The Reintalanger Hut (1,366 m) is an

Alpine Club hut Alpine club huts () or simply club huts (''Clubhütten'') form the majority of the over 1,300 mountain huts in the Alps and are maintained by branches, or sections, of the various Alpine clubs. Although the usual English translation of ''Hütte'' i ...

in the

Wetterstein Mountains The Wetterstein mountains (), colloquially called Wetterstein, is a mountain group in the Northern Limestone Alps within the Eastern Alps, crossing the Austria–Germany border. It is a comparatively compact range located between Garmi ...

at the head of the Reintal valley. The River Partnach has its source in the vicinity. West of the hut the valley floor climbs steeply up to the plateau of the ''

Zugspitzplatt The Zugspitze ( , ; ), at above Normalhöhennull, sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains and the highest mountain in Germany. It lies south of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, and the Austria–Germany border ...

'' below Germany's highest mountain. The hut belongs to the Munich section of the

German Alpine Club The German Alpine Club (, DAV for short) is the world's largest climbing association and the eighth-largest sporting association in Germany. It is a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation and the competent body for sport and competiti ...

and the administrative district of

Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; ) is an Northern Limestone Alps, Alpine mountain resort, ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district), district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ...

. It was built in 1912''Reintalangerhütte 1369 m''
at www.alpenverein-muenchen-oberland.de. Retrieved 30 Mar 2018. and is a Category 1 hut. The house has 132 bedspaces and is managed from the end of May to mid-October.

History

The use of the pasture of the Reintalangeralm is discernible as early as 1485. It was often used by Tyrolese subjects from the

Leutasch Leutasch is a municipality in the northern part of the district Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol about 30 km northwest of Innsbruck and 10 km northwest of Seefeld in Tirol Geography The village lies in the Leutaschtal, ...

, who drove their cattle there via the Ehrwalder Gatterl.Johannes Haslauer: ''"Nur für sehr geübte Steiger" Voralpinistische Annäherungen an das Wettersteingebirge und die Zugspitze.'' In: ''Alpenvereinsjahrbuch Berg 2010.'' Vol. 134, 2010, p. 166.

Description

The hut sits above the wide, rock-strewn riverbed of the

Partnach The Partnach is an mountain river in Bavaria, Germany. It rises at a height of on the Zugspitze Massif. The Partnach is fed by meltwaters from the Schneeferner glacier some higher up. The glacier's meltwaters seep into the karsty bedrock and ...

at a height of around 1,370 metres in a "glorious location with magnificent views"Bourne Grant and Sabine Körner-Bourne. ''Walking in the Bavarian Alps'', 3rd edn. Milnthorpe: Cumbria, 2012, p. 139. of the Gatterlköpfe, Plattspitzen and Kleinwanner. By tradition, overnight visitors are roused by a musical wake-up call.

Approaches

*from the glacier station of ''Sonn Alpin'' on the

Bavarian Zugspitze Railway The Bavarian Zugspitze Railway () is one of four rack railways still working in Germany, along with the Wendelstein Railway, the Drachenfels Railway and the Stuttgart Rack Railway. The metre gauge line runs from Garmisch in the centre of Garmi ...

via the Knorr Hut (ca. 2 hours descent). *from the Partenkirchen Ski Stadium through the

Partnach Gorge The Partnach Gorge () is a deep gorge that has been incised by a mountain stream, the Partnach, in the Reintal valley near the south German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The gorge is long and, in places, over deep. It was designated a natur ...

and the Reintal valley (ca. 5 hours) *from the Kreuzeckhaus along the lower Bernadeinweg path, the Bock Hut and through the Reintal (4½ hours, sure-footedness required)

Crossings

* Knorr Hut (2 hrs.) *via the Bock Hut and lower Bernardeinweg to the Kreuzeckhaus (5–6 hours) *via the Mauerscharte col,

Stuiben Hut Stuiben is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of G ...

and Lower Bernadeinweg to the Kreuzeckhaus (so-called Schützensteig; 5½ hours; alpine experience,

sure-footedness Sure-footedness is the ability, especially when hiking or mountain climbing, to navigate difficult or rough terrain safely. Such situations place demands on a person's coordination and reserves of strength as well as requiring sufficient appreciati ...

head for heights To have a head for heights means that one has no acrophobia (irrational fear of heights), and is also not particularly prone to fear of falling or suffering from vertigo (the spinning sensation that can be triggered, for example, by looking down ...

and navigation skills required) *via the Bock Hut to the Oberreintal Hut (3 hrs.) *via the Bock Hut, Oberreintal and Schachenhaus (4 hrs.) to the Meiler Hut (6 hours; sure-footedness required)

Climbing routes

*For climbers the highest Wetterstein face, the 1,400 metre high Hochwanner north face, has several options.

Gallery

File:Reintal-von-unterhalb-platt.jpg, The Reintal valley and Reintalanger Hut from the west

References

External links

Munich Section of the DAV
{{Authority control Buildings and structures completed in 1912 Mountain huts in Germany Wetterstein Buildings and structures in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district) 1912 establishments in Germany