Werfener Hut

Werfener hut ; ÖTK hut
location	at the foot of the Werfen high throne ; Werfenweng / Tennengau / State of Salzburg ; Valley location: Werfenweng, Dorfwerfen , Werfen
Mountain range	Tennengebirge
Geographical location:	47 ° 29 '17 " N , 13 ° 14' 34.2" E Coordinates: 47 ° 29 '17 " N , 13 ° 14' 34.2" E
Altitude	1967 m above sea level A.
owner	ÖTK (main association)
Construction type	hut
Usual opening times	open all year
accommodation	5 beds, 40 camps
Web link	www.werfener.schutz.haus
Hut directory	ÖTK ÖAV DAV

The Werfener Hütte is located at 1967 m above sea level. A. Höhe in the Tennengebirge at the foot of the Werfener Hochthron in Pongau . It is the highest cultivated refuge in the mountains; From the sun terrace you have a view of the Salzach valley , the Hochkönig and the Hohe Tauern . The hut is a destination for hikers and a base for mountaineers; numerous plateau crossings and summit ascents are possible. Climbing routes are also accessible, the host of the hut can provide information.

Accesses

From Wengerau ( 960 m , parking lot) at Werfenweng via Elmaualm , walking time: 2¾ hours
From Lampersbach ( 900 m ) near Werfenweng via Faisenberggut and Elmaualm , walking time: 3 hours
From Unterholzbauern ( 1100 m , parking lot) at Pfarrwerfen via Mahdegg-Alm , walking time: 2½ hours
From Werfen via Schladmingberg, Unterholz, Mahdegg, Fieberhornkar or Tanzboden , walking time: 4 hours

Note: the former toll road from Werfenweng to the Alpengasthof Mahdegg-Alm is closed

Transitions

Elmaualm ( 1520 m ), walking time: 1 hour
Mahdegg-Alm ( 1200 m ), walking time: 1½ hours
Edelweißerhütte ( 2350 m ) via Thronleiter and Throntal, medium, walking time: 1½ hours
further transitions are comparable to those of the Edelweißerhütte

Mountaineering

Werfener Hochthron ( 2363 m ), difficulty according to UIAA : II-III, walking time: 1½ hours
Streitmandl ( 2350 m ) via Thronleiter and Throntal , medium, walking time: 1½ hours
Raucheck ( 2432 m ) via Thronleiter, Throntal and Hiefler , medium, walking time: 2 hours
Climbing routes on the Kleiner and Großer Fieberhorn , difficulty according to UIAA : IV-

Climbing garden

Directly behind the Werfener Hütte there is a climbing garden with 10 different routes in levels of difficulty IV to XIII.

particularities

The lack of water at the location of this hut is problematic. The water often has to be carried up with difficulty. The hut keeper uses two llamas to transport loads. On the way from the Alpengasthof Mahdegg to the hut, water canisters with the inscription "Werfener Hütte" invite visitors passing by to take water in cans with them to the hut. Otherwise the Werfener Hütte can be supplied by helicopter, a landing site is located around 50 meters east of the hut.

literature

Albert Precht : Alpine Club Guide Tennengebirge. Bergverlag Rother , Munich, ISBN 978-3-7633-1246-7

Web links

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