Almtalerhaus

Almtalerhaus (German: Almtaler Haus) is a mountain hut (Schutzhütte) located in the Hetzau, a side valley of the Almtal in Upper Austria, Austria. It sits at 714 metres above sea level, roughly 500 metres south of the Kleiner Ödsee. The hut is owned and operated by the Wels section of the Österreichischer Alpenverein (Austrian Alpine Club, ÖAV). The building was originally constructed in 1872 as a hunting lodge. From 5 January 1921 it was leased and adapted by the Wels section from the Baron Herring'sche forest administration. In 1948 the Almtaler Haus was purchased by the Austrian Alpine Club, Wels section, and has remained in its possession since. Renewal and expansion work was completed in 1979. The hut is accessible on foot from Grünau im Almtal in about two hours, and can also be reached by bicycle or, outside the hunting season, by car. It lies on the Voralpenweg and the Salzburger Mariazellerweg, two Austrian long-distance hiking trails. It serves as a base for tours including the Welser Höhenweg, a five-day alpine crossing via the Welser Hütte, Pühringerhütte, Albert-Appel-Haus and Ischler Hütte to Bad Ischl; the route to Steyrling via Herrentisch (about three hours); and the Ödseenrunde around the Kleiner and Großer Ödsee (about 1½ hours). A transition to the Welser Hütte takes about three hours. As a serviced alpine hut, Almtalerhaus provides accommodation and refreshment for hikers, mountaineers and cyclists in the Totes Gebirge region. It is a membership facility of the Austrian Alpine Club and a node on the regional hut and trail network.

The Almtaler Haus was built in 1872 as a hunting lodge in the Hetzau, a side valley of the Almtal in Upper Austria. On 5 January 1921, the Wels section of the Austrian Alpine Club (ÖAV) leased the building from the Baron Herring'sche forest administration and adapted it for use as a mountain hut. In 1948, the Austrian Alpine Club, Wels section, purchased the Almtaler Haus outright, and it has remained in the section's ownership since then. Subsequent renewal and expansion work was carried out and completed in 1979. The hut continues to operate as a serviced mountain refuge at 714 metres above sea level, about 500 metres south of the Kleiner Ödsee, and serves as a base for hiking, mountaineering and cycling in the Totes Gebirge area.

• 1979

  Renewal and expansion work completed.

• 1948

  Purchased by the Austrian Alpine Club, Wels section.

• 1921

  Leased and adapted by the Wels section of the Austrian Alpine Club from 5 January.

• 1872

  Built as a hunting lodge in the Hetzau.

A traditional Austrian Alpine Club mountain hut serving hikers, mountaineers and cyclists in the Totes Gebirge region.

• Almtaler Haus mountain hut

  A serviced alpine hut at 714 m in the Hetzau, Almtal, Upper Austria.

1. 1Almtalerhaus on Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Almtaler Haus on German Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
3. 3Almtalerhaus official websitealmtalerhaus.com