Vorderkaiserfelden Hut

Vorderkaiserfelden Hut
Vorderkaiserfelden Hut
	The Vorderkaiserfelden Hut
	Vorderkaiserfelden Hut
Coordinates	47°36′21″N 12°14′21″E / 47.60583°N 12.23917°E
Country	Austria
Elevation	1,384 m (4,541 ft) AA
Administration
Hut type	DAV Hut Category I
Owner	DAV Oberland branch (Munich)
Website	www.vorderkaiserfelden.com
Facilities
Beds/Bunks	30
Mattresses	50
Opening times	Open all-year round, works holidays at Easter and in December
Footnotes
Hut reference	DAV

The Vorderkaiserfelden Hut (Template:Lang-de) is an alpine hut in the Kufstein district, Austria. It is located at 1,384 metres (4,541 ft) on the southwest slope of the Zahmer Kaiser below the Naunspitze and high above the Kaisertal valley in the Kaisergebirge mountain range. It has a good view over the Inn valley and Kufstein and across to the Mangfall Mountains and the Wilder Kaiser.

The hut is managed by the German Alpine Club's Oberland section. It has 64 communal bunks, 31 beds, and a "suite" for a couple in love.

The Vorderkaiserfelden Hut is open year-round except three weeks in December and after Easter. It can be accessed from Kufstein, the hike takes about 2.5 hours, or from Ebbs, also within about 2.5 hours.

Already in 1889, a hut with 6 communal bunks and 14 beds existed.

Access

by bus from Munich in 1h 15min to Kufstein station
by bus from Kufstein station on line 4030 to Sparchen or to Ebbs/Reit "Cafe Zacherl"
by car to the payment car park at the entrance to the Kaisertal valley in the Kufstein suburb of Sparchen.

Approaches

from Kufstein-Sparchen via Sparchenstiege, Veitenhof and Rietzaualm in 2.5 hours.
from Ebbs/Reit via the "Musikantenweg" (No.811) in 3 hours.
from the Gasthof "Zur Schanze" via the Rietzaualm in 2.5 hours.

Crossings

Stripsenjochhaus (1,577 m) via Höhenweg, Hochalm and Feldalm saddle, duration: 4 hours
Anton Karg Haus and Hans Berger Haus via the Hechleitenalm, easy, duration: 2 hours

Ascents

Naunspitze (1,633 m), medium, duration: 45 minutes
Petersköpfl (1,745 m), medium, duration: 1 hour
Pyramidenspitze (1,998 m), via the Zahmer Kaiser plateau, medium, duration: 2.5 hours
Pyramidenspitze (1,998 m), via Hinterkaiserfeldenalm, medium, duration: 2.5 hours
Vordere Kesselschneid (2,002 m), via Höhenweg, Ochsweidkar cirque, medium, duration: 3 hours
Route to the Zahmer Kaiser over the Pyramidenspitze with descent through the Winkelkar cirque to Durchholzen.
various climbing routes on the Naunspitze, the Petersköpfl and the Steingrubenwand as well as the Heimköpfl climbing garden (Klettergarten).