The Heidelberger Hut (

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: ''Heidelberger Hütte'') is a

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 ...

located in the

Silvretta The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tirol, Vorarlberg (both in Austria) and Graubünden ( Switzerland). The Austrian states of Tirol and Vorarlberg are connected by a pass road ( Silvretta Hochalpenst ...

in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It lies at an altitude of 2,264 metres above sea level in the

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. The hut was built between 1887 and 1889 by the

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division of the German Alpine Club (DAV), which has operated it since. Since 1910, the hut has been a popular destination for winter sports as well. Major expansions were finished in 1963 and again in 1979.

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,
The Swiss Alps
', p. 413, Cicerone Heidelberger hut is easily accessible from

Ischgl Ischgl () is a town in the Paznaun valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Its ski resort is connected with that of Samnaun across the border in Switzerland to form one of the largest in the Alps. Ischgl was a major hotspot of the COVID-19 pandem ...

, Austria, by a road through the Fimbatal, which south of the Austrian-Swiss border is named Val Fenga. On the other hand, the quickest routes from a Swiss settlement are about 5 hour hikes from either

Ramosch Ramosch is a former municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2013 the municipalities of Ramosch and Tschlin merged to form the new municipality of Valsot.Samnaun Samnaun ( rm, Samignun) is a high Alpine village and a valley at the eastern end of Switzerland and a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History The valley was first used as a seasonal m ...

via the 2539 m Zeblasjoch and 2752 m Fuorcla da Val Gronda. The hut is therefore supplied from Ischgl and staffed by Austrians.

References

* Swisstopo maps

External links

Mountainbike Tour:Ischgl - Heidelberger Hut - Fimberpass - Sur En
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