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Country
  
Germany

Mountain range
  
Wetterstein

Built in
  
1894, extended 1925

Phone
  
+49 163 5542274

Administrative district
  
Bavaria

Location
  
Höllental

Address
  
82491 Grainau, Germany

Höllentalanger Hut

Elevation
  
1,381 m (4,531 ft) above sea level

Similar
  
Höllental, Höllentalferner, Knorr Hut, Reintalanger Hut, Münchner Haus

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The Höllentalanger Hut (1,381 m) is a managed hut owned by the German Alpine Club in the Wetterstein Mountains of Bavaria, in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The hut lies in a narrow defile between the Höllental-Blassen and Waxenstein-Riffelwand crest and is open from the end of May to mid-October. It has more than 80 bedspaces.

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History

The category 1 hut was built in 1894 and has had its present appearance since 1925 when it was extended. Since 2004 a completely new hut has been in planning. The cost of construction has been assessed by the German Alpine Club at € 2.3M. The new hut is intended to take the extreme avalanche situation in the Höllental into account. In addition it is intended to expand its overnight capacity. The winter room was closed by the authorities in 2004 or 2005 due to the avalanche danger in winter.

As part of the complete demolition the blockhouse, which is the original core of the hut, will be moved to the garden of the Alpine Museum in Munich.

Approaches

  • From Hammersbach and Obergrainau through the Höllental valley and the Höllental Gorge (ca. 2 hrs) or along the Stangensteig trail (2½ hrs).
  • From the Kreuzeckhaus over the Hupfleitenjoch saddle and the Knappenhäuser (2½ hrs, sure-footedness required).
  • From the Osterfelderkopf (top station of the Alpspitzbahn) over the Rinderscharte col (ca 4.5 hours) or over the Hupfleitenjoch saddle and Knappenhäuser (ca. 4 hours), for both routes sure-footedness is required).

    • Tours

  • to the Zugspitze (2,962 m) over the Höllentalferner (glacier crossing) in 5 hours,
  • to the Alpspitze (2,628 m) over the Matthaisenkar and the Grieskarscharte in 4 hours,

    • For both tours klettersteig experience is needed.

  • to the Großer Waxenstein (2,277 m) in 2 – 3 hours.
  • over the Riffelscharte (2,161 m) to the Eibsee (972 m) in 4 hours.

    • References

    Höllentalanger Hut Wikipedia
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