Österreichischer Alpenverein (ÖAV)
Welser Hut
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.
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Sleeping beds
General
AV-Classification: Ifamily friendly
Leisure
Climbing wallServices
Luggage transportWireless coverage
Seminar
Suitable for seminarsWinterroom
Winterroom availableKey required
Awards
Family-friendlyAddress
Welser HutHetzau 9
4645 Grünau im Almtal
Public transport
Arriving by train / Train station: GrünauArriving by bus / Bus stop: Jägersimmerl
Directions
AlmtalerhausParking
at the AlmtalerhausCoordinates
Access trail to the mountain hut
A longer ascent that is absolutely worth it!
A nice, varied approach over wide hiking trails and narrow, rope-secured paths, through mixed forest and over rocks. Some sections are secured with ...
Recommendations nearby
Bei dieser Bergab-Etappe sollten Sie immer wieder einmal stehenbleiben und zurückblicken: Während des Abstiegs von der Welser Hütte scheint der ...
Lonely but great route with easy climbing in the touring area of the Welser Hut (Upper Austria) that mountaineers will enjoy. Not a hiking tour!
A beautiful transition along the Ausseerweg amidst the Totes Gebirge. The paths are well marked, but surefootedness is required to safely walk ...
Dreamlike, relatively easy and very well secured five-pitch climbing route on the Hohes Kreuz in the Totes Gebirge. Probably the most beautiful hut ...
Almtal/Habernau (bus stop, 580 m) - Almtalerhaus (714 m) - Hintere Hetzau – Welserhütte (1740 m)
Beautiful alpine ascent to the highest point of the Totes Gebirge. <<< UPDATE 2022: The "earthy steep gully" at the start has collapsed - there ...
Very long and rather lonely ski tour in late spring on the Schermberg from the Almtal. However, this classic ski tour compensates with impressive ...
A longer ascent that is absolutely worth it!
Routes to neighboring mountain huts
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Type
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Name
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Distance |
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Ascent |
Descent |
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recommended route
Transition from Welser Hütte to Pühringerhütte
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9.1 km
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3:30 h
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580 m
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660 m
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recommended route
Transition from the Welser Hut to the Prielschutzhaus
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6.1 km
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4:00 h
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740 m
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1,050 m
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Localization
A somewhat more demanding transition between two alpine club huts. The paths are well marked and difficult passages on the ascent to the ...
Beautiful alpine ascent to the highest point of the Totes Gebirge. <<< UPDATE 2022: The "earthy steep gully" at the start has collapsed - there ...
A beautiful transition along the Ausseerweg amidst the Totes Gebirge. The paths are well marked, but surefootedness is required to safely walk ...
Almtal/Habernau (bus stop, 580 m) - Almtalerhaus (714 m) - Hintere Hetzau – Welserhütte (1740 m)
Classic summit ascent from the Welser Hut
Very long and rather lonely ski tour in late spring on the Schermberg from the Almtal. However, this classic ski tour compensates with impressive ...
Dreamlike, relatively easy and very well secured five-pitch climbing route on the Hohes Kreuz in the Totes Gebirge. Probably the most beautiful hut ...
A beautiful crossing between two huts of the ÖAV section Wels in the middle of the Dead Mountains. The paths are well marked, but sure-footedness ...
A nice, varied approach over wide hiking trails and narrow, rope-secured paths, through mixed forest and over rocks. Some sections are secured with ...
Enduring, fit, and sure-footed mountaineers can conquer the highest and third-highest peaks of the Totes Gebirge in one day.
Very beautiful and recommendable sport climbing route with an alpine touch but best bolt protection!
Challenging crossing in a high alpine karst landscape on rocky and stony, in places also exposed and secured paths, requiring absolute sure ...
Alpine and scenically very impressive downhill route on a partially exposed and secured path that requires absolute surefootedness and a head for ...
Spectacular crossing with great views and varied terrain. The path to the Brotfallscharte and the Fleischbanksattel is secured with ropes and ...
Bei dieser Bergab-Etappe sollten Sie immer wieder einmal stehenbleiben und zurückblicken: Während des Abstiegs von der Welser Hütte scheint der ...
Diese Etappe zählt zu den eindrucksvollsten, aber auch zu den alpinsten Wegstrecken im Verlauf des Salzkammergut BergeSeen Trails. Sie darf daher ...
A longer ascent that is absolutely worth it!
Die alpine Priel-Variante des Salzkammergut BergeSeen Trails führt am Fuße der höchsten Erhebung des Toten Gebirges vorbei. Von dort aus lässt sich ...
Enjoyable ridge via ferrata on one of the great peaks in the Totes Gebirge
From the Almtal to the "King" of the Dead MountainsAs the highest elevation and northeastern corner pillar of the Dead Mountains, the Great Priel ...
Einst betrachtete man den Schermberg als Schutz und Schirm über dem Tal. "Ich bin kein Phantast, seufze nicht vor jedem Wasserfall und komme nicht ...
Lonely but great route with easy climbing in the touring area of the Welser Hut (Upper Austria) that mountaineers will enjoy. Not a hiking tour!
A multi-day route with via ferrata sections, starting at the Phyrn Pass and ending in Gössl at Grundlsee. However, the ascent of the Großer Priel ...
A longer ascent that is absolutely worth it!
A nice, varied approach over wide hiking trails and narrow, rope-secured paths, through mixed forest and over rocks. Some sections are secured with ...
A beautiful transition along the Ausseerweg amidst the Totes Gebirge. The paths are well marked, but surefootedness is required to safely walk ...
A somewhat more demanding transition between two alpine club huts. The paths are well marked and difficult passages on the ascent to the ...

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