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Mountain Hut Mountain Hut · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains) · 1,420 m
Österreichischer Alpenverein (ÖAV)

Priel shelter

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  • Prielschutzhaus in summer
    Prielschutzhaus in summer
    Photo: Eugen Haugg, ÖAV Alpenverein TK Linz
Prielschutzhaus - the climbing Eldorado in the Totes Gebirge!
The Prielschutzhaus, like the Dümlerhütte, is owned by the Alpenverein TK Linz. Both huts have been awarded the environmental seal of approval! The mountaineering opportunities around the Prielschutzhaus are extremely varied. The activities range from hiking, climbing and via ferrata to ski touring.

Climbing

There are more than 30 rewarding climbing routes in difficulty levels II - VII in the area around the Prielschutzhaus. The climbing gardens can be reached in approx. 30 minutes.


Courses & seminars

The Prielschutzhaus is an ideal base for training courses, seminars and project weeks. A seminar room offers space for approx. 30 people. A climbing room and the quickly accessible climbing gardens make it possible to learn the basics of mountaineering.


Online reservation

If you would like to reserve your sleeping place at the hut, you can now do so online around the clock -> online reservation


Further information at www.prielschutzhaus.com
Dates:


Shoveling out huts: March 21, 2026





Sleeping beds

Number of beds in dorm
51
Number of beds in dormitory
100
Winter room
10

Features

Shower

Leisure

Climbing wall

Services

Luggage transport
Wireless coverage

General

AV-Classification: I

Seminar

Suitable for seminars
Projector

Winterroom

Winterroom available
Winterroom heated
The winter room is not locked. Blankets, firewood, cooking facilities, drinks, water

Address

Priel shelter
Prielschutzhaus 1
4573 Hinterstoder

Public transport

Arrival by train / train station: Hinterstoder
Arrival by bus / bus stop: Hinterstoder, Johannishof
May to October valley bus from 8:30 am, otherwise hiking cab in the Pyhrn-Priel region or shuttle service from the Höss parking lot via the Riedler cab bus hotline +43 7564 5159

Directions

Hinterstoder

Parking

Parking lot Höss (free of charge), hut ascent trail no. 09 / 201 approx. 3h. Parking lot Polsterlucke or parking lot Sportplatz (both subject to charges), hut ascent trail no. 201 approx. 2.5 hours Parking lot Bärnalm (subject to charges) trail no. 09 / 201 approx. 3:15 hours

Coordinates

DD
47.704882, 14.082062
DMS
47°42'17.6"N 14°04'55.4"E
UTM
33T 431136 5283908
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Access trail to the mountain hut

Hiking Trail · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Prielschutzhaus (1420m) from Hinterstoder
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 12.9 km
Duration 3:15 h
Ascent 923 m
Descent 922 m

In summer as well as in winter this route is rarely undertaken on its own. Rather, it is often used as a stage to the two most prominent ...

4.2
from Christian Mansky,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
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Mountain Hike · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Totes Gebirge - Hut trekking from Bad Ischl to Hinterstoder
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Descent 3,023 m

The crossing of the western Totes Gebirge takes 4-5 days through southern Upper Austria and northern Styria from Bad Ischl to Hinterstoder.

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From the Tauplitzalm parking lot in Bad Mitterndorf to the Prielschutzhaus with an ascent of Großes Tragl.

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Great World-Room-Path stage 6: Prielschutzhaus - Hinterstoder
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 6
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Duration 2:30 h
Ascent 0 m
Descent 820 m

STAGE SIX End of internet-free zone Total walking time: approx. 2.5 hours From the slightly lower hut, go down, continuing eastwards, through ...

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Descent 1,864 m

Trail run over the Priel with a via ferrata. 

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from Harald Herzog,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
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Duration 0:40 h
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Hut summit reachable in about 30 minutes from the Prielschutzhaus on a trail. Wonderful view

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from Klaus Röhrl,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Via Ferrata · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Spitzmauer (2446m) from the Prielschutzhaus via the Stodertal via ferrata
recommended route Difficulty B moderate
Distance 9.9 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 1,150 m
Descent 1,150 m

The Stodertalklettersteig is a short, scenically stunning pleasure. Ideal for people trying via ferrata for the first time or preparing for the two ...

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Duration 5:30 h
Ascent 756 m
Descent 757 m

Well-secured route in alpine surroundings. Wonderful view of the Totes Gebirge.

4
from Thomas Schwindt,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
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Routes to neighboring mountain huts

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Distance
Duration
Ascent
Descent
10.5 km
6:00 h
872 m
669 m

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Priel shelter

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Prielschutzhaus 1
4573 Hinterstoder
+43 7564 20602 http://www.prielschutzhaus.com E-mail: prielschutzhaus@gmx.at

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Mountain Hike · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Großer Priel from the Prielschutzhaus, Ausseer Weg and Klinserschlucht
recommended route Difficulty T3A/B difficult
Distance 12.9 km
Duration 7:45 h
Ascent 1,196 m
Descent 1,196 m

Fantastic but certainly demanding circular route to the Große Priel, the highest peak of the Totes Gebirge, and further through the karst heart of ...

No ratings (yet)
from Danja Stiegler,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Via Ferrata · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Spitzmauer (2446m) from the Prielschutzhaus via the Stodertal via ferrata
recommended route Difficulty B moderate
Distance 9.9 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 1,150 m
Descent 1,150 m

The Stodertalklettersteig is a short, scenically stunning pleasure. Ideal for people trying via ferrata for the first time or preparing for the two ...

4.8
from Christian Mansky,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Mountain Hike · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Großer Priel (2515m) from the Prielschutzhaus via the Brotfallscharte
Map / Großer Priel (2515m) from the Prielschutzhaus via the Brotfallscharte
Difficulty moderate
Distance 7.5 km
Duration 5:30 h
Ascent 1,100 m
Descent 1,100 m

No ratings (yet)
from Klaus Röhrl,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Mountain Hike · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Blosskogel (1530m) from Prielschutzhaus
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 1 km
Duration 0:40 h
Ascent 110 m
Descent 110 m

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Distance 25.7 km
Duration 14:00 h
Ascent 1,800 m
Descent 1,659 m

On the way by train & bus from one hut to another. Hiking through the Polsterluck'n, Prielschutzhaus, continuing to the Pühringerhütte at Gössl on ...

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from Hans u. Elfriede Ullrich,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Hiking Trail · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Great World-Room-Path stage 6: Prielschutzhaus - Hinterstoder
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Duration 2:30 h
Ascent 0 m
Descent 820 m

STAGE SIX End of internet-free zone Total walking time: approx. 2.5 hours From the slightly lower hut, go down, continuing eastwards, through ...

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Descent 1,864 m

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Via Ferrata · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
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Distance 17.9 km
Duration 10:27 h
Ascent 1,955 m
Descent 1,954 m

A good amount of fitness is required already during the long approach; on the via ferrata, you also need to pull hard, before the alpine descent ...

5
from Christian Hofinger,   Community
Mountain Hike · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Transition from the Welser Hut to the Prielschutzhaus
recommended route Difficulty T5 difficult
Distance 6.1 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 740 m
Descent 1,050 m

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from ÖAV Abteilung Hütten und Wege,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Hiking Trail · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Welser Höhenweg – Stage 2. From Prielschutzhaus to Pühringerhütte
recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 2
Distance 10.6 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 830 m
Descent 600 m

Prielschutzhaus (1422 m) - Klinserscharte (1805 m) - Klinserschlucht - Temlbergsattel (2070 m) - Central High Plateau - Rotkogelsattel (2000 m) - ...

5
from Wolfram Sterrer,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Mountain Hike · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Passage from the Pühringer Hut to the Prielschutzhaus
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 10.5 km
Duration 5:15 h
Ascent 652 m
Descent 859 m

This passage between two alpine club huts leads right through the spectacular rocky landscape of the Dead Mountains. The paths are well marked, but ...

No ratings (yet)
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Mountain Hike · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
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recommended route Difficulty T5 difficult
Distance 21.9 km
Duration 8:00 h
Ascent 1,870 m
Descent 1,870 m

Beautifully shaped summit, hardly visited, so almost a secret tip. The landscape in the Klinserschlucht is monumental, a high alpine ascent that ...

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from Karl Linecker,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty T3 difficult
Distance 36.8 km
Duration 8:20 h
Ascent 1,547 m
Descent 2,438 m

Run from the Loser hut to Hinterstoder.

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from Harald Herzog,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Hiking Trail · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Prielschutzhaus (1420m) from Hinterstoder
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 12.9 km
Duration 3:15 h
Ascent 923 m
Descent 922 m

In summer as well as in winter this route is rarely undertaken on its own. Rather, it is often used as a stage to the two most prominent ...

4.2
from Christian Mansky,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult
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Ascent from the Prielschutzhaus via Brotfallscharte and descent via the Dietlhölle

No ratings (yet)
from Martin Grießer,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 20.8 km
Duration 10:10 h
Ascent 1,841 m
Descent 1,841 m

The Kressenberg is considered one of the more difficult summits in the Totes Gebirge. There are also several climbing sections both on the ...

5
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Totes Gebirge
recommended route Difficulty
Distance 87.6 km
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Descent 6,583 m

A tough route through a still unknown area and the largest limestone plateau of Austria.

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Hiking Trail · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Welser Höhenweg – Stage 1. From Hinterstoder to the Prielschutzhaus
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 1
Distance 6.2 km
Duration 3:00 h
Ascent 810 m
Descent 7 m

Hinterstoder / Schiederweiher bus stop (591 m) - Schiederweiher - Polsterlucke – Prielschutzhaus (1422 m)

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from Wolfram Sterrer,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 5
Distance 11.5 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 600 m
Descent 820 m

STAGE FIVE Internet-free area Total walking time: approx. 7 hours STAGE FIVE is an ascent up to the passage into a stony world and the stone ...

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from Gerhard König,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
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Distance 72.2 km
Duration 41:55 h
Ascent 5,791 m
Descent 5,860 m

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from Tilo Kopp,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Premium content Difficulty difficult
Distance 30.6 km
Duration 16:00 h
Ascent 2,900 m
Descent 2,900 m

The Großer Priel is the only peak in the Totes Gebirge to rise above the 2,500-meter mark, and its rugged neighbor, the Spitzmauer, is considered ...

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Long Distance Hiking · Hochsteiermark
Northern Alpine Trail 01 through Styria
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Distance 282 km
Duration 10:50 h
Ascent 15,676 m
Descent 15,723 m

The section of the Northern Alps Long Distance Trail through Styria leads from Spital am Semmering to Ausseerland in Altaussee. The Rax, Hochschwab ...

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Nordalpenweg Trail 01 through Steiermark
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Distance 282.1 km
Duration 94:00 h
Ascent 15,984 m
Descent 16,029 m

The section of the Northern Alps Long Distance Trail through Styria leads from Spital am Semmering to Ausseerland in Altaussee. The Rax, Hochschwab ...

5
Steiermark Tourismus
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 24.4 km
Duration 9:30 h
Ascent 1,437 m
Descent 1,613 m

From the Tauplitzalm parking lot in Bad Mitterndorf to the Prielschutzhaus with an ascent of Großes Tragl.

No ratings (yet)
from Martin Grießer,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Mountain Hike · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Totes Gebirge - Hut trekking from Bad Ischl to Hinterstoder
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 44.7 km
Duration 19:15 h
Ascent 3,000 m
Descent 3,023 m

The crossing of the western Totes Gebirge takes 4-5 days through southern Upper Austria and northern Styria from Bad Ischl to Hinterstoder.

5
from Thomas Poltura,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Long Distance Hiking · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Great World-Space-Route
recommended route Difficulty difficult Multi-day route
Distance 56.4 km
Duration 23:30 h
Ascent 3,030 m
Descent 2,880 m

Great World-Space-Route A journey through fourteen audio and experience spaces: from the bathroom to the parish church of Bad Ischl, over Alpine ...

No ratings (yet)
from Gerhard König,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Hiking Trail · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
Prielschutzhaus (1420m) from Hinterstoder
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 12.9 km
Duration 3:15 h
Ascent 923 m
Descent 922 m

In summer as well as in winter this route is rarely undertaken on its own. Rather, it is often used as a stage to the two most prominent ...

4.2
from Christian Mansky,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Mountain Hike · Totes Gebirge (eng. Dead Mountains)
01 Northern Alpine Trail, E18: Prielschutzhaus - Pühringerhütte
recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 18
Distance 10.5 km
Duration 6:00 h
Ascent 872 m
Descent 669 m

This quite challenging stage leads us through the heart of the Totes Gebirge: impressive rocky desert, karst, sinkholes as far as the eye can see!

4
from Danja Stiegler,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
recommended route Difficulty T5 difficult
Distance 6.1 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 1,050 m
Descent 730 m

Spectacular crossing with great views and varied terrain. The path to the Brotfallscharte and the Fleischbanksattel is secured with ropes and ...

No ratings (yet)
from ÖAV Abteilung Hütten und Wege,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
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