Hochleckenhaus

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Hochleckenhaus
ÖAV hut  category  I
South view of the Hochleckenhaus

South view of the Hochleckenhaus

Mountain range Hell Mountains
Geographical location: 47 ° 49 '44.3 "  N , 13 ° 36' 19.7"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 49 '44.3 "  N , 13 ° 36' 19.7"  E
Altitude 1574  m above sea level A.
Hochleckenhaus (Upper Austria)
Hochleckenhaus
owner ÖAV - Vöcklabruck section
Built 1925
Construction type hut
Usual opening times Sunday before Easter until the end of October
accommodation 32 beds, 62  camps , 13 emergency camps
Winter room 10  bearings
Hut directory ÖAV DAV

The Hochleckenhaus is a shelter of the Austrian Alpine Association on the western high plateau of the Höllengebirge in the Upper Austrian part of the Salzkammergut . It is named at 1574  m above sea level. A. located shelter after the 1691 m high Hochleckenkogel , about one kilometer to the east, popularly known as "Hochlecken".

History

In 1910, Anton Petrina, head of the Vöcklabruck section, created a building fund for the purpose of building a refuge in the Höllengebirge. After the desired plot of land for the Hochleckenhaus with a view of the Attersee and the Traunsee was found in 1923 , construction began in 1924 and the building material was transported from the 831 m high Aubodenhütte to the site at 1,574 m. In the autumn of 1925 the opening ceremony took place with a lot of celebrities and over 700 guests and in the same year the section was able to acquire the hut property, which was initially leased from the federal forestry. 10 years later, in 1935, the house was expanded due to the large number of people and again in 1977 by adding a wing on the east side.

The 2,200 m long material ropeway from the Tafelklause to the Hochleckenhaus was built in 1965 and renewed in 1981. In the same year, a photovoltaic test system from OKA (now Energie AG ) was installed. This photovoltaic system was expanded in 2010 to a total output of 7 kW. In September 2013, a radio link for broadband internet was set up, which means that a new telephone system and a high-resolution webcam for the homepage can be operated via WiFi. In the same year, due to stricter fire protection regulations and the associated exorbitant renovation costs, the mattress store on the top floor was closed, which halved the number of overnight stays.

In the 90s, the Hochleckenhaus was closed for a short time due to sewage problems, as the sewage treatment plant was not working satisfactorily. As a result, a 3-kilometer sewer was built into the valley in 1994.

Gertrudenglocke

In the winter of 1951, during a school excursion, the group got into mountain difficulties due to heavy snowdrifts and narrowly escaped a disaster. Due to this incident, a small wooden bell tower was built on the west side of the house in 1952 and the "Gertrudenglocke" - named after the daughter of the deserving chairman - was hung in it. It is poured from the bell dish that was left over when the famous Pummerin of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna was re-cast . Since then, its sound has been showing overdue mountaineers the way in bad weather and fog.

Ascent

  • From the Taferlklause ( 800  m ) through the Aurachkar in approx. 2 hours
  • From the Kienklause ( 621  m ) in approx. 2½ hours
  • From the Vorderen Langbathsee over the Schafluckensteig and the Brunnkogel in approx. 4 hours
  • From Weißenbach am Attersee ( 500  m ) via Schoberstein , Mahdlgupf , Dachsteinblick, Brennerin in approx. 5 hours
  • From the forestry office ( 500  m ) over the Brennerriesensteig and the Brennerin in approx. 4½ hours

Well-known hiking destinations in the vicinity of the house

Transitions

Particularly attractive, both in summer and in winter, is the crossing of the Höllengebirge, where the house is a base. The closest base is the Rieder Hut in the Feuerkogel area .

Web links

Commons : Hochleckenhaus  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying (AustriaMap): Hochleckenhaus . The Alpine Club itself gives an altitude of 1572.
  2. ↑ a b c Gudrun and Herta Wallentin: Alpine history in a nutshell - Steinbach am Attersee ( online ); Austrian Alpine Club, Innsbruck 2010
  3. ^ Hochleckenhaus: house chronicle ; accessed on Oct. 15, 2018