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Mountain Hut Mountain Hut · Carnic Main Crest · 1,868 m
Österreichischer Alpenverein (ÖAV)

Hochweißstein House

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    Hochweißsteinhaus 2010
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Welcome to the Hochweißsteinhaus!
A refuge of the Alpenverein Austria
We have open beer and wheat beer, homemade juices and mountain herbal teas to quench your thirst, salads and vegetable variations, cheese, bacon and sausage from the Lesach Valley, as well as hearty dishes from the local butcher's. For the g`lust we offer fantastic apple strudel, herbal schnapps, Zotter chocolate and a considerable selection of wines.


Do you need information for your choice of tour? We know the hiking and summit trails, via ferratas and climbing tours and will be happy to advise you!
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Sleeping beds

Number of beds in dorm
10
Number of beds in dormitory
42
Winter room
0

General

AV-Classification: I
family friendly

Features

Shower

Services

Wireless coverage

Seminar

Suitable for seminars

Awards

Family-friendly 

Address

Hochweißstein House
Klebas 27
9653 Liesing

Public transport

Arrival by train / train station: Sillian
Arrival by bus / bus stop: from Kötschach coming from St. Lorenzen Mittelschule, from Silian coming from St. Lorenzen Wiesen

Directions

Valley village of St. Lorenzen - Frohn

Parking

St. Lorenzen education center and along the access road

Coordinates

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46.643003, 12.740146
DMS
46°38'34.8"N 12°44'24.5"E
UTM
33T 327054 5167974
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Access trail to the mountain hut

Hiking Trail · Carnic Main Crest
Ascent to the Hochweißsteinhaus via Ingridalm
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 11 km
Duration 3:00 h
Ascent 914 m
Descent 147 m

The shortest approach to the Hochweißsteinhaus goes past the Ingridhütte over the Frohnalm and then joins the Karnischer Höhenweg (KHW 403) at the ...

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from Alpenverein Austria Allgemein,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 10.6 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 777 m
Descent 68 m

Via easy paths, it goes through the hamlet Frohn and up through the Frohn valley to the Hochweißsteinhaus, which is located on the Karnischer ...

No ratings (yet)
from Alpenverein Austria Allgemein,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 5
Distance 10.4 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 779 m
Descent 73 m

The beautiful hike from St. Lorenzen in the picturesque, original Lesachtal to the Hochweißsteinhaus is the first stage on the Carnic Ridge and a ...

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from Gernot Madritsch,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
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Routes to neighboring mountain huts

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Hochweißstein House

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Klebas 27
9653 Liesing
+43 676 7462886 E-mail: hochweisssteinhaus@gmx.at

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