The Innsbrucker Hut (german: Innsbrucker Hütte) is a

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in the

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at an altitude of in the Gschnitz Valley, not far from the Pinnisjoch. It is managed by the

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 ...

Tourist Club

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of the

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. The Innsbrucker Hütte is below the

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on the Stubai Hohenweg and is often visited.

Access

The quickest route to the hut from the Gschnitz Valley is from the car park behind ''Gasthof Feuerstein'' (at ); this route takes about three hours and climbs over .''Innsbrucker Hütte''
at tyrol.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022. An alternate route from Neder in the Stubai Valley (at ) through the Pinnis Valley takes approximately 4–5 hours and passes four former Alpine pastures, the Herzebenalm, Issenangeralm, Pinnisalm and Karalm. It is possible to take a taxi as far as the Karalm (at ).

Further destinations

* The Bremer Hut is 6–7 hours from the Innsbrucker Hüttein 6 bis 7 Stunden * The Elfer Hut is 3–4 hours away via the Pinnisjoch and the panorama path, or via the Elferspitze

Summits

The following summits may be reached from the hut: *

(3,277 m), 3 hrs, difficult *Glättespitze (3,133 m), 3.5 hrs, difficult * Kalkwand (2,564 m), 1 hr, intermediate * Ilmspitze (2,692 m) with medium-difficult ''

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'', 2.75 hrs, difficult (rated C/D) Innsbrucker Hütte mit Pinnisjoch und Kirchdachspitze.jpg, The Innsbrucker Hut with the Pinnisjoch and Kirchdachspitze behind

Accommodation

The hut offers the following accommodation: * 30 multi-bed room bedspaces * 70 mattress bedspaces

References

External links

Official website

Climb to the Innsbrucker Hut via the Pinnis valley
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Historischen Alpenarchiv
der Alpenvereine in Deutschland, Österreich und Südtirol. {{DEFAULTSORT:Innsbrucker Hutte Mountain huts in Tyrol (state)