Alpine Association huts Badener Hütte

The Badener Hütte (2,608 metres) is an alpine hut run by the Austrian Alpine Club. It is located in the east of the Venediger Massif in the Hohe Tauern National Park in East Tirol.

Description

Pleasant mountain refuge on the Venice High Trail
Austrian Alpine Club, Baden near Vienna Division

The Badener Hütte is an alpine refuge offering its visitors fabulous views of some of the highest mountains in Austria. The sunny terrace overlooks the Venediger Massif and is the perfect place to relax after a challenging hike in the surrounding mountains. However, much of the walking around the hut is challenging, so visitors will need to have good overall fitness. Accommodation is available in beds and a dormitory with matresses on the floor. The hut is open from early July until mid-September. Walkers and hikers taking on the Venice High Trail can stop here for the night. Well known surrounding mountains: Kristallwand, Großvenediger, Wildenkogel.

How to get to the Badener Hütte

From Gruben through the Frosnitztal Valley: 5 hours
From Matreier Tauernhaus via Innergschlöss: 6.5 hours

Walks and hikes in the area

Kristallwand (3,329 metres), 3 hours, difficult
Weißspitze (3,300 metres), 3,5 hours, difficult
Großvenediger (3,674 metres), 5.5 hours, difficult
Innerer Knorrkogel (2,884 metres), 2 hours, intermediate
Wildenkogel (3,022 metres), 3.5 hours, intermediate

Further huts in the area, long-distance walking trails

Bonn-Matreier-Hütte, 4.5 hours
Neue Prager Hütte, 4.25 hours
Matreier Tauernhaus, 6 hours
Neue Fürther Hütte, 7 hours
Defreggerhaus, 4 hours

The Badener Hütte is located on the Venice High Trail. It is the finishing point for Stage 4 and the starting point for Stage 5 of the East Tirol Eagle Walk, a  long-distance walking trail. Some stages cross glaciers and are therefore only suitable for those with alpine experience.