Pinzgau Hut
in Piesendorf, AustriaCategory: Attraction
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The Pinzgau Hut (German: Pinzgauer Hütte) is a mountain hut at 1,700 m (5,577 ft) above sea level in the Kitzbühel Alps in Salzburg, Austria, somewhat west of the Zellersee and Zell am See's local mountain, the Schmittenhöhe (1,965 m).The hut lies in a large forest clearing just south of the Kessel wind gap (Kesselscharte) on the eastern section of the Pinzgau Ridgeway (Pinzgauer Spaziergang) on long distance trail 02A, only 1½ km as the crow flies from the summit of the Schmittenhöhe and its upper cable car station.
The Pinzgau Hut is managed by the Austrian Friends of Nature and has 6 twin and 5 four-bed rooms and 14 mattress spaces. It is open from the beginning of June to mid-October; and in winter from Christmas to mid-April.
Approaches:
in summer from Piesendorf in 2 hours; from the Schmittenhöhe cable car in half an hour
crossing to the Bürgl Hut 6–7 hours
in winter on touring skis, 2 hours
from Zell am See/Schüttdorf over the Areitbahn, ski downhill to the valley station of the Kapellenbahn, then 1 km
Nearby summits:
Maurerkogel (2,074 m) 1 hour
Gernkogel (2,153 m and 2,175 m) 2 to 2½ hours.
