Arrival by public transport
Linie: 4102, Haltestelle: Schlegeis Stausee
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The simple gabled roof house stands out - a little above the steep slope and out of the conventional hut architecture. As Adolf Loos once did, the architects have left the picturesque to the mountains and the sun.
The easiest ascent to the spectacular Olpererhütte: from the Schlegeis reservoir uphill on good, not exposed paths for about one and a half hours. The hut is a base for many long-distance hiking and high-altitude trails and the starting point for spectacular mountain ascents, but it is also good to linger on the sun terrace beneath the third highest peak in the Zillertal Alps and simply enjoy nature and the present.
From the parking lot at Schlegeis reservoir, you begin your hike on trail No. 502, which winds its way through the forest in switchbacks. Passing through scrub pines, you follow the trail along the Riepenbach. Soon, you'll cross the tree line and catch sight of your destination, Olpererhütte, 2.389 m in the distance. After crossing the Riepenbach, the trail continues over grassy slopes, winding up in final switchbacks to Olpererhütte, 2.389 m. For the return journey, you can either take the same path or descend via the "Neumarkter Runde" on Trail No. 535.
Linie: 4102, Haltestelle: Schlegeis Stausee
www.mayrhofen.at/fahrplaene
Hüttenwanderung: Ginzling Schlegeis Stausee - Olpererhütte
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