Schwarzwasserhütte

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Schwarzwasserhütte
DAV hut  category  I
Schwarzwasserhütte
location Schwarzwasseralpe; Vorarlberg , Austria ; Valley location:  Hirschegg
Mountain range Allgäu Alps
Geographical location: 47 ° 19 '52 "  N , 10 ° 5' 14"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 19 '52 "  N , 10 ° 5' 14"  E
Altitude 1620  m above sea level A.
Schwarzwasserhütte (Vorarlberg)
Schwarzwasserhütte
owner Swabia section of the DAV
Built 1914-1920
Construction type hut
Development Material ropeway
Usual opening times Whitsun to mid-October, Christmas to mid-March
accommodation 40 beds, 30  camps , 10 emergency camps
Winter room No winter room , self-catering hut with 12 camps (key at the hut host during catering times)dep1
Web link Site of the hut
Hut directory ÖAV DAV

The Schwarzwasserhütte of the Swabian section of the German Alpine Club is 1620  m above sea level. A. Höhe in the Allgäu Alps , surrounded by Steinmandl, Grünhorn and Hohem Ifen . It is partly run as a self-catering hut and is the starting point for numerous circular tours and crossings as well as ski tours in winter.

history

The first part of the Schwarzwasserhütte was built between 1914 and 1920. In 1939 an extension was inaugurated as a sleeping house, and in 1957 a connecting wing was built between the existing components.

From 1989 to 1991 a general renovation took place. In 2004 the Schwarzwasserhütte was connected to the public power grid and a sewer pipe was laid down into the valley.

Accesses

The hut can be easily reached from Hirschegg "Fuchshof" ( 1124  m ) via the Auenhütte ( 1273  m ) in about 2½ hours. In winter this access is possible as a ski tour.

Other approaches include

  • from Mittelberg with the cable car to Walmendinger Horn ( 1990  m ) and over the Ochsenhofer Scharte ( 1850  m ) in a walking time of 2½ hours,
  • from Baad ( 1244  m ) via Starzelalm and Ochsenhofer Scharte in a walking time of three hours,
  • from Bezau on the toll road to Schönenbach ( 1025  m ), further over the Gerachsattel ( 1752  m ) in a walking time of three hours.

Tours

Mountaineering

A small selection (all named peaks are the destination of ski tourers in winter):

Crossings

  • A particularly rewarding round trip leads via Auenhütte, Ifenhütte, Hoher Ifen and Schwarzwasserhütte to the Auenhütte. However, surefootedness and practice are required on the ascent and descent of the Ifen.
  • Crossing to the Neuhornbachhaus ( 1650  m ) in a walking time of two hours.

cards

  • Freytag & Berndt 363
  • ÖK (Austrian map) 113 Mittelberg (1: 50,000)
  • Bavarian topographic map 8626 - Hoher Ifen (1: 25,000)
  • TK L 8626, 8726
  • TKU 8
  • Alpine Club Card BY 2 Kleinwalsertal - Hoher Ifen, Widderstein (1: 25,000)

literature

Web links

Commons : Schwarzwasserhütte  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Federal Office for Metrology and Surveying Austria: Austrian Map online (Austrian map 1: 50,000). Retrieved March 1, 2014.