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Alpine Huts and Shelters

This collection features essential mountain accommodation within the Hohe Tauern National Park, centered around the Grossglockner. It includes Austria's highest refuge, the Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte at 3,454 meters, alongside historic Alpine Club (ÖAV) huts like the Salmhütte. The list spans from fully-serviced mountain inns accessible via the High Alpine Road to remote emergency bivouac boxes in the Schober Group, providing critical shelter for mountaineers and hikers traversing these high-altitude glaciated landscapes.

Alpine Huts and Shelters – Mapa

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Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte

Austria's highest mountain hut at 3,454 meters. Located on the Adlersruhe, it serves as the primary base for the final ascent of the Grossglockner.

Survivors' GroßglocknerTour 2009 / CC BY 2.0

B

Salmhütte

Alpine refuge situated at 2,644 meters in the Glockner Group, managed by the Vienna section of the Austrian Alpine Club.

C

Glocknerhaus

Mountain inn located along the Grossglockner High Alpine Road, managed by the Klagenfurt section of the Austrian Alpine Club.

D

Spatzl Alm

Regional restaurant and alpine hut offering traditional mountain cuisine.

E

Alpengasthof "Alter Pocher"

Mountain restaurant and alpine hut located in the Fleißtal valley.

F

Karl-Volkert-Haus

Mountain hut located near the Grossglockner High Alpine Road at an altitude of 2,140 meters.

G

Elberfelder Hütte

Alpine hut in the Schober Group, managed by the German Alpine Club's Elberfeld section.

H

Otto-Umlauft-Biwak

Emergency bivouac box at the Krumlkeeskopfscharte, managed by the Klagenfurt section of the Austrian Alpine Club.

I

Gösnitzkopf-Biwak

Bivouac shelter located in the Schober Group on the border between East Tyrol and Carinthia.

J

Gernot-Röhr-Biwak

High-altitude bivouac box managed by the Lienz section of the Austrian Alpine Club.

K

Glocknerbiwak

Emergency bivouac shelter located within the high-altitude Glockner Group.

L

Bricciuskapelle

Mountain chapel and shelter located along the Haritzersteig hiking trail.

M

Oberwalderhütte

Category I mountain hut situated on the Großer Burgstall at 2,973 meters, managed by the Austria section of the ÖAV.

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Heiligenblut Nationalpark Lodge

Public transport stop and shelter serving the National Park Lodge in Heiligenblut.