Ackerl Hut
Encyclopedia
The Ackerl Hut is an Alpine club hut
in the Wilder Kaiser mountains in Austria
. It is run by the Kitzbühel
section
of the Austrian Alpine Club and lies at a height of 1456 metres (4,776.9 ft) below the south faces of the Regalmspitze
, Ackerlspitze
and Maukspitze
.
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 Wilder Kaiser mountains in 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 run by the Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel
-Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer...
section
Section (Alpine club)
The section of an Alpine club is an independent club or society that, together with the other sections, forms the main organisation . Membership of an Alpine club is normally only possible through membership of a section...
of the Austrian Alpine Club and lies at a height of 1456 metres (4,776.9 ft) below the south faces of the Regalmspitze
Regalmspitze
The Regalmspitze is a high, lesser known mountain in the Kaisergebirge in the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria. The name Regalmwand , refers to the high subpeak to the west of the Regalmspitze.- Location :...
, Ackerlspitze
Ackerlspitze
At 2,329 metres above sea level, the Ackerlspitze is the second highest peak in the Kaisergebirge range in the east of the Austrian state of Tyrol. The mountain is located in the eastern part of the range, also referred to as the Ostkaiser or East Kaiser. To the east it is flanked by the...
and Maukspitze
Maukspitze
The Maukspitze is a high peak in the Kaisergebirge in the Northern Limestone Alps.- Location :The Maukspitze represents the easternmost independent summit of the Kaisergebirge mountains. To the east is the crest of the Niederkaiser, to the west the Maukspitze borders on the Ackerlspitze...
.
Facilities
It is a self-service hut with 15 mattresses that serves as a base for mountaineers and climbers. From June to September the Ackerl Hut is managed, at a least at weekends, otherwise it is not open and only accessible with an Alpine Club key.Approaches
- From Hüttling/Prama (near GoingGoing am Wilden KaiserGoing am Wilden Kaiser is a municipality in the district of Kitzbühel in the Austrian region of Sölllandl. It is located 8.5 km northwest of Kitzbühel and 5 km west of Sankt Johann in Tirol. The village has 1851 inhabitants, 5 sub-districts and was mentioned as Gouwingen for the first time in 1160....
) via the Graspoint Niederalm and Schleier Waterfall in 2 hours. - From Wochenbrunner Alm via the Gaudeamus Hut and along the Höhenweg trail in 2 hours.
- From St. Johann in TirolSt. Johann in Tirol-History:St. Johann is situated in the Leukental, which extends from Jochberg to the Streichen close to the Bavarian border. This region was already settled in the 4th century BC by a Celtic tribe, the Ambisontiers, who pursued copper mining in the surrounding mountains.In 15 B.C...
along the Adlerweg trail, (here known as the Wilder Kaiser Trail (Steig)) in 3 hours.
Crossings
- Gaudeamus HutGaudeamus HutThe Gaudeamus Hut is an Alpine club hut in the Kaisergebirge mountains in Tyrol. It is run by the Main-Spessart section of the German Alpine Club.- Location :...
(1,270 m) via the Wilder Kaiser Trail, duration: 1 hour - Fritz Pflaum HutFritz Pflaum HutThe Die Fritz Pflaum Hut is an Alpine club hut belonging to the Bayerland Section of the German Alpine Club, located in the Kaisergebirge mountains in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol.- Location :...
(1,865 m) via the Ackerlspitze, difficult, duration: 5.5 hours - Fritz Pflaum HutFritz Pflaum HutThe Die Fritz Pflaum Hut is an Alpine club hut belonging to the Bayerland Section of the German Alpine Club, located in the Kaisergebirge mountains in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol.- Location :...
(1,865 m) over the Wilder Kaiser Trail, Gildensteig and Kleines TörlKleines TörlThe Kleines Törl is a wind gap at an altitude of in the eastern part of the Kaisergebirge mountain range in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol....
, duration: 3.5 hours - Grutten HutGrutten HutThe Grutten Hut is an Alpine club hut in the Kaisergebirge in Tyrol in Austria. It is owned by the Turner Alps Kränzchen Section of the German Alpine Club.- Location :...
(1,620 m) over the Wilder Kaiser Trail and Jubiläumssteig, medium difficult, duration: 3 hours
Ascents
- MaukspitzeMaukspitzeThe Maukspitze is a high peak in the Kaisergebirge in the Northern Limestone Alps.- Location :The Maukspitze represents the easternmost independent summit of the Kaisergebirge mountains. To the east is the crest of the Niederkaiser, to the west the Maukspitze borders on the Ackerlspitze...
(2,231 m) in 2.5 hours - AckerlspitzeAckerlspitzeAt 2,329 metres above sea level, the Ackerlspitze is the second highest peak in the Kaisergebirge range in the east of the Austrian state of Tyrol. The mountain is located in the eastern part of the range, also referred to as the Ostkaiser or East Kaiser. To the east it is flanked by the...
(2,329 m) in 3 hours - RegalmspitzeRegalmspitzeThe Regalmspitze is a high, lesser known mountain in the Kaisergebirge in the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria. The name Regalmwand , refers to the high subpeak to the west of the Regalmspitze.- Location :...
(2,253 m) in 3 hours