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Hut Hut · Allgäu Alps · 1,067 m

Alphütte

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Die Alphütte wenig oberhalb des Giebelhauses ist in manchen Karten auch unter dem Namen Fußhütte bzw. Kühbachalpe zu finden. 

Sleeping beds

n.a.

Public transport

Mit dem Zug zum Bahnhof Sonthofen, weiter mit dem Bus nach Bad Hindelang und Hinterstein und mit dem Giebelhausbus zum Giebelhaus

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Directions

Auf der B19 nach Sonthofen, weiter auf der B308 nach Bad Hindelang, auf der Ostrachstraße nach Hinterstein und mit dem Pendelbus zum Giebelhaus

Parking

Parkmöglichkeit in Hinterstein

Coordinates

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47.420103, 10.411992
DMS
47°25'12.4"N 10°24'43.2"E
UTM
32T 606502 5252816
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