberland section. It has 64 communal bunks, 31 beds, and a "suite" for a couple in love.
The Vorderkaiserfelden Hut is open year-round except three weeks in December and after Easter. It can be accessed from Kufstein
, the hike takes about 2.5 hours, or from Ebbs
, also within about 2.5 hours.
Already in 1889, a hut with 6 communal bunks and 14 beds existed.
Alpine hut
A mountain hut is a building located in the mountains intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by a section of an Alpine Club...
in the Kufstein district
Kufstein (district)
The Bezirk Kufstein is an administrative district in Tyrol, Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the Kitzbühel district in the southeast, and the Schwaz district in the southwest....
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. It is located at 1384 metres (4,540.7 ft) on the southwest slope of the Zahmer Kaiser below the Naunspitze
Naunspitze
The Naunspitze is a high peak in the Zahmer Kaiser, the northern ridge of the Kaisergebirge mountains in Austria. Seen from the west she is the first independent summit on the main crest. To the south she falls sharply away and, to the north, ends abruptly in a steep rock face, that towers over...
and high above the Kaisertal
Kaisertal
The Kaisertal is a striking mountain valley between the mountain chains of the Zahmer and Wilder Kaiser in Austria's Kaisergebirge range in the Tyrol. In the ravine on the valley floor flows the stream of the Kaiserbach , which discharges north of Kufstein into the Inn...
valley in the Kaisergebirge
Kaisergebirge
The Kaisergebirge is a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps. It consists of two main mountain ridges – the Zahmer Kaiser to the north and the Wilder Kaiser to the south. The entire range is situated in the Austrian state of Tyrol between the town of Kufstein and the...
mountain range. It has a good view over the Inn valley and Kufstein
Kufstein
Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp.Kufstein is the second largest city...
and across to the Mangfall Mountains
Mangfall Mountains
The Mangfall Mountains , or sometimes Mangfall Alps, are the easternmost part of the Bavarian Prealps that, in turn, belong to the Northern Limestone Alps...
and the Wilder Kaiser.
The hut is managed by 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...
's Oberland section. It has 64 communal bunks, 31 beds, and a "suite" for a couple in love.
The Vorderkaiserfelden Hut is open year-round except three weeks in December and after Easter. It can be accessed from Kufstein
Kufstein
Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp.Kufstein is the second largest city...
, the hike takes about 2.5 hours, or from Ebbs
Ebbs
Ebbs is a municipality in the Kufstein district and is located7 km north of Kufstein at the border to Bavaria, Germany. The village has 7 parts and was mentioned for the first time as „Episas“ in 788. Rumor has it that settlement already began in the roman age. Main source of income is tourism but...
, also within about 2.5 hours.
Already in 1889, a hut with 6 communal bunks and 14 beds existed.
Access
- by bus from MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
in 1h 15min to KufsteinKufsteinKufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp.Kufstein is the second largest city...
station - by bus from Kufstein station on line 4030 to Sparchen or to EbbsEbbsEbbs is a municipality in the Kufstein district and is located7 km north of Kufstein at the border to Bavaria, Germany. The village has 7 parts and was mentioned for the first time as „Episas“ in 788. Rumor has it that settlement already began in the roman age. Main source of income is tourism but...
/Reit "Cafe Zacherl" - by car to the payment car park at the entrance to the Kaisertal valley in the Kufstein suburb of Sparchen.
Approaches
- from KufsteinKufsteinKufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp.Kufstein is the second largest city...
-Sparchen via Sparchenstiege, Veitenhof and Rietzaualm in 2.5 hours. - from EbbsEbbsEbbs is a municipality in the Kufstein district and is located7 km north of Kufstein at the border to Bavaria, Germany. The village has 7 parts and was mentioned for the first time as „Episas“ in 788. Rumor has it that settlement already began in the roman age. Main source of income is tourism but...
/Reit via the "Musikantenweg" (No.811) in 3 hours. - from the Gasthof "Zur Schanze" via the Rietzaualm in 2.5 hours.
Crossings
- StripsenjochhausStripsenjochhausThe Stripsenjochhaus is an Alpine club hut owned by the Kufstein branch of the Austrian Alpine Club in the Kaisergebirge mountain range in the Austrian state of Tyrol.- Location :...
(1,577 m) via Höhenweg, Hochalm and Feldalm saddle, duration: 4 hours - Anton Karg HausAnton Karg HausThe Anton Karg Haus is an Alpine club hut belonging to the Kufstein Section of the Austrian Alpine Club in the Kaisergebirge mountains in the Austrian state of Tyrol...
and Hans Berger HausHans Berger HausThe Hans Berger Haus is a refuge hut belonging to the Kufstein section of the Austrian Friends of Nature, located in the Kaisergebirge mountains in Tyrol. The tenants run a well-known climbing school here.- Location :...
via the Hechleitenalm, easy, duration: 2 hours
Ascents
- NaunspitzeNaunspitzeThe Naunspitze is a high peak in the Zahmer Kaiser, the northern ridge of the Kaisergebirge mountains in Austria. Seen from the west she is the first independent summit on the main crest. To the south she falls sharply away and, to the north, ends abruptly in a steep rock face, that towers over...
(1,633 m), medium, duration: 45 minutes - PetersköpflPetersköpflThe Petersköpfl is a high summit in the Zahmer Kaiser, the northern ridge of the Kaisergebirge mountain range in the Austrian state of Tyrol. To the east the Petersköpfl is linked by a ridge to the Einserkogel, to the west it is separated from the Naunspitze by a wind gap. To the south it falls...
(1,745 m), medium, duration: 1 hour - PyramidenspitzePyramidenspitzeThe Pyramidenspitze is a peak, high, in the Kaisergebirge in the Austrian state of Tyrol.The Pyramidenspitze is only the second highest summit in the Kaisergebirge after the largely unknown, 2,002 metre high Vordere Kesselschneid, but is nevertheless its most well-known and most frequently...
(1,998 m), via the Zahmer Kaiser plateau, medium, duration: 2.5 hours - PyramidenspitzePyramidenspitzeThe Pyramidenspitze is a peak, high, in the Kaisergebirge in the Austrian state of Tyrol.The Pyramidenspitze is only the second highest summit in the Kaisergebirge after the largely unknown, 2,002 metre high Vordere Kesselschneid, but is nevertheless its most well-known and most frequently...
(1,998 m), via Hinterkaiserfeldenalm, medium, duration: 2.5 hours - Vordere KesselschneidVordere KesselschneidAt the Vordere Kesselschneid is the highest summit in the Kaisergebirge, the northern chain of the Kaisergebirge in the Austrian state of Tyrol....
(2,002 m), via Höhenweg, Ochsweidkar cirque, medium, duration: 3 hours - Route to the Zahmen Kaiser over the Pyramidenspitze with descent through the Winkelkar cirque to DurchholzenDurchholzenDurchholzen is a village in the municipality of Walchsee in the Austrian state of Tyrol and has 570 inhabitants.- Geography :The lowest point in the parish is Durchholzen at 650 m, the highest is the Pyramidenspitze mountain at...
. - various climbing routes on the Naunspitze, the Petersköpfl and the Steingrubenwand as well as the Heimköpfl climbing gardenClimbing gardenIn climbing, a climbing garden is usually an outcrop of rock equipped with bolts to allow a form of rock climbing known as sport climbing. Usually the routes in a climbing garden are short and are used mainly as introductory climbs by professional climbing schools or instructors, to introduce the...
(Klettergarten).
External links
- Official website of Vorderkaiserfelden
- Website of the German Alpine Club
- Description by CiceroneCicerone (publisher)Cicerone is an English publisher specialising in guidebooks for walkers, climbers, and cyclists in Europe. It was founded in 1967 and is based in Milnthorpe, Cumbria, a few miles south of the Lake District....
- Site of the Oberland Branch of the DAV