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Kufstein Kufstein (; Central Bavarian: ''Kufstoa'') is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the administrative seat of Kufstein District. With a population of about 19,600 it is the second largest Tyrolean town after the state capital Innsbruck. The great ...

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Tirol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

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Kaisergebirge The Kaiser Mountains (german: Kaisergebirge, meaning ''Emperor Mountains'') are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps. Its main ridges – are the Zahmer Kaiser and south of it the Wilder Kaiser. The mountains are s ...

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mountain hut A mountain hut is a building located high in the mountains, generally accessible only by foot, intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers and hikers. Mountain huts are usually operated by an Alpine Club or some organization d ...

, 1,270 metres high, in the

mountains in Austria above the town of

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

Location

The Weinbergerhaus is located on the Brentenjoch saddle in the

Wilder Kaiser The Kaiser Mountains (german: Kaisergebirge, meaning ''Emperor Mountains'') are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps and Eastern Alps. Its main ridges – are the Zahmer Kaiser and south of it the Wilder Kaiser. The mountains are s ...

nature reserve in the Kaisergebirge. For that reason the mountain hut used to be called the Brentenjoch Hut. Towards the west the view takes in the

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, Kufstein and

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, and, to the north in clear weather,

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can be made out. To the east of the Weinbergerhaus is the ''Gamskogel'' peak (1448 m) and a rolling alm where dairy cows graze in the summer. To the south the rugged crags of the Wilder Kaiser form an impressive backdrop against the light, especially at sunrise and sunset.

Access

*by car via the A12 (Austria) or A93 (Germany) to the Kufstein Nord exit and then to the valley station of the Kaiserlift or to the car park in Kufstein Mitterndorf at the edge of the wood. *by rail to Kufstein station and then on foot to the start of the climbing path in Mitterndorf or the

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memorial (both 15 min) or by town bus to the Meraner Straße bus stop, a few minutes walk from the Kaiserlift valley station.

Approaches

*on the Kaiserlift to the top station at Brentenjoch (only May–October) and a ten-minute walk *from Kufstein-Sparchen (501 m) through the ''Duxeralm'' and along the Adler Way (''Adlerweg'') in 1½ hours *from the

memorial (Kienbach) along the Elfenhain (trail) to the ''Duxeralm'' and along the Schneerosen Way (''Schneerosenweg'', trail) and the Panorama Way (''Panoramaweg'') in 2½ hours *from the centre of Kufstein and Mitterndorf via the ''Berghaus Aschenbrenner'' and the Panorama Way in 2½ hours

Crossings

*along the Adler Way to the

Kaindl Hut The Kaindl Hut (german: Kaindlhütte) is a privately run mountain hut at a height of in the Kaiser mountains in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Location The Kaindl Hut lies in the western part of the Kaiser on an Alpine meadow, the ''Steinbergalm' ...

(easy, 1 hour) *over the Gamskogel (1,449 m) to the Kaindl Hut (trail, 1½ hours) *along the Bettler Trail (''Bettlersteig'') to

Anton Karg Haus The Anton Karg Haus, formerly the Neue Hinterbärenbad Hut, is an Alpine club hut belonging to the Kufstein Section of the Austrian Alpine Club in the Kaisergebirge mountains in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The hut is named after the co-founde ...

(Hinterbärenbad) in the

Kaisertal The Kaisertal (formerly ''Sparchental'') is a striking mountain valley between the mountain chains of the Zahmer and Wilder Kaiser in Austria's Kaisergebirge range in the Tyrol. In the ravine (''Sparchenklamm'') on the valley floor flows the str ...

valley (2½ hours) From the Kaindl Hut or the Anton Karg Haus the trip may be extended into worthwhile circular or multi-day tours (of all levels of difficulty).

Summer sport

*The Weinbergerhaus may be reached by mountain bike from Kufstein-Mitterndorf on two trails, either via ''Berghaus Aschenbrenner'' or the ''Duxeralm''. There is also a round trip, that can be extended with a short spur to the Kaindl Hut. *The same trails are used by

fell runner Fell running, also sometimes known as hill running, is the sport of running and racing, off-road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty. The name arises from the origins of the English sport o ...

s. *It is also possible to

paraglide Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like 'po ...

from the Weinbergerhaus.

Winter sport

* There is a

toboggan A toboggan is a simple sled traditionally used by children. It is also a traditional form of transport used by the Innu and Cree of northern Canada. In modern times, it is used on snow to carry one or more people (often children) down a hill o ...

run through the Brentenjoch to the Duxeralm. From there via Waldkapelle to Mitterndorf or via the ski piste to the Hinterduxer Hof and then along the toboggan run to Sparchen (note when it is closed!). *From the Weinbergerhaus there is an unprepared, but avalanche-safe ski piste down to the car park of the Kaiserlift, which may also be ascended by

ski tour Ski touring is skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or unpatrolled areas. Touring is typically done off-piste and outside of ski resorts, and may extend over a period of more than one day. It is similar to backcountry skiing but excludes the u ...

ists.

Literature

* Kompass Wander-, Bike- und Skitourenkarte 09; Kufstein, Walchensee, St. Johann in Tirol; 1:25000

External links

Franz Weinberger
Mountain huts in Tyrol (state) Kaiser Mountains