Hesshütte
| Hesshütte ÖAV hut category I |
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 Hesshütte |
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| Mountain range | Ennstal Alps - Gesäuse | |
| Geographical location: | 47 ° 33 '43.6 " N , 14 ° 39' 12.3" E | |
| Altitude | 1699 m above sea level A. | |
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| owner | Alpine Association Austria of the PES | |
| Built | 1893 | |
| Construction type | hut | |
| Usual opening times | Late May to mid October | |
| accommodation | 45 beds, 85 camps , 10 emergency camps | |
| Winter room | 8 bearings | |
| Web link | Hesshütte | |
| Hut directory | ÖAV DAV | |
The Hesshütte (often also Heßhütte ) is an alpine club hut of the Alpenverein Austria section of the PES in the Ennstal Alps .
location
The Hesshütte is located on the Ennsecksattel between Hochtor and Hochzinödl in the Gesäuse mountains. It is a popular base for tours in the Hochtor group.
history
The hut was built in 1893 by the Alpine Society "Ennstaler". It is named after Heinrich Heß , the chairman of this society and developer of the Gesäuses .
Ascent
- Johnsbach - Hesshütte, walking time: 3 hours
- Gstatterboden - Hesshütte, walking time: 3½ hours ("Wasserfallweg")
Tours
The Hesshütte in front of the Hochtor
- Planspitze ( 2114 m ): walking time 2¾ hours
- Hochtor ( 2365 m ): walking time 2½ hours
- Hochzinödl ( 2191 m ): walking time 1¾ hours
Climbing opportunities
- Climbing garden at the hut
- Numerous routes in the Hochtorgruppe
Transition to other huts
- Mödlinger Hütte , walking time 5 hours
- Haindlkarhütte , walking time 4½ hours ("Peternpfad", climbing difficulty I-II )
- Ennstaler Hütte , walking time 5½ hours
literature
- Willi End : Gesäuse mountains. A guide for valleys, huts and mountains (= Alpine Club Guide. Nördliche Kalkalpen series. ). Bergverlag Rudolf Rother, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-7633-1248-X , RZ 58-66.
Web links
Commons : Hesshütte - Collection of images, videos and audio files
