Brunnihütte

Brunnihütte is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) located at 1,860 metres above sea level by the Härzlisee in the Brunni area of the municipality of Engelberg, in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. It is a serviced alpine shelter used by hikers, climbers and ski-tourers, and it is notable for being probably the only SAC hut with its own chairlift station. The hut was built in 1932 with 35 places, at a time when it was still assumed to lie at an altitude of 1,900 metres; a wooden sign on the present hut still shows that older elevation. Since 2000 the hut has also stood beside a lake, the Härzlisee, which serves as a reservoir for snowmaking on the ski slopes in the Brunni area. The Brunnihütte is a starting point for several via ferrata routes on the Rigidalstock, including the Rigidalstockwand (K3–4), the Rigidalstockgrat (K3), the beginner-friendly Brunnistöckli (K2) and the Zittergrat (K4), the most difficult of the routes. As a SAC hut, it forms part of the club's network of mountain shelters and is listed among the SAC huts. The hut's official website is brunnihuette.ch; the domain has at times been offered through a domain auction, but the hut itself remains an active alpine facility operated within the SAC system.

The Brunnihütte was built in 1932 with 35 places. At the time of construction, it was still assumed that the hut lay at an altitude of 1,900 metres, and a wooden sign on the present hut still displays that older elevation. The hut belongs to the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) and stands at 1,860 metres above sea level by the Härzlisee in the Brunni area of the municipality of Engelberg, in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. It is probably the only SAC hut with its own chairlift station. Since 2000, the hut has also been situated beside a lake, the Härzlisee, which serves as a reservoir for snowmaking on the ski slopes in the Brunni area. The Brunnihütte is a starting point for four via ferrata routes: the Rigidalstockwand (K3–4) and the Rigidalstockgrat (K3), which run on the west and south flanks of the Rigidalstock at 2,593 metres, the beginner-friendly Brunnistöckli (K2), and the Zittergrat (K4), the most difficult via ferrata starting from the Brunnihütte. The hut is listed among the SAC huts.

• 2000

  The hut became situated beside the Härzlisee, a reservoir for snowmaking on the Brunni ski slopes.

• 1932

  The Brunnihütte was built with 35 places.

A Swiss Alpine Club mountain hut in the Brunni/Engelberg area, serving hikers, climbers and ski-tourers, and notable for its direct chairlift access and lakeside setting.

• Brunnihütte mountain hut

  A Swiss Alpine Club hut at 1,860 m above sea level with 35 places, probably the only SAC hut with its own chairlift station.

• Via ferrata routes

  Four via ferrata routes start from the Brunnihütte: Rigidalstockwand (K3–4), Rigidalstockgrat (K3), Brunnistöckli (K2) and Zittergrat (K4).

1. 1Brunnihütte – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
2. 2Brunnihütte – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Brunnihütte official websitebrunnihuette.ch