The Franz Senn Hut (german: Franz-Senn-Hütte) is a large and very popular Category I

alpine 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 ...

in the Stubai Alps owned by the

Austrian Alpine Club The Austrian Alpine Club (german: Österreichischer Alpenverein) has about 573,000 members in 196 sections and is the largest mountaineering organisation in Austria. It is responsible for the upkeep of over 234 alpine huts in Austria and neighbour ...

(''Österreichischer Alpenverein''). Reynolds, Kev (2009). ''Walking in Austria'', 1st ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 125, . It is a large, well-appointed hut, named after

Franz Senn Franz Xaverius Senn (19 March 1831 – 31 January 1884) was an Austrian priest and mountaineer who was among the first to promote alpinism and foster the early development of mountaineering in Tyrol. His concern for the poverty of his parishioners ...

. Access is from Oberiss in the

Oberbergtal The Oberbergtal is the largest tributary valley of the Stubaital, branching north above Milders and curving south-west to the road-head at OberIss. 2 hours up the path is the Franz Senn Hut. Location The Oberbergtal joins the main valley fro ...

off the Stubaital above Neustift.

History

The Franz Senn Hut was opened on 15 September 1885 having cost 3,000 florins. At the time it had accommodation for 37 people including 4 women. It was extended in 1907/08 to 20 beds and 60 shakedowns and again in 1932/33 to 80 beds and 80 sleeping places. During the Second World War a goods cableway was erected. In 1960 the hut's capacity was increased to 220. The hut was named after a mountaineering pastor.

Access

* By train: to

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

from there to

Fulpmes Fulpmes is a market town and a municipality in Stubaital, Tyrol, Austria. In 2015 it had a population of 4,250, of whom 14.5% did not have Austrian nationality. Fulpmes is the center of iron production in the area, and lies at the base of the Schl ...

(on the Stubai Valley railway) and from there by bus * By bus: to

Neustift im Stubaital Neustift im Stubaital is a municipality in the district Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is the third largest municipality of Tyrol in area. It is a major tourist centre, with more than 1 million overnight stays per year. Geogra ...

, village of Milders * By car: to Neustift im Stubaital

Ascent

* Neustift im Stubaital (1154 metre climb, duration: c. 4½ hours) * Oberiss Alm (402 metre climb, duration: c. 1½ hours)

Summits accessible from the Franz Senn Hut

* Ruderhofspitze (3,474 m), height difference 1327 m, duration c. 5 hours, high tour Walter Klier, Stubaier Alpen
Alpenvereinsführer
/ref>) * Lisenerspitze (3,230 m, height difference 1080 m, duration c. 3.5 hours, glacier tour)''Die Lüsenserspitze 3230m''
at www.franzsennhuette.at. Retrieved 5 Dec 2015. *

Lisenser Fernerkogel The Lisenser Fernerkogel (or Lüsener Fernerkogel) is a mountain in the Stubai Alps of Austria. Routes From the Franz Senn Hütte hut it is approximately 3½ hours mostly over glaciers and snow, with a small (100 m) easy rock scramble Scram ...

(3,266 m, height difference 1150 m, duration c. 4.5 hours, glacier tour) * Schafgrübler (2,921 m, height difference 780 m, duration c. 3 hours) * Rinnenspitze (3,003 m, height difference 850 m, duration 2.5 to 3 hours, sections of the summit ridge are secured) *

Östliche Seespitze The Östliche Seespitze is a mountain, , in the Stubai Alps in Austria. It belongs to the Alpeiner Mountains (''Alpeiner Berge'') and is their second highest peak after the Ruderhofspitze. In addition, it is the highest point in the chain that ...

(3,416 m), popular but challenging ski tour * Westliche Seespitze (3,355 m) * Wildes Hinterbergl, (3,288 m), much frequented ski tour

Transits

The hut is on the

Stubai Hohenweg The Stubai Hohenweg or Stubai highroute is a high-level footpath in Tyrol, Austria. It is approximately 80 km long, and a total ascent / descent of over 6,000 m. The trail can be completed in 8 or 9 days. It is designed to be a circular route ar ...

, an 8-day high level trail around the Stubai; neighbouring huts on the trail are the Starkenburger Hut and the

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Huts

* Amberger Hut (2,135 m, duration: c. 6 hours) * Neue Regensburger Hut (2,286 m, duration: c. 4 hours auf dem Stubaier Höhenweg) * Starkenburger Hut (2,237 m, duration: c. 7 hours auf dem Stubaier Höhenweg *

Adolf Pichler Hut Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in vari ...

(1,977 m, duration: c. 7 hours) * Westfalenhaus (2,273 m, duration: c. 6 hours) *

Potsdamer Hut Shandy is beer or cider mixed with a lemon or a lemon-lime flavored beverage. The citrus beverage, often called lemonade, may or may not be carbonated. The proportions of the two ingredients are adjusted to taste but are usually half lemonade ...

(2,020 m, duration: 5–7 hours)

Places

(993 m, duration: c. 4½ hours)

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Mountain huts in Tyrol (state)