Rastkogelhütte

The Rastkogelhütte is a mountain refuge (Schutzhütte) of the Oberkochen Section of the German Alpine Club (Deutscher Alpenverein), located at 2,117 metres above sea level in the Tuxer Alps of Tyrol, Austria, about 800 metres east of the Sidanjoch and west of Mayrhofen in the Zillertal valley. The hut takes its name from the Rastkogel peak, which rises 4.2 kilometres to the southwest. It serves hikers, climbers and ski tourers as a base for summit ascents and as a stopover on long-distance trails including the Adlerweg, the Via Alpina (red route) and the Zentralalpenweg 02A. The building was constructed in 1930 by the Werdau (now Plauen) and Sachsen-Altenburg (now Altenburg) sections of the German and Austrian Alpine Club. In November 1953 it burned down to its foundations and was rebuilt in 1954/55. Over the decades it has been renovated, modernised and expanded with annexes. It is operated by the Jena Section, founded in 1882 in Jena, which after the Second World War went into "exile" in Oberkochen and in 1972 renamed itself the Oberkochen Section of the German Alpine Club. The hut's ground floor contains several guest rooms, a modern kitchen with a serving counter, WC facilities and a terrace. The upper floors hold overnight accommodation divided into twin rooms, shared rooms and mattress dormitories, along with washrooms, WCs and a shower. The basement houses the building services with central heating and a drying room/ski room with a boot dryer. A separate outbuilding stands behind the hut. Supplies are delivered in summer by vehicle via the access road and in winter by motor sled. Access routes include from Hochfügen (1,500 m) in the north over the Sidanjoch in about 2½ hours; from the hut car park (summer only) at the bend of the Hippacher Höhenstraße (1,900 m) in one hour; from the hiking car park at the former Sportalm (also usable in winter) below the toll station of the Hippacher Höhenstraße (1,700 m) in 1½ hours; and from the Möslwirt on the Hippacher Höhenstraße (1,500 m) in 2½ hours. Nearby summits include the Rastkogel (2,762 m, 3 hours), Roßkopf (2,576 m, 2 hours), Kleiner Gilfert (2,388 m, 2½ hours), Marchkopf (2,499 m, 1½ hours), Kraxentrager (2,423 m, 1 hour), Kreuzjoch (2,290 m, 1 hour) and Arbiskopf (2,133 m, 1½ hours); all can also be climbed on skis in winter. The nearest other huts are the Kellerjochhütte (2,237 m, about 3½ hours) via the Loassattel and the Weidener Hütte (1,799 m, about 5 hours).

The Rastkogelhütte was built in 1930 by the Werdau (today Plauen) and Sachsen-Altenburg (today Altenburg) sections of the German and Austrian Alpine Club (Deutscher und Österreichischer Alpenverein). In November 1953 the hut burned down to its foundations and was rebuilt in 1954/55. It is operated by the Jena Section, which was founded in 1882 in Jena and after the end of the Second World War went into "exile" in Oberkochen; in 1972 it renamed itself the Oberkochen Section of the German Alpine Club. Over the years the hut has been renovated, modernised and expanded with annexes. It remains an active mountain refuge in the Tuxer Alps.

• 1972

  The Jena Section, founded in 1882 and relocated to Oberkochen after WWII, renames itself the Oberkochen Section of the German Alpine Club.

• 1954

  Rebuilding of the hut takes place in 1954/55.

• 1953

  In November the Rastkogelhütte burns down to its foundations.

• 1930

  The hut is built by the Werdau and Sachsen-Altenburg sections of the German and Austrian Alpine Club.

A traditional alpine club mountain hut offering simple, functional accommodation and food for hikers, climbers and ski tourers in the Tuxer Alps.

• Mountain hut accommodation (twin rooms, shared rooms, mattress dormitories)

• Food and beverage service (guest rooms, kitchen, terrace)

• Drying room/ski room with boot dryer

1. 1Rastkogelhütte – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Rastkogelhütte – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
3. 3Rastkogelhütte – Section Oberkochen websitealpenverein-oberkochen.de