Hauerseehütte

The Hauerseehütte is a self-catering mountain hut owned and operated by the Ludwigsburg section of the German Alpine Club (Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV). It sits at an elevation of 2,383 metres above sea level in the Ötztal Alps, in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. The hut is an important staging point on the middle Geigenkamm ridge and serves hikers and mountaineers traversing the region. The original hut was built on 11 August 1929 by the Jung-Leipzig section of the Alpine Club. In 1947 an avalanche almost completely destroyed the substantial three-storey, catered Alpine Club hut. The Ludwigsburg section rebuilt it between 1966 and 1969 as a self-catering hut, which is the form in which it operates today. The hut season begins in the fourth week of June and ends on the last weekend of September. During this period the hut is continuously open and supervised. In the pre- and post-season it is unsupervised, and in winter it is closed from mid-October to the end of May because of avalanche danger. The hut's facilities consist of 15 mattress berths and some emergency berths; two gas cooking stations and a wood stove are available. Access routes include the approach from Umhausen-Köfels (1,403 m) via the Höhenweg 911, Wurzbergalm, Leckalm, Innenbergalm and Woeckelwarte, with a walking time of 4 hours. A few metres off trail no. 41 between Innerbergalm and the Hauerseehütte, on the Rauen Oppen at 2,098 m, stands a hexagonal wooden shelter built entirely of larch, the so-called Wöckelwarte, donated and built in 1927 by Franz Wöckel, then chairman of the Jung-Leipzig section. Another approach is from Längenfeld – Hauertal, Unterried, Oberried, with a walking time of 3½–4 hours. Transitions to neighbouring huts include the Frischmannhütte (2,192 m, 4 hours), the Rüsselsheimer Hütte (formerly Neue Chemnitzer Hütte, 2,328 m, 7 hours) and the Ludwigsburger Hütte (formerly Lehnerjochhütte, 8 hours). Summits accessible from the hut include the Südlicher Luibiskogel (3,112 m, 1¾ hours), Reiserkogel (3,090 m, 2 hours), Hauerseekogel (3,059 m, 1½–2 hours) and Nördlicher Luibiskogel (3,090 m, 2 hours).

The Hauerseehütte was originally built on 11 August 1929 by the Jung-Leipzig section of the German Alpine Club. At that time it was a substantial three-storey, catered Alpine Club hut. In 1947 an avalanche almost completely destroyed the building. The Ludwigsburg section of the German Alpine Club rebuilt the hut between 1966 and 1969, this time as a self-catering hut, which is how it has operated since. The hut is a necessary staging point on the middle Geigenkamm. Its season runs from the fourth week of June to the last weekend of September, during which it is continuously open and supervised; it is unsupervised in the pre- and post-season and closed in winter from mid-October to the end of May due to avalanche danger. The facilities consist of 15 mattress berths and some emergency berths, two gas cooking stations and a wood stove. Access is from Umhausen-Köfels (1,403 m) via the Höhenweg 911, Wurzbergalm, Leckalm, Innenbergalm and Woeckelwarte (4 hours), or from Längenfeld – Hauertal, Unterried, Oberried (3½–4 hours). Near the trail between Innerbergalm and the hut stands the Wöckelwarte, a hexagonal larch-wood shelter donated and built in 1927 by Franz Wöckel, then chairman of the Jung-Leipzig section. Transitions lead to the Frischmannhütte (2,192 m, 4 hours), Rüsselsheimer Hütte (formerly Neue Chemnitzer Hütte, 2,328 m, 7 hours) and Ludwigsburger Hütte (formerly Lehnerjochhütte, 8 hours). Summits accessible include the Südlicher Luibiskogel (3,112 m), Reiserkogel (3,090 m), Hauerseekogel (3,059 m) and Nördlicher Luibiskogel (3,090 m).

• 1969

  Reconstruction completed as a self-catering hut.

• 1966

  Reconstruction by the Ludwigsburg section began.

• 1947

  An avalanche almost completely destroyed the three-storey catered hut.

• 1929

  Hut built on 11 August by the Jung-Leipzig section of the German Alpine Club.

A self-catering Alpine Club hut serving as a necessary staging point on the middle Geigenkamm in the Ötztal Alps.

• Self-catering hut accommodation

• 15 mattress berths and emergency berths

• Two gas cooking stations and a wood stove

1. 1Hauerseehütte – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Hauerseehütte – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3Alpenverein Ludwigsburgalpenverein-ludwigsburg.de