Nürnberger Hütte

The Nürnberger Hütte is an Alpine Club mountain hut (Alpenvereinshütte) of Category I belonging to the Sektion Nürnberg of the Deutscher Alpenverein (German Alpine Club). It is located in the Stubai Alps in Tyrol, Austria, at an elevation of 2,278 metres above sea level. The hut is operated seasonally from mid-June to the end of September and offers accommodation for approximately 130 people. As a Category I hut, it provides a relatively high standard of service and comfort among Alpine Club huts. The hut is a well-known base for mountaineering and hiking in the Stubai Alps. Its most popular tour destination is the Wilde Freiger, reachable in about 4½ hours via the marked normal route with easy block climbing at UIAA difficulty grade I and only brief glacier contact. The Nürnberger Hütte is also a stage point on the Stubaier Höhenweg (Stubai High Trail), a multi-day long-distance hiking route. Near the hut there is a climbing garden and a via ferrata (Klettersteig). The Nürnberger Hütte is owned and managed by the Sektion Nürnberg of the German Alpine Club, a non-profit mountaineering association. It is not a commercial hotel but a club hut serving members and the general public. The hut's kitchen and dining room are not on the same floor but are connected by a hand-operated material lift. The hut sign still displays the historical elevation of 2,297 m, carried over from the historic sign, while the current official elevation is 2,278 m. Access to the hut is typically from the car park south of Ranalt in the Stubaital (1,390 m) in about 2½ hours on foot, initially through the Langental valley to the Bsuchalm (1,580 m), then winding up the western side of the valley in switchbacks. The hut also serves as a starting point for direct transitions to a number of other huts, including the Becherhaus, Müllerhütte, Magdeburger Hütte, Bremer Hütte, Sulzenauhütte, and Teplitzer Hütte. Nearby peaks include the Mairspitze, Urfallspitze, Gamsspitzl, Wilder Freiger, Feuerstein, Aperer Feuerstein, and Roter Grat.

The first, relatively small Nürnberger Hütte was built in 1886 with only 8 mattress berths. It was expanded in 1898 and 1908. As early as 1927, a small water turbine system was put into operation to generate electricity for lighting. In 1960, after construction of a material cable car, and in 1962, after an expansion and construction of the hydroelectric power plant, the hut received its present form. The kitchen and dining room are not on the same floor but are connected by a hand-operated material lift. The hut sign still shows the historical elevation of 2,297 m, carried over from the historic sign. The Nürnberger Hütte is a Category I Alpine Club hut of the Sektion Nürnberg of the Deutscher Alpenverein in the Stubai Alps in Tyrol, at 2,278 m above sea level, operated from mid-June to the end of September, with space for about 130 people. It is a stage point on the Stubaier Höhenweg. Near the hut there is a climbing garden and a via ferrata. The most popular tour destination is the Wilde Freiger, reachable in 4½ hours via the marked normal route with easy block climbing at UIAA grade I and only brief glacier contact. Access is from the car park south of Ranalt in the Stubaital (1,390 m) in about 2½ hours on foot, first through the Langental to the Bsuchalm (1,580 m), then winding up the western valley side in switchbacks. Direct transitions are possible to the Becherhaus (3,195 m, 5 h via Wilder Freiger), Müllerhütte (3,143 m, 5 h via Wilder Freiger), Magdeburger Hütte (2,423 m), Bremer Hütte (2,411 m, 3½ h via Simmingjöchl), Sulzenauhütte (2,191 m, 2½ h via Niederl or 3½ h via Mairspitze), and Teplitzer Hütte (2,586 m, 5 h via Roter Grat). Nearby peaks include Mairspitze (2,780 m, 1½ h), Urfallspitze (2,805 m), Gamsspitzl (3,050 m), Wilder Freiger (3,418 m, 4½ h via Seescharte, easy climbing), Feuerstein (3,268 m), Aperer Feuerstein (2,967 m), and Roter Grat (3,099 m, 3 or 2½ h via Freiger- or Rotgratscharte, UIAA grade I, over glacier).

• 1962

  Expansion and construction of hydroelectric power plant; hut receives its present form.

• 1960

  Material cable car built.

• 1927

  Small water turbine system put into operation for lighting.

• 1908

  Hut expanded again.

• 1898

  Hut expanded.

• 1886

  First small hut built with 8 mattress berths.

A traditional Category I Alpine Club mountain hut in the Stubai Alps, serving mountaineers and hikers as a base for tours and a stage on the Stubaier Höhenweg.

• Overnight accommodation (~130 persons)

• Food and beverage service

• Climbing garden

• Via ferrata (Klettersteig)

1. 1Nürnberger Hütte - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Nürnberger Hütte - Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3Official websitenuernbergerhuette.at