Adolf-Noßberger-Hütte

The Adolf-Noßberger-Hütte is an alpine club mountain hut (Alpenvereinshütte) belonging to the Alpenverein Edelweiss, a section of the Austrian Alpine Club (Österreichischer Alpenverein). It stands at 2,488 metres above sea level in the Gradental valley of the Schobergruppe range, within the municipality of Großkirchheim in Carinthia, Austria, and lies inside the Hohe Tauern National Park. The hut sits idyllically beside the turquoise Großer Gradensee, with several other mountain lakes reachable by short walks, and is surrounded by fifteen peaks above 3,000 metres. Built between 1929 and 1931, the hut was originally called the Gradenseehütte and was later renamed in honour of the alpinist Adolf Noßberger (1881–1946). It was extended in 1980/1981. The hut is operated seasonally, generally from June to September, with the exact closing date depending on the weather, and offers 50 sleeping places. Supplies are brought in by helicopter and by the hut warden on foot with a backpack. Since 2013 the hut has been run by Christian Krüger. As a hospitality and accommodation brand, the Adolf-Noßberger-Hütte offers overnight stays, home-cooked Tyrolean and Carinthian specialities, daily freshly baked pastries and house bread, and a selection of red and white wines. It also provides a self-built wood-fired sauna and canoe trips on the lake. The hut is managed sustainably and has been awarded the Austrian environmental seal of quality (Umweltgütesiegel). Its location makes it a base for hiking and mountaineering. Marked trails lead to surrounding summits such as the Keeskopf (3,081 m), Weißwandspitze (2,916 m), Petzeck (3,283 m, the highest peak of the Schobergruppe), Großer Hornkopf (3,251 m) and Kreuzkopf (3,103 m). Hut-to-hut routes cross the Niedere Gradenscharte to the Lienzer Hütte, the Hohe Gradenscharte to the Wangenitzseehütte, and the Klammer- or Hornscharte to the Elberfelder Hütte. Access to the hut starts from the Mölltal valley, reachable from the north via the Grossglockner High Alpine Road and from the south via Lienz; walking times are about 4½ hours from Putschall and 5½ hours from Döllach.

The Adolf-Noßberger-Hütte was built between 1929 and 1931 and originally bore the name Gradenseehütte, after its location by the Gradensee lake. It was later renamed in honour of the alpinist Adolf Noßberger (1881–1946). The hut was extended in 1980/1981. Since 2013 it has been managed by Christian Krüger. The hut belongs to the Alpenverein Edelweiss, a section of the Austrian Alpine Club, and lies in the Gradental valley of the Schobergruppe in the municipality of Großkirchheim, Carinthia, within the Hohe Tauern National Park. Supplies are delivered by helicopter and carried in by the hut warden on foot. The hut is operated seasonally, typically from June to September, with the closing date depending on the weather, and offers 50 sleeping places. It is sustainably managed and holds the Austrian environmental seal of quality. The hut serves as a base for numerous summit tours and hut-to-hut crossings, including routes to the Lienzer Hütte, Wangenitzseehütte and Elberfelder Hütte.

• 2013

  Christian Krüger takes over as hut warden.

• 1980

  Hut extended (1980/1981).

• 1931

  Hut completed and opened as the Gradenseehütte.

• 1929

  Construction of the hut begins.

• Renamed Adolf-Noßberger-Hütte in honour of alpinist Adolf Noßberger (1881–1946).

A sustainably managed, environmentally certified alpine club hut in the Hohe Tauern National Park, offering traditional hospitality and a base for mountaineering in the Schobergruppe.

• Overnight accommodation (50 sleeping places)

• Tyrolean and Carinthian specialities

• Freshly baked pastries and house bread

• Red and white wines

• Wood-fired sauna

• Canoe trips

1. 1Nossberger Hütte, Nationalpark Hohe Tauernnossberger.at
2. 2Adolf-Noßberger-Hütte – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
3. 3Adolf-Noßberger-Hütte – Wikidatawikidata.org