Alpine Association huts Hochstubaihütte

Description

Highest mountain refuge in the Stubai Alps
German Alpine Club, Dresden Division

The highest mountain refuge in the Stubai Alps, the Hochstubaihütte offers wonderful views and is an excellent base for ambitious mountaineers wishing to explore the surrounding region. Most of the walks and hikes are challenging, so guests need not only the right level of fitness and experience for such mountain adventures but also the right equipment. Indeed, the approach to the hut itself is relatively challenging. The reward for all that hard work is a majestic panorama taking in countless peaks over 3,000 metres in altitude. The hut sleeps 40 guests, most in dormitories, and is open from early July until the middle of September. There is an emergency room which is kept open in winter.

How to get to the hut

From Gries im Sulztal in 7.5 hours, from Sölden in 5.5 hours, from Eisgrat (top of cable car) in 3.5 hours, from Windachtal/Fiegls Gasthaus in 4.75 hours

Walks and hikes in the area (walking time to summit)

Wilde Leck (3,361 metres), 3.25 hours, difficult
Windacher Daunkogel (3,351 metres), 1.5 hours, difficult
Stubaier Wildspitze (3,341 metres), 4 hours, difficult
Hoher Nebelkogel (3,211 metres), 15 minutes, difficult

Further huts in the area, long-distance hiking trails

Amberger Hütte, 3 hours
Dresdner Hütte, 4.5 hours
Hildesheimer Hütte, 3.5 hours
Siegerlandhütte, 5 hours
Brunnenkogelhaus, 4.25 hours

The Hochstubaihütte is located on the Ötztal Trek (Stage 5/6). It is also possible to access the Stubai High Trail via the Dresdner Hütte.