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Mountain Hut Mountain Hut · Allgäu Alps · 2,131 m
German Alpine Club (DAV)

Hermann-von-Barth Hut

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    Hermann-von-Barth Hut
    Photo: Sektion Düsseldorf, ÖAV-Hüttenfinder
Welcome to our lodge!

Here we’ve compiled all the important information you’ll need for your visit. Each guide provides further details on facilities, how to get here, access routes, and suggested tours.
If you have any further questions, please contact us directly. We look forward to your visit!
If you’re planning a stay at one of our huts with dogs, please check with us in advance.

Sleeping beds

Number of beds in dorm
4
Number of beds in twin rooms
0
Number of beds in dormitory
69
Winter room
0

Services

Wireless coverage

General

AV-Classification: I

Winterroom

The winter shelter is not locked.

Address

Hermann-von-Barth Hut
Dorf 58c
6652 Elbigenalp/Tirol

Public transport

Travel by train/train station: Reutte/Tirol
Travel by bus/bus stop: Elbigenalp/Lechtal

Directions

Elbigenalp, parking lot at the start of the Kogelweg (Sc

Coordinates

DD
47.309167, 10.398611
DMS
47°18'33.0"N 10°23'55.0"E
UTM
32T 605714 5240470
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

Access trail to the mountain hut

recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 10.7 km
Duration 5:30 h
Ascent 1,431 m
Descent 306 m

Anyone ascending from Häselgehr to the hut is undertaking an extensive mountain route with alpine atmosphere on the very first day.

No ratings (yet)
from Michael Pröttel,   alpenvereinaktiv
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 9.3 km
Duration 4:30 h
Ascent 1,198 m
Descent 195 m

This rather unusual hut approach crosses the Hornbach chain.

No ratings (yet)
from Michael Pröttel,   alpenvereinaktiv
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 21.5 km
Duration 9:30 h
Ascent 2,093 m
Descent 794 m

Anyone who wants to reach the Hermann von Barth Hut from Oberstdorf without an intermediate hut must have very, very good fitness.

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

Premium content Difficulty difficult
Distance 11.2 km
Duration 3:30 h
Ascent 760 m
Descent 760 m

A long and exceptionally scenic toboggan route leads us to the Gasthof Bernhardseck above Elbigenalp with a view of the Lechtal Alps.

No ratings (yet)
from Albert Rinn,   Outdooractive Premium
Mountain Hike · Lechtal
Eastern Plattenspitze (2489m)
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 15.3 km
Duration 9:30 h
Ascent 1,601 m
Descent 1,607 m

A scenic, nice circular route with a summit visit to the Plattenspitze in the Hornbach range and a visit to the Hermann von Barth Hut.

No ratings (yet)
from Joe Stiegler,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Mountain Hike · Lechtal
Marchspitze traverse
Premium content Difficulty difficult
Distance 17.8 km
Duration 11:00 h
Ascent 1,720 m
Descent 1,722 m

Challenging and scenic mountain route to the Marchspitze, one of the most beautifully shaped summits of the Allgäu Alps

5
from Hartmut Wimmer,   Outdooractive Premium
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Routes to neighboring mountain huts

Type
Name
Distance
Duration
Ascent
Descent
8.3 km
4:00 h
460 m
750 m

Localization

Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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Hermann-von-Barth Hut

Sonja und Ronny Quärengässer
Website
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Dorf 58c
6652 Elbigenalp/Tirol
http://www.hermann-von-barth.at E-mail: info@alpenverein-duesseldorf.de

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Maps and trails
Premium content Difficulty difficult
Distance 11.2 km
Duration 3:30 h
Ascent 760 m
Descent 760 m

A long and exceptionally scenic toboggan route leads us to the Gasthof Bernhardseck above Elbigenalp with a view of the Lechtal Alps.

No ratings (yet)
from Albert Rinn,   Outdooractive Premium
Mountain Hike · Lechtal
Eastern Plattenspitze (2489m)
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 15.3 km
Duration 9:30 h
Ascent 1,601 m
Descent 1,607 m

A scenic, nice circular route with a summit visit to the Plattenspitze in the Hornbach range and a visit to the Hermann von Barth Hut.

No ratings (yet)
from Joe Stiegler,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Mountain Hike · Lechtal
Marchspitze traverse
Premium content Difficulty difficult
Distance 17.8 km
Duration 11:00 h
Ascent 1,720 m
Descent 1,722 m

Challenging and scenic mountain route to the Marchspitze, one of the most beautifully shaped summits of the Allgäu Alps

5
from Hartmut Wimmer,   Outdooractive Premium
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 10.7 km
Duration 5:30 h
Ascent 1,431 m
Descent 306 m

Anyone ascending from Häselgehr to the hut is undertaking an extensive mountain route with alpine atmosphere on the very first day.

No ratings (yet)
from Michael Pröttel,   alpenvereinaktiv
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 9.3 km
Duration 4:30 h
Ascent 1,198 m
Descent 195 m

This rather unusual hut approach crosses the Hornbach chain.

No ratings (yet)
from Michael Pröttel,   alpenvereinaktiv
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 21.5 km
Duration 9:30 h
Ascent 2,093 m
Descent 794 m

Anyone who wants to reach the Hermann von Barth Hut from Oberstdorf without an intermediate hut must have very, very good fitness.

No ratings (yet)
from Michael Pröttel,   alpenvereinaktiv
recommended route Difficulty T3 difficult
Distance 8.3 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 460 m
Descent 750 m

This extensive hut crossing leads through three large cirques, with the possibility of climbing the highest mountain of the Allgäu Alps.

No ratings (yet)
from Michael Pröttel,   alpenvereinaktiv
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