Hagener Hütte

The Hagener Hütte is a mountain refuge (Schutzhütte) owned and operated by the Hagen Section of the German Alpine Club (Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV). It stands at 2,446 metres above sea level in the Hohe Tauern range of the Austrian Alps, between the Goldberg and Ankogel groups, in the eastern part of the Hohe Tauern National Park in the federal state of Carinthia. The hut sits on the Mallnitzer Tauern, the historic pass linking the Mallnitzer Tauerntal in Carinthia with the Gasteiner Naßfeld in Salzburg. Construction began in June 1911 and the house was completed in August 1912, built above the older Tauernhaus with views toward the Goldberg and Ankogel groups. The ground floor is made of broken limestone with outer walls 70 cm thick; the timber upper storey and roof level are protected against wind and weather by double air insulation, clad externally in wooden shingles and anchored to the masonry with strong ties. In 1999 and the following years the hut was expanded and modernised, gaining an environmentally friendly biological wastewater system, a new water supply and a photovoltaic array. The hut is a classic alpine base for hikers, mountaineers and ski tourers. It is reached on foot from Sportgastein (1,575 m) through the Nassfeld in about 3 hours, from Mallnitz at the Jamnig Alm car park (1,730 m) in about 2½ hours, from Böckstein (1,127 m) in about 4½ hours, and from Mallnitz village centre (1,190 m) in about 4 hours. It serves as a crossing point for the Austrian long-distance trails Zentralalpenweg and Rupertiweg, and is a stage point on the Tauernhöhenweg. Neighbouring huts include the Mindener Hütte (2,428 m, self-catering, about 3 hours), the Hannoverhaus (2,565 m) via the Mindener Hütte and Korntauern (2,476 m, moderate, about 6 hours) and the Duisburger Hütte (2,572 m) via the Feldseescharte (2,712 m, about 5 hours). Summit objectives include the Vorderer Geißlkopf (2,974 m, moderate, about 2½ hours) and the Romatenspitze (2,695 m, moderate, about 2 hours), with ski tours from Mallnitz (Jamnig Alm), to the Duisburger Hütte, and to the Vorderer Geißlkopf (for experienced skiers only) and the Romatenspitze. As a section-owned alpine hut, the Hagener Hütte is a not-for-profit hospitality and mountaineering facility rather than a commercial retail brand, but it operates under the trademarked name of its DAV section and is marketed to members and the wider hiking public through the Hagen Section and the German Alpine Club network.

The site of the Hagener Hütte lies at the summit point of an old pack-horse trail (Säumerpfad) that had already lost its economic significance by the time of construction, owing to the development of other pass roads and the Tauern Railway. Construction of the Hagener Hütte began in June 1911, and the house was completed in August 1912. It was built above the older Tauernhaus, with a view of the Goldberg and Ankogel groups. The building's ground floor is made of broken limestone, with outer walls 70 cm thick. The upper storey and roof level, built as a timber structure, are protected against wind and weather by double air insulation, clad externally with wooden shingles, and connected to the ground-floor masonry by strong anchors. In 1999 and the following years the hut was expanded and modernised. It received an environmentally friendly biological wastewater treatment system, a new water supply, and a photovoltaic system. The hut remains a Schutzhütte of the Hagen Section of the German Alpine Club, located at 2,446 m above sea level in the Hohe Tauern between the Goldberg and Ankogel groups, in the eastern part of the Hohe Tauern National Park in Carinthia, Austria, on the Mallnitzer Tauern between the Mallnitzer Tauerntal (Carinthia) and the Gasteiner Naßfeld (Salzburg).

• 1999

  Expansion and modernisation begin, including a biological wastewater system, new water supply and photovoltaic system.

• 1912

  The hut is completed in August.

• 1911

  Construction of the Hagener Hütte begins in June.

A traditional, section-owned German Alpine Club refuge in the Hohe Tauern National Park, serving hikers, mountaineers and ski tourers as a non-profit alpine base.

• Alpine hut accommodation and meals

  Overnight lodging and refreshments for hikers, mountaineers and ski tourers.

1. 1Hagener Hütte – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Hagener Hütte – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3Sektion Hagen des DAV – Hagener Hüttealpenverein-hagen.de