Wiener-Neustädter Hut
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The Wiener-Neustädter Hut is an Alpine hut belonging to the Austrian Tourist Club
on the edge of the Austrian Schneekar ("Snow Cirque") in the west face of the Zugspitze
at 2,213 metres above sea level (2,209 m according to other sources). The hut is resupplied by the Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car, whose cables run directly over the hut.
It was built in 1884, after the klettersteig to the Zugspitze had been secured in 1879.
Austrian Tourist Club
The Austrian Tourist Club or ÖTK is the second oldest and third largest Alpine club in Austria.The foundation of the club goes back to an initiative by Gustav Jäger, publisher of Der Tourist, the first tourist magazine in Austria...
on the edge of the Austrian Schneekar ("Snow Cirque") in the west face of the Zugspitze
Zugspitze
The Zugspitze, at 2,962 metres above sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains as well as the highest mountain in Germany. It lies south of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and the border between Germany and Austria runs over its western summit. South of the mountain is...
at 2,213 metres above sea level (2,209 m according to other sources). The hut is resupplied by the Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car, whose cables run directly over the hut.
It was built in 1884, after the klettersteig to the Zugspitze had been secured in 1879.
Access
- from EhrwaldEhrwaldEhrwald is a municipality in the Austrian district of Reutte, Tyrol.Ehrwald lies at the southern base of the Zugspitze , Germany's highest mountain, but which is shared with Austria. The town is connected to the Zugspitze with the Tyrolean Aerial Tramway .-References:...
along the Georg-Jäger-Steig (duration: 4 hrs) - from EibseeEibseeEibsee is a lake in Bavaria, Germany, 9km southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and roughly 100km southwest of Munich. At an elevation of 973.28 m, its surface area is 177.4 ha...
(duration: 4 hrs) - from the Riffelriß in 2 hrs (partly secured).
- from Obermoos along the Binderweg in 3 hrs
Crossings
- Münchner HausMünchner HausThe Münchner Haus on Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze, is an Alpine Club hut belongig to the Munich Section of the German Alpine Club ....
, duration 2½ - 3 hr hrs I (partly secured) - 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...
, duration 3½ hrs I (partly secured).
Summit
- Zugspitze (2,961 m) I (partly secured). The way to the summit of the Zugspitze runs over an easy klettersteig, which begins at a natural gallery (the Stopselzieher) and runs past the old top station of the first Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car over the crest to the summit.
- Zugspitzeck (2,820 m) II,
- Sonnspitzl (2,600 m) III,
- Schneefernerkopf (2,874 m) I (partly secured).