Nilljochhütte

Nilljochhütte
location	Virgental ; Tyrol , Austria ; Valley location:  Prägraten
Mountain range	Venediger group
Geographical location:	47 ° 1 '13 "  N , 12 ° 25' 16"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 1 '13 "  N , 12 ° 25' 16"  E
Altitude	1990  m above sea level A.
owner	Private
Construction type	Refuge
Usual opening times	Early May to late October
accommodation	30 beds, 0  camps
Web link	Homepage of the hut
Hut directory	ÖAV DAV

The Nilljochhütte (until the end of the 2008 season: Niljochhütte ) is a privately operated, managed refuge above the Virgental , in the Austrian East Tyrol . It is located on the southern flank of the Großvenediger massif ( 3657  m ) in the Hohe Tauern National Park . The house was rebuilt from 2009 to 2010 on the site of the old Niljochhütte and opened on June 19, 2010.

The hut is located below the Bonn-Matreier hut and can be used as a starting point for tours in the southern Venediger group such as. B. on the Wunspitze ( 3219  m ) can be used. A variant of the Venediger Höhenweg leads past the hut. The ascent from the Virgental to the Nilljochhütte is problem-free and easily accessible for children and seniors.

rise

• Prägraten , Wallhorn car park ( 1700  m ) in 45 minutes easy hike.
• Budam car park ( 1570  m ), 1 to 1½ hours, Virgen upper walls, only winter access.
• Virgen via the Marin car park ( 1350  m ) on a wide, private forest road to the hut in 2½ hours.

Transitions

• To the Bonn-Matreier hut ( 2750  m ) in 3 hours.
• To the Eisseehütte ( 2521  m ) in 4 hours.
• To the Bodenalm ( 1954  m ) in 1 hour.
• To the Sajathütte ( 2575  m ) in 3 hours.
• To the Gottschaunalm ( 1943  m ) in 1½ hours.

Mountaineering

• High Eichham , 3371  m , in 5½ hours
• Wunwand , 3061  m , in 4 hours
• Wunspitze , 3217  m , in 4½ hours
• Cowhide , 3190  m , in 3 hours

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Reopening of the Nilljochhütte. (PDF) In: Die Virger Zeitung - Official notices of the municipality of Virgen (summer 2010). Municipality of Virgen, p. 21 , accessed on April 29, 2020 .