Zirbitzkogel mountain shelter

Helmut Erd refuge, ÖTK hut
location	on the Zirbitzkogel ; Styria ; Talort:  shelter
Mountain range	Seetal Alps , Lavanttaler Alps
Geographical location:	47 ° 3 '52.5 "  N , 14 ° 34' 6"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 3 '52.5 "  N , 14 ° 34' 6"  E
Altitude	2376  m above sea level A.
owner	ÖTK (main association)
Built	1870
Construction type	hut
Development	Freight route
Usual opening times	Early June to late September
accommodation	0 beds, 20  camps
Web link	Zirbitzkogel mountain shelter
Hut directory	ÖTK DAV

The Zirbitzkogel-Schutzhaus (officially Helmut-Erd-Schutzhaus ) is a refuge of the ÖTK in the Seetal Alps in the Austrian state of Styria . The hut is in the immediate vicinity of the summit of the Zirbitzkogel and is a base on the Eisenwurzenweg , an Austrian long-distance hiking trail.

Location and surroundings

The shelter is located at 2376  m above sea level. A. in the cadastral municipality of Granitzen in the market town of Obdach . The hut is a few meters to the northeast and only 20 meters below the Zirbitzkogel summit in the center of the Seetal Alps. A supply road leads to the hut from the east . To the west of the hut is a helipad .

history

Unimog 406 "Zirbitz-Trans"

The Zirbitzkogel refuge was opened in 1870 as the first refuge of the Austrian Tourist Club (ÖTK) founded the year before . After only four months of construction, the opening took place on October 9th. This makes the house the oldest and, depending on the opinion, also the highest shelter in Styria - the Seethalerhütte on the Dachstein is at 2740  m above sea level. A. on the border with Upper Austria. The current house dates back to 1896.

The building, anchored in the rock with steel cables for storm protection, rests on a base made of quarry stone and has had photovoltaics and solar thermal systems for several years . The hut is supplied by a Unimog and other off-road vehicles via the supply route. A plaque on the south facade has been commemorating the honorary board member of the ÖTK- Section Judenburg and "Schutzhausvater" Heinrich Schreiber since 1910 .

tourism

Pine spirit in front of the hut

The Zirbitzkogel-Schutzhaus is a popular daily destination not only for hikers, but also for mountain bikers . A signposted detour of the Murtal pleasure tour leads from the Waldheimhütte via the supply path to the hut. In winter, the hut is open on weekends and during the holidays, depending on the snow and weather conditions.

Access to the hut

• from the Winterleitenhütte ( 1782  m ): 2 hours
• from the Sabathyhütte ( 1620  m ): 2 hours
• from the Waldheimhütte ( 1614  m ): 2¼ hours
• from the Tonnerhütte ( 1598  m ): 2½ hours

Tour destinations

• Zirbitzkogel ( 2396  m ): 5 minutes
• Wildsee ( 1981  m ): 1 hour
• Kreiskogel ( 2306  m ): 1½ hours
• Großer Winterleitensee: 1½ hours

Web links

Commons : Zirbitzkogel-Schutzhaus  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• ÖTK website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Zirbitzkogel shelter (2,376 m). (No longer available online.) Zirbenland Tourist Association, archived from the original on August 24, 2017 ; accessed on August 23, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Zirbitzkogel refuge. Stefan V. Baumgartner, accessed on August 23, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Zirbitzkogelhütte, 2376 m. ÖTK , accessed on August 23, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Murtal pleasure tour. Edgar Schnedl, accessed on August 23, 2017 .