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Mountain Hut Mountain Hut · Glockner Group · 2,802 m
German Alpine Club (DAV)

Heinrich Schwaiger House

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  • The Heinrich Schwaiger House (2802m) DAV Section Munich
    The Heinrich Schwaiger House (2802m) DAV Section Munich
    Photo: Thomas Gesell, DAV Sektion München

Welcome to the Heinrich-Schwaiger-Haus (2,802m)

The Heinrich-Schwaiger-Haus is a generally accessible, managed hut (category I) of the Munich section, built in 1902, fundamentally extended in 1962/63, last renovated in 2010-12.

The Heinrich-Schwaiger-Haus is located on the Salzburg side of the Hohe Tauern National Park and is extremely cozy for a refuge at such a high altitude. Due to its exposed location, the house is not suitable for families with small children. However, if you feel like climbing the Wiesbachhorn, a three and a half thousand meter peak (exactly 3,564m) with comparatively low alpine demands, enjoying an incredible view and then being pampered in the hut according to all the rules of the (culinary) art, then this is the place for you!

The Heinrich-Schwaiger-Haus is also a base on the four-day"Tauerntour"- a tour tip for a four-day mountain tour from hut to hut, where you will meet more chamois and ibex than people.

We have compiled the essential information for a visit here. Each rider provides further details about the facilities, how to get there and the approach, as well as tour suggestions.

If you are interested in our hut and would like more information:

Take a look at www.heinrich-schwaiger-haus.de

Click here to go directly to the online reservation system for Alpine Club huts.

Sleeping beds

Number of beds in dorm
19
Number of beds in twin rooms
2
Number of beds in dormitory
44
Winter room
6

Services

Wireless coverage

General

AV-Classification: I

Winterroom

Winterroom available
The winter room is not locked.

Awards

Eco-certificated  "So schmecken die Berge" 

Address

Heinrich Schwaiger House
Moserbodenstraße 30
5720 Kaprun

Public transport

Arrival by train/train station: Zell am See
Arrival by bus/bus stop: Kaprun - Kesselfall or Mooserboden

Directions

Kaprun - Kesselfall

Parking

Kaprun - Kesselfall

Coordinates

DD
47.162778, 12.738889
DMS
47°09'46.0"N 12°44'20.0"E
UTM
33T 328623 5225733
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

Access trail to the mountain hut

recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 2
Distance 13.4 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 1,426 m
Descent 921 m

The second day of the Tauern route takes us from the Krefelder Hut over the Kammerscharte down to the high mountain reservoirs Kaprun and then up ...

4
from Sektion München DAV,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty PD-I35° difficult
Distance 11.4 km
Duration 7:45 h
Ascent 1,528 m
Descent 1,528 m

Glacier-free high alpine route to the rival of the Großglockner. The Kaindlgrat was once even considered the "Bianco Ridge of the Eastern Alps".

4.7
from Martin Leibetseder,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 3
Distance 13.9 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 1,440 m
Descent 950 m

Long, but extremely varied and scenically beautiful section through wild high mountains. In the shadow of Hohe Riffl, Hocheiser, and Kitzsteinhorn, ...

No ratings (yet)
from Redaktion DAV-Panorama,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 12.4 km
Duration 6:00 h
Ascent 1,885 m
Descent 116 m

This very long hut approach is actually only recommended if the shuttle service to the Mooserboden reservoir is not yet operating or no longer in ...

No ratings (yet)
from Michael Pröttel,   alpenvereinaktiv
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Recommendations nearby

recommended route Difficulty PD-I35° difficult
Distance 11.4 km
Duration 7:45 h
Ascent 1,528 m
Descent 1,528 m

Glacier-free high alpine route to the rival of the Großglockner. The Kaindlgrat was once even considered the "Bianco Ridge of the Eastern Alps".

4.7
from Martin Leibetseder,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty T4 difficult
Distance 13.9 km
Duration 6:15 h
Ascent 1,800 m
Descent 1,800 m

Impressive and popular day tour with great views in the Großglockner region, for fit mountaineers. Overnight stay in the Heinrich-Schwaiger-Haus ...

4.5
from Karl Linecker,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty PD-I moderate
Distance 3.8 km
Duration 2:15 h
Ascent 767 m
Descent 767 m

A comparatively easy but very rewarding summit route to the Große Wiesbachhorn - at 3,564 m the third highest peak of the Glockner group.

5
from Sektion München DAV,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult Multi-day route
Distance 36.2 km
Duration 16:43 h
Ascent 4,356 m
Descent 4,309 m

The four-day Tauern route leads counterclockwise around the Kaprun valley and opens up magnificent views of the glacier world of the Hohe Tauern.

4.8
from Sektion München DAV,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
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Routes to neighboring mountain huts

Type
Name
Distance
Duration
Ascent
Descent
15.8 km
9:00 h
1,000 m
1,630 m
10.5 km
5:45 h
1,018 m
1,568 m
10.9 km
7:00 h
1,636 m
1,013 m
5.6 km
4:00 h
817 m
1,293 m
5.3 km
5:00 h
1,100 m
520 m
9.7 km
4:30 h
1,254 m
1,042 m

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recommended route Difficulty PD-I35° difficult
Distance 11.4 km
Duration 7:45 h
Ascent 1,528 m
Descent 1,528 m

Glacier-free high alpine route to the rival of the Großglockner. The Kaindlgrat was once even considered the "Bianco Ridge of the Eastern Alps".

4.7
from Martin Leibetseder,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty T4 difficult
Distance 13.9 km
Duration 6:15 h
Ascent 1,800 m
Descent 1,800 m

Impressive and popular day tour with great views in the Großglockner region, for fit mountaineers. Overnight stay in the Heinrich-Schwaiger-Haus ...

4.5
from Karl Linecker,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty PD-I moderate
Distance 3.8 km
Duration 2:15 h
Ascent 767 m
Descent 767 m

A comparatively easy but very rewarding summit route to the Große Wiesbachhorn - at 3,564 m the third highest peak of the Glockner group.

5
from Sektion München DAV,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult Multi-day route
Distance 36.2 km
Duration 16:43 h
Ascent 4,356 m
Descent 4,309 m

The four-day Tauern route leads counterclockwise around the Kaprun valley and opens up magnificent views of the glacier world of the Hohe Tauern.

4.8
from Sektion München DAV,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 2
Distance 13.4 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 1,426 m
Descent 921 m

The second day of the Tauern route takes us from the Krefelder Hut over the Kammerscharte down to the high mountain reservoirs Kaprun and then up ...

4
from Sektion München DAV,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty PD-I35° difficult
Distance 11.4 km
Duration 7:45 h
Ascent 1,528 m
Descent 1,528 m

Glacier-free high alpine route to the rival of the Großglockner. The Kaindlgrat was once even considered the "Bianco Ridge of the Eastern Alps".

4.7
from Martin Leibetseder,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 3
Distance 13.9 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 1,440 m
Descent 950 m

Long, but extremely varied and scenically beautiful section through wild high mountains. In the shadow of Hohe Riffl, Hocheiser, and Kitzsteinhorn, ...

No ratings (yet)
from Redaktion DAV-Panorama,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 12.4 km
Duration 6:00 h
Ascent 1,885 m
Descent 116 m

This very long hut approach is actually only recommended if the shuttle service to the Mooserboden reservoir is not yet operating or no longer in ...

No ratings (yet)
from Michael Pröttel,   alpenvereinaktiv
recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 3
Distance 12.2 km
Duration 7:30 h
Ascent 1,000 m
Descent 1,621 m

From Heinrich-Schwaiger-Haus to Gleiwitzer Hut above the Kempsenkopf - An ambitious but dreamily beautiful route in a deserted mountain paradise

2.3
from Sektion München DAV,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 5
Distance 15.8 km
Duration 9:00 h
Ascent 1,000 m
Descent 1,630 m

The crossing to the Gleiwitzer Hut is the key stage of the extensive circular route around Kaprun, at least if you disregard the optional summit ...

No ratings (yet)
from Redaktion DAV-Panorama,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 10.5 km
Duration 5:45 h
Ascent 1,018 m
Descent 1,568 m

This high alpine hut crossing offers sensational views of the Glockner group and the Kaprun reservoirs

No ratings (yet)
from Michael Pröttel,   alpenvereinaktiv
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 10.9 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 1,636 m
Descent 1,013 m

This magnificent hut crossing follows partly the Gleiwitzer Höhenweg.

No ratings (yet)
from Michael Pröttel,   alpenvereinaktiv
recommended route Difficulty II35° moderate
Distance 5.6 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 817 m
Descent 1,293 m

On this high alpine hut transfer, the famous Kaindlgrat is first climbed, followed by glacier crossings.

5
from Michael Pröttel,   alpenvereinaktiv
recommended route Difficulty PD-IIT4 easy
Distance 5.3 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 1,100 m
Descent 520 m

Challenging crossing in the Glockner group with climbing sections (II) on rock (partially secured with ropes) and glacier contact.

No ratings (yet)
from ÖAV Abteilung Hütten und Wege,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty I35° moderate closed
Distance 9.7 km
Duration 4:30 h
Ascent 1,254 m
Descent 1,042 m

This hut crossing is a magnificent high alpine route, in which you cross two impressive 3000-meter peaks: the Rear Bratschenkopf and the Klockerin.

No ratings (yet)
from Michael Pröttel,   alpenvereinaktiv
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