The Franz Senn Hut () is a large and very popular Category I

alpine hut A mountain hut is a building located at high elevation, in mountainous terrain, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by an Alpine Club ...

in the

Stubai Alps The Stubai Alps (, ) is a mountain range in the Central Eastern Alps of Europe. It derives its name from the Stubaital valley to its east and is located southwest of Innsbruck, Austria. Several peaks form the border between Austria and Italy. The ...

owned by the

Austrian Alpine Club The Austrian Alpine Club () has about 700,000 members in 194 sections and is the largest mountaineering organisation in Austria. It is responsible for the upkeep of over 234 alpine huts in Austria and neighbouring countries. It also maintains ove ...

(''Österreichischer Alpenverein''). Reynolds, Kev (2009). ''Walking in Austria'', 1st ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 125, . It is a large, well-appointed hut, named after

Franz Senn Franz Xaverius Senn (19 March 1831 – 31 January 1884) was an Austrian priest and mountaineer who was among the first to promote alpinism and foster the early development of mountaineering in Tyrol. His concern for the poverty of his parishioners ...

. Access is from Oberiss in the

Oberbergtal The Oberbergtal is the largest tributary valley of the Stubaital, branching north above Milders and curving south-west to the road-head at OberIss. 2 hours up the path is the Franz Senn Hut. Location

The Oberbergtal joins the main valley f ...

off the

Stubaital The Stubai Valley or Stubaital () is an alps, alpine valley in Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria. It is the central valley of the Stubai Alps. The river Ruetz (river), Ruetz flows through the valley. This 35-km long valley runs in northeastern dire ...

above Neustift.

History

The Franz Senn Hut was opened on 15 September 1885 having cost 3,000 florins. At the time it had accommodation for 37 people including 4 women. It was extended in 1907/08 to 20 beds and 60 shakedowns and again in 1932/33 to 80 beds and 80 sleeping places. During the Second World War a goods cableway was erected. In 1960 the hut's capacity was increased to 220. The hut was named after a mountaineering pastor.

Access

* By train: to

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...

from there to

Fulpmes Fulpmes is a market town and a municipality in Stubaital, Tyrol, Austria. In 2015 it had a population of 4,250, of whom 14.5% did not have Austrian nationality. Fulpmes is the center of iron production in the area, and lies at the base of the Schl ...

(on the Stubai Valley railway) and from there by bus * By bus: to

Neustift im Stubaital Neustift im Stubaital is a municipality in the district Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the third largest municipality of Tyrol in area. It is a major tourist centre, with more than 1 million overnight stays per year. Geogra ...

, village of Milders * By car: to Neustift im Stubaital

Ascent

* Neustift im Stubaital (1154 metre climb, duration: c. 4½ hours) * Oberiss Alm (402 metre climb, duration: c. 1½ hours)

Summits accessible from the Franz Senn Hut

Ruderhofspitze At the Ruderhofspitze is the fourth highest mountain in the Stubai Alps in Austria. It is part of the Alpein Mountains (''Alpeiner Berge'') and lies in the Austrian state of Tyrol. As a result of its topographic isolation and good all-round view ...

(3,474 m), height difference 1327 m, duration c. 5 hours, high tour Walter Klier, Stubaier Alpen
Alpenvereinsführer
/ref>) * Lisenerspitze (3,230 m, height difference 1080 m, duration c. 3.5 hours, glacier tour)''Die Lüsenserspitze 3230m''
at www.franzsennhuette.at. Retrieved 5 Dec 2015. * Lisenser Fernerkogel (3,266 m, height difference 1150 m, duration c. 4.5 hours, glacier tour) * Schafgrübler (2,921 m, height difference 780 m, duration c. 3 hours) * Rinnenspitze (3,003 m, height difference 850 m, duration 2.5 to 3 hours, sections of the summit ridge are secured) *

Östliche Seespitze The Östliche Seespitze is a mountain, , in the Stubai Alps in Austria. It belongs to the Alpeiner Mountains (''Alpeiner Berge'') and is their second highest peak after the Ruderhofspitze. In addition, it is the highest point in the chain that ...

(3,416 m), popular but challenging ski tour * Westliche Seespitze (3,355 m) * Wildes Hinterbergl, (3,288 m), much frequented ski tour

Transits

The hut is on the Stubai Hohenweg, an 8-day high level trail around the Stubai; neighbouring huts on the trail are the Starkenburger Hut and the New Regensburg Hut.

Huts

* Amberger Hut (2,135 m, duration: c. 6 hours) * Neue Regensburger Hut (2,286 m, duration: c. 4 hours auf dem Stubaier Höhenweg) * Starkenburger Hut (2,237 m, duration: c. 7 hours auf dem Stubaier Höhenweg * Adolf Pichler Hut (1,977 m, duration: c. 7 hours) * Westfalenhaus (2,273 m, duration: c. 6 hours) * Potsdamer Hut (2,020 m, duration: 5–7 hours)

History

Access

Ascent

Summits accessible from the Franz Senn Hut

Transits

Huts

Places

See also

References

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