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Mountain Hut Mountain Hut · Ötztal Alps · 2,817 m
German Alpine Club (DAV)

Kaunergrathütte

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  • The new Kaunergrathütte
    The new Kaunergrathütte
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Willkommen auf der Kaunergrathütte auf 2817 m Höhe in den Ötztaler Alpen, hoch über dem Pitztal.

Die 1903 errichtete Hütte wurde in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten mehrfach um- und ausgebaut. Seit 1927 ist sie ein bekannter und beliebter Ausbildungsstützpunkt. Seit 2003 gehört sie der Sektion Mainz des Deutschen Alpenvereins, die die Bergsteigerunterkunft grundlegend saniert hat.

Die Hütte ist von Mitte Juni bis Mitte September geöffnet.

Außerhalb der Saison bietet der Winterraum im Nebengebäude eine Notunterkunft.

Sleeping beds

Number of beds in dorm
19
Number of beds in twin rooms
4
Number of beds in dormitory
36
Winter room
6

Features

Shower

Services

Wireless coverage

General

AV-Classification: I

Seminar

Suitable for seminars

Winterroom

Winterroom available
Der Winterraum ist nicht versperrt.

Awards

Eco-certificated  "So schmecken die Berge" 

Address

Kaunergrathütte
6481 St. Leonhard

Public transport

Anreise per Zug/Bahnhof: Imst-Pitztal Bahnhof
Anreise per Bus / Bushaltestelle: Imst-Trenkwald-Plangeroß-Mandarfen

Directions

Plangeroß

Parking

Hüttenparkplatz vor Plangeroß

Coordinates

DD
46.993889, 10.806944
DMS
46°59'38.0"N 10°48'25.0"E
UTM
32T 637388 5206069
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Access trail to the mountain hut

recommended route Difficulty T3 difficult
Distance 6.2 km
Duration 3:30 h
Ascent 1,210 m
Descent 15 m

The shortest approach to the Kaunergrat hut leads uphill in a fairly direct line from Plangeross. The starting point is easily accessible by ...

No ratings (yet)
from DAV alpenvereinaktiv,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Mountain Hike · Ötztal Alps
Kaunergrathütte from Trenkwald
recommended route Difficulty T3 difficult
Distance 8 km
Duration 5:30 h
Ascent 1,551 m
Descent 209 m

This approach is a bit longer than the direct path but offers beautiful landscape moments.

No ratings (yet)
from DAV alpenvereinaktiv,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty T4A difficult
Distance 7.8 km
Duration 4:30 h
Ascent 1,004 m
Descent 477 m

To the Kaunergrat hut with the Rifflsee cable car. 

5
from DAV alpenvereinaktiv,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
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Recommendations nearby

Ski Touring · Ötztal Alps
Watzespitze from the Pitztal
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 7.2 km
Duration 8:00 h
Ascent 1,930 m
Descent 28 m

A huge, difficult and extremely long high-altitude ski tour on the "Queen of the Kaunergrat".

5
from Holger Margreiter,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty T4 difficult Multi-day route
Distance 34.8 km
Duration 14:30 h
Ascent 2,197 m
Descent 2,273 m

This multi-day route connects three hut bases in the rear Pitztal – on alpine high paths set in an impressive high mountain backdrop.

4.7
from Sektion München DAV,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Long Distance Hiking · Ötztal Alps
Verpeil loop over the Kaunergrat
recommended route Difficulty T4 difficult
Distance 36 km
Duration 19:30 h
Ascent 3,476 m
Descent 3,523 m

Circular route with three DAV huts and spectacular crossings

5
from Manfred Neuber,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 18.3 km
Duration 17:00 h
Ascent 2,209 m
Descent 2,312 m

Three-day route: From Plangeross to Kaunergrathütte 2,817m, the next day to Verpeilhütte via Mardatschjoch with option Mardatschkopf or Schweikert, ...

No ratings (yet)
from Marie-Luise Werkmeister,   Community
Hiking Trail · Pitztal
Cottbusser Höhenweg
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 10.7 km
Duration 4:04 h
Ascent 416 m
Descent 1,031 m

Hiking path from Riffelsee to Kaunergrat hut. Descent to Plangeross and back to the valley station Riffelseebahn. 

No ratings (yet)
from Marcel Straßner,   Community
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Routes to neighboring mountain huts

Type
Name
Distance
Duration
Ascent
Descent
8.7 km
5:00 h
733 m
1,217 m
8.5 km
4:00 h
473 m
1,004 m
5.3 km
3:00 h
238 m
1,040 m

User Questions

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Achtung!! Kein Holz auf dem Winterraum :(
My German id not so good so I write in Englisch. I would like to stay in your hutte on 4 th of august but the hutte is full. Could you put us on a waitinglist? Is it allowed to put a tent near the hutte? Kind regards, Leon Testers

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Sommer: Mitte Juni bis Mitte September

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Maps and trails
Ski Touring · Ötztal Alps
Watzespitze from the Pitztal
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 7.2 km
Duration 8:00 h
Ascent 1,930 m
Descent 28 m

A huge, difficult and extremely long high-altitude ski tour on the "Queen of the Kaunergrat".

5
from Holger Margreiter,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty T4 difficult Multi-day route
Distance 34.8 km
Duration 14:30 h
Ascent 2,197 m
Descent 2,273 m

This multi-day route connects three hut bases in the rear Pitztal – on alpine high paths set in an impressive high mountain backdrop.

4.7
from Sektion München DAV,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Long Distance Hiking · Ötztal Alps
Verpeil loop over the Kaunergrat
recommended route Difficulty T4 difficult
Distance 36 km
Duration 19:30 h
Ascent 3,476 m
Descent 3,523 m

Circular route with three DAV huts and spectacular crossings

5
from Manfred Neuber,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 18.3 km
Duration 17:00 h
Ascent 2,209 m
Descent 2,312 m

Three-day route: From Plangeross to Kaunergrathütte 2,817m, the next day to Verpeilhütte via Mardatschjoch with option Mardatschkopf or Schweikert, ...

No ratings (yet)
from Marie-Luise Werkmeister,   Community
Hiking Trail · Pitztal
Cottbusser Höhenweg
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 10.7 km
Duration 4:04 h
Ascent 416 m
Descent 1,031 m

Hiking path from Riffelsee to Kaunergrat hut. Descent to Plangeross and back to the valley station Riffelseebahn. 

No ratings (yet)
from Marcel Straßner,   Community
recommended route Difficulty T3 difficult
Distance 6.2 km
Duration 3:30 h
Ascent 1,210 m
Descent 15 m

The shortest approach to the Kaunergrat hut leads uphill in a fairly direct line from Plangeross. The starting point is easily accessible by ...

No ratings (yet)
from DAV alpenvereinaktiv,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Mountain Hike · Ötztal Alps
Kaunergrathütte from Trenkwald
recommended route Difficulty T3 difficult
Distance 8 km
Duration 5:30 h
Ascent 1,551 m
Descent 209 m

This approach is a bit longer than the direct path but offers beautiful landscape moments.

No ratings (yet)
from DAV alpenvereinaktiv,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty T4A difficult
Distance 7.8 km
Duration 4:30 h
Ascent 1,004 m
Descent 477 m

To the Kaunergrat hut with the Rifflsee cable car. 

5
from DAV alpenvereinaktiv,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty T2 moderate
Distance 8.7 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 733 m
Descent 1,217 m

High alpine connection from hut to hut. The route follows the well-maintained hut access paths from the Pitztal. Since the normal E5 route leads ...

No ratings (yet)
from Wolfgang Gurk,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Difficulty difficult
Distance 13.8 km
Duration 5:16 h
Ascent 1,163 m
Descent 1,224 m

Descent into the Pitztal, then ascend to the Braunschweiger hut along the traces of the Mittelberg glacier.

No ratings (yet)
from Nina Reiselieber,   Community
recommended route Difficulty T4 difficult
Distance 18 km
Duration 7:11 h
Ascent 1,790 m
Descent 1,595 m

Hiking over the Alps, stage 11: Those who want to do all 15 stages: Not for cable car, bus, or taxi riders! This Alpine route is planned on ...

5
from Gerd Groß,   Community
recommended route Difficulty T4A moderate Stage 7
Distance 8.5 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 473 m
Descent 1,004 m

This hut crossing, which is not very strenuous physically, requires good surefootedness and a head for heights.

5
from Michael Pröttel,   alpenvereinaktiv
recommended route Difficulty T4 moderate
Distance 5.3 km
Duration 3:00 h
Ascent 238 m
Descent 1,040 m

The hut crossing to the Verpeilhütte takes us up above 3000m to the Madatschjoch.

5
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