The Nördlinger Hut (german: Nördlinger Hütte) is an
Alpine Club hut belonging to the
German Alpine Club
The German Alpine Club (german: links=no, Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV for short) is the world's largest climbing association and the eighth-largest sporting association in Germany. It is a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation and the ...
that is situated at a height of south of the summit of the
Reither Spitze
The Reither Spitze is a mountain in the Karwendel in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol that, thanks to its location at the southwestern end of the Erlspitze Group, is particularly well known for its great views of the surrounding area from ...
in the
Austrian state of
Tyrol.
[''Seefeld Leutasch'' 1:25,000 hiking map, Wanderland-Verlag, 4th edn., 2011.]
Nördlinger Hütte
' at www.noerdlingerhuette.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016. It is thus the highest refuge hut in the entire
Karwendel range.
It is located in the westernmost part of the Karwendel Alps, the
Erlspitze Group, above the village and ski resort of
Seefeld. From the hut there are expansive views over the
Stubai Alps, the
Inn valley and the
Wetterstein Mountains.
Use
Thanks to its location and the many tour options that start here, the hut is popular with climbers and hikers as a base for tours over several days, for example crossings of the Karwendel and various summit ascents. It is also used as a destination for day trippers who reach it from the
top station of the Härmelekopf cable car. The hut is mainly used, however, as an important base for summit attempts, hut treks and occasional climbing tours. Due to the high risk of
avalanches in the surrounding area the hut is not suitable for
ski touring; it has no
winter room and is closed during the winter.
Summit ascents
*
Reither Spitze
The Reither Spitze is a mountain in the Karwendel in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol that, thanks to its location at the southwestern end of the Erlspitze Group, is particularly well known for its great views of the surrounding area from ...
() up its south flank, easy hut summit, time: 30 minutes.
*
Seefelder Spitze () via the Reither Spitze, challenging, time: 1½ hours.
*
Freiungen (), challenging, time: 1½ hours.
*
Kuhljochspitze () via the Freiungen mountain path, challenging, time: 2½ hours.
References
Literature
* Walter Klier:
Alpine Club Guide ''Karwendel alpin'', 15th edn., 2005, Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich,
* Dieter Gunn (1997). ''Around the Zugspitze'', Munich, Rother Verlag, pp. 94-96.
External links
Home page of the Nördlinger Hut
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Mountain huts in Tyrol (state)
Karwendel
Seefeld in Tirol