The Ackerl Hut () is an

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in the

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. It is run by the

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and lies at a height of (according to other sources 1,456 m or 1,465 mAccording to the sign on the hut itself) below the south faces of the

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Facilities

It is a self-service hut with 15 mattresses that serves as a base for mountaineers and climbers. From June to September the Ackerl Hut is managed, at a least at weekends, otherwise it is not open and only accessible with an Alpine Club key.

Approaches

* From Hüttling/Prama (near Going) via the Graspoint Niederalm and Schleier Waterfall in 2 hours. * From Wochenbrunner Alm via the Gaudeamus Hut and along the Höhenweg trail in 2 hours. * From

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along the Adlerweg trail, (here known as the Wilder Kaiser Trail (''Steig'')) in 3 hours.

Crossings

Gaudeamus Hut The Gaudeamus Hut () is an Alpine club hut in the Kaisergebirge mountains in Tyrol. It is run by the Main-Spessart section of the German Alpine Club. Reynolds, Kev (2009). ''Walking in Austria'', 1st ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 265, . Location ...

(1,270 m) via the Wilder Kaiser Trail, duration: 1 hour *

Fritz Pflaum Hut The Fritz Pflaum Hut () is an Alpine club hut belonging to the Bayerland Section of the German Alpine Club, Reynolds, Kev (2009). ''Walking in Austria'', 1st ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 265, . located in the Kaisergebirge mountains in the Austri ...

(1,865 m) via the Ackerlspitze, difficult, duration: 5.5 hours *

(1,865 m) over the Wilder Kaiser Trail, Gildensteig and

Kleines Törl The Kleines Törl ("little gate") is a wind gap at an altitude of in the eastern part of the Kaisergebirge mountain range in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. Viewed from the village of Going to the south, it can be clearly distinguished as ...

, duration: 3.5 hours *

Grutten Hut The Grutten Hut () is an Alpine club hut situated at a height of 1620 metres in the Kaisergebirge in Tyrol, Austria. Reynolds, Kev (2009). ''Walking in Austria'', 1st ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 265, . It is owned by the Turner Alps Kränzchen ...

(1,620 m) over the Wilder Kaiser Trail and Jubiläumssteig, medium difficult, duration: 3 hours

Ascents

(2,231 m) in 2.5 hours *

(2,329 m) in 3 hours *

(2,253 m) in 3 hours

References

External links

Ackerl Hut on the Kaisergebirge home page
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