The Innsbrucker Hut (german: Innsbrucker Hütte) is a
mountain hut
A mountain hut is a building located high in the mountains, 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 or some organization d ...
in the
Stubai Alps at an altitude of in the
Gschnitz Valley, not far from the
Pinnisjoch. It is managed by the
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (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 ...
Tourist Club
section of the
Austrian Alpine Club
The Austrian Alpine Club (german: Österreichischer Alpenverein) has about 573,000 members in 196 sections and is the largest mountaineering organisation in Austria. It is responsible for the upkeep of over 234 alpine huts in Austria and neighbour ...
. The Innsbrucker Hütte is below the
Habicht
The Habicht is a mountain in the Stubai Alps of Austria. For a long time, the locals believed it to be the highest mountain in Tyrol, due to its prominence above the surrounding mountains. Despite what they thought, the highest peak in the Stubai ...
on the
Stubai Hohenweg
The Stubai Hohenweg or Stubai highroute is a high-level footpath in Tyrol, Austria. It is approximately 80 km long, and a total ascent / descent of over 6,000 m. The trail can be completed in 8 or 9 days. It is designed to be a circular route ar ...
and is often visited.
Access
The quickest route to the hut from the Gschnitz Valley is from the car park behind ''Gasthof Feuerstein'' (at ); this route takes about three hours and climbs over .
[''Innsbrucker Hütte'']
at tyrol.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022. An alternate route from Neder in the Stubai Valley (at ) through the Pinnis Valley takes approximately 4–5 hours
[ and passes four former Alpine pastures, the Herzebenalm, Issenangeralm, Pinnisalm and Karalm. It is possible to take a taxi as far as the Karalm (at ).
]
Further destinations
* The Bremer Hut is 6–7 hours from the Innsbrucker Hüttein 6 bis 7 Stunden
* The Elfer Hut is 3–4 hours away via the Pinnisjoch and the panorama path, or via the Elferspitze
Summits
The following summits may be reached from the hut:[
*]Habicht
The Habicht is a mountain in the Stubai Alps of Austria. For a long time, the locals believed it to be the highest mountain in Tyrol, due to its prominence above the surrounding mountains. Despite what they thought, the highest peak in the Stubai ...
(3,277 m), 3 hrs, difficult
*Glättespitze (3,133 m), 3.5 hrs, difficult
* Kalkwand (2,564 m), 1 hr, intermediate
* Ilmspitze (2,692 m) with medium-difficult '' klettersteig'', 2.75 hrs, difficult (rated C/D)
Innsbrucker Hütte mit Pinnisjoch und Kirchdachspitze.jpg, The Innsbrucker Hut with the Pinnisjoch and Kirchdachspitze
The Kirchdach, also Kirchdachspitze, is a mountain, , in the Stubai Alps in Tyrol, Austria.
Geography
The Kirchdach is the highest point on the ''Serleskamm'' ridge, which separates the valleys of Gschnitztal in the southeast from the Pinni ...
behind
Accommodation
The hut offers the following accommodation:[
* 30 multi-bed room bedspaces
* 70 mattress bedspaces
]
References
External links
Official website
Climb to the Innsbrucker Hut via the Pinnis valley
*
Innsbrucker Hut
' i
Historischen Alpenarchiv
der Alpenvereine in Deutschland, Österreich und Südtirol.
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Mountain huts in Tyrol (state)