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Country
  
Austria

Mountain range
  
Wilder Kaiser

Elevation
  
1,456 m (4,777 ft) AA

Administrative district
  
Tyrol

Nearest settlement
  
Going

Ackerl Hut

Location
  
south of the Ackerlspitze

Address
  
Am Kaiser 192, 6353 Sonnseite, Austria

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) (according to other sources 1,456 m or 1,465 m) below the south faces of the Regalmspitze, Ackerlspitze and Maukspitze.

Contents

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

    • Crossings

  • 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

  • Maukspitze (2,231 m) in 2.5 hours
  • Ackerlspitze (2,329 m) in 3 hours
  • Regalmspitze (2,253 m) in 3 hours

    • References

    Ackerl Hut Wikipedia
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