Pinzgau Hut
| Pinzgau Hut | |
|---|---|
  Pinzgau Hut | |
| Coordinates | 47°19′22″N 12°43′09″E / 47.322847°N 12.7191°E |
| Country | Austria |
| Administrative district | Salzburg |
| Mountain range | Kitzbühel Alps |
| Location | south of the Kessel wind gap (Kesselscharte) |
| Elevation | 1,700 m (5,577 ft) AA |
| Administration | |
| Hut type | TVN |
| Website | www |
| Facilities | |
| Beds/Bunks | 32 |
| Mattresses | 14 |
| Footnotes | |
| Hut reference | TVN DAV |
The Pinzgau Hut or Pinzgauer Hut[1] (German: Pinzgauer Hütte) is a mountain hut at 1,700 m (5,577 ft)[1] above sea level in the Kitzbühel Alps in Salzburg, Austria.
Location[edit]
The hut stands west of the Zellersee and Zell am See's local mountain, the Schmittenhöhe (1,965 m), below the Hahnkopf.[1] The hut lies in a large forest clearing just south of the Kessel wind gap (Kesselscharte) on the eastern section of the Pinzgau Ridgeway (Pinzgauer Spaziergang) on long-distance trail 02A, only 1½ km as the crow flies from the summit of the Schmittenhöhe and its upper cable car station.
Description[edit]
The Pinzgau Hut is managed by the Austrian Friends of Nature and has 46 places:[1] 6 twin and 5 four-bed rooms and 14 mattress spaces. It is open from the beginning of June to mid-October; and in winter from Christmas to mid-April.[1]
Approaches[edit]
- In summer, from Piesendorf in two hours; from the Schmittenhöhe cable car in half an hour
- Crossing to the Bürgl Hut six–seven hours
- In winter, on touring skis, two hours
- From Zell am See/Schüttdorf over the Areitbahn, ski downhill to the valley station of the Kapellenbahn, then one km