Kaindl Hut

Kaindl Hut
Kaindl Hut
Kaindl Hut (Austria)
Coordinates 47°33′58″N 12°13′54″E / 47.56611°N 12.23167°E / 47.56611; 12.23167Coordinates: 47°33′58″N 12°13′54″E / 47.56611°N 12.23167°E / 47.56611; 12.23167
Country Austria
Elevation 1,318 m (4,324 ft) AA
Administration
Hut type privat Hut Category I
Owner Michael Gruber
Website www.kaindlhuette.com
Facilities
Beds/Bunks 27
Mattresses 20
Opening times beginning of May to beginning of November
Footnotes
Hut reference OeAV DAV

The Kaindl Hut (German: Kaindlhütte) is a privately run mountain hut at a height of 1,293 metres (4,242 ft) in the Kaisergebirge mountains in the Austrian state of Tyrol.

Location

The Kaindl Hut lies in the western part of the Kaisergebirge on an Alpine meadow, the Steinbergalm, and at the foot of the Zettenkaiser, Scheffauer and Hackenköpfe mountains. North of the Kaindl Hut is the rather unimpressive Gamskogel (1,448 m) and the wooded ridge of the Brentenjoch. The hut is located in the Wilder Kaiser nature reserve.

Access

Approaches

There are several possible approaches to the Kaindl Hut:

The chair lift to Brentenjoch, from where the hut is reached in 40 minutes with little elevation gain, has been suspended until further notice since 2012.

Crossings

Tour options

To the north is a gently sloping valley bowl, that is surrounded by rolling grass-covered mountains (‘’Grasbergen’’). Here there are many scenic and easy walks. Destinations, which can be taken in as part of a full day’s round trip, are the Brentenjoch, Gamskogel and Brandkogel. To the south, by contrast, are the jagged rock faces of the Wilder Kaiser.

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