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Ackerl Hut

Coordinates: 47°32′58″N 12°20′28″E / 47.54944°N 12.34111°E / 47.54944; 12.34111
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Ackerl Hut
View of the Kaiser Mountains from the Ackerl Hut
Ackerl Hut is located in Austria
Ackerl Hut
Ackerl Hut
Coordinates47°32′58″N 12°20′28″E / 47.54944°N 12.34111°E / 47.54944; 12.34111
CountryAustria
Administrative
district
Tyrol
Mountain rangeWilder Kaiser
Locationsouth of the Ackerlspitze
Nearest
settlement
Going
Elevation1,456 m (4,777 ft) AA
Administration
Hut typeOeAV self-service hut Category I
OwnerKitzbühel Section
Websitewww.alpenverein.at/kitzbuehel/Huetten/index.php?navid=9
Facilities
Mattresses15
AccommodationAC key
Opening timessupervised at weekends from June to October
Footnotes
Hut referenceOeAV DAV

The Ackerl Hut (German: Ackerlhütte) is an Alpine club hut in the Wilder Kaiser mountains in Austria. It is run by the Kitzbühel section of the Austrian Alpine Club and lies at a height of 1,455 metres (4,774 ft)[1] (according to other sources 1,456 m[2] or 1,465 m[3]) below the south faces of the Regalmspitze, Ackerlspitze and Maukspitze.

Facilities

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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

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  • 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 St. Johann in Tirol along the Adlerweg trail, (here known as the Wilder Kaiser Trail (Steig)) in 3 hours.

Crossings

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  • Gaudeamus Hut (1,270 m) via the Wilder Kaiser Trail, duration: 1 hour
  • Fritz Pflaum Hut (1,865 m) via the Ackerlspitze, difficult, duration: 5.5 hours
  • Fritz Pflaum Hut (1,865 m) over the Wilder Kaiser Trail, Gildensteig and Kleines Törl, duration: 3.5 hours
  • Grutten Hut (1,620 m) over the Wilder Kaiser Trail and Jubiläumssteig, medium difficult, duration: 3 hours

Ascents

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References

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  1. ^ Österreichische Karte 1:50,000 series.
  2. ^ According to the Kitzbühel Alpine Club Branch. Retrieved 17 Oct 2014.
  3. ^ According to the sign on the hut itself
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