Pinzgau Hut

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

Pinzgau Hut
Pinzgau Hut
Coordinates	47.322847°N 12.7191°E / 47.322847; 12.7191
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.sbg.at/pinzgauer-huette
Facilities
Beds/Bunks	32
Mattresses	14
Footnotes
Hut reference	TVN DAV

Location

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

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

• in summer from Piesendorf in 2 hours; from the Schmittenhöhe cable car in half an hour
  • crossing to the Bürgl Hut 6–7 hours
• in winter on touring skis, 2 hours
  • from Zell am See/Schüttdorf over the Areitbahn, ski downhill to the valley station of the Kapellenbahn, then 1 km

Summits

• Maurerkogel (2,074 m) 1½ hours[2]
• Gernkogel (2,175 m) 2½ hours.[2]

References

1. Reynolds, Kev. Walking in Austria. p. 201.
2. Pinzgauer Hütte at www.bergwelten.com. Retrieved 30 Mar 2018.

External links

• Österr.Karte 1:50.000, Schmittenhöhe to Maurerkogel