Spechtenseehütte

Spechtenseehütte is a mountain hut (Schutzhütte) operated by the Stainach section of the Österreichischer Alpenverein (Austrian Alpine Club). It stands in the Wörschachwald district of the municipality of Pürgg-Trautenfels, on the southern edge of the Totes Gebirge in Styria, Austria, about 250 metres north-east of the Spechtensee lake. The hut lies on the Salzsteigweg, an Austrian long-distance hiking trail. The hut was built in 1960, extended around 1970, and rebuilt and given a basement in 2000. It is reachable by private car as far as the car park in front of the hut, and on foot from Wörschach through the Wörschachklamm gorge in about two hours, or from Stainach via the Sinirboden in about two and a half hours. Transitions to the Liezener Hütte and the Hochmölbinghütte each take roughly three hours. The hut serves as a starting point for tours in the mountain chain north of Wörschachwald, which runs from the Hechlstein (1,814 m) over the Bärenfeuchtmölbing (1,770 m) to the rugged Hochtausing (1,823 m). The hut and the nearby Spechtensee are a popular excursion destination. A lakeside walk leads through a moor and past water-lily beds, and an archery course is located in the area of the hut. As a section hut of the Austrian Alpine Club, Spechtenseehütte functions as a hospitality and base point for hikers rather than as a commercial retail brand; its identity is tied to the Alpine Club's network of mountain huts and to the surrounding landscape.

Spechtenseehütte was built in 1960 as a Schutzhütte (mountain shelter hut) of the Stainach section of the Österreichischer Alpenverein. It was extended around 1970, and in 2000 it was rebuilt and provided with a basement. The hut stands in the Wörschachwald district of the municipality of Pürgg-Trautenfels, on the southern edge of the Totes Gebirge, about 250 metres north-east of the Spechtensee, and lies on the Salzsteigweg long-distance hiking trail. Over the decades it has served as a base and refreshment point for hikers in the mountain chain north of Wörschachwald, which includes the Hechlstein (1,814 m), the Bärenfeuchtmölbing (1,770 m) and the Hochtausing (1,823 m). The hut and the nearby lake are a popular excursion destination, with a lakeside walk through moorland and past water-lily beds, and an archery course in the area of the hut.

• 2000

  The hut is rebuilt and given a basement.

• 1970

  The hut is extended around this year.

• 1960

  The hut is built as a Schutzhütte of the Stainach section of the Austrian Alpine Club.

A section hut of the Austrian Alpine Club serving hikers and day visitors in the Totes Gebirge, near the Spechtensee.

• Mountain hut accommodation and hiker refreshments

• Archery course

• Lakeside walk around the Spechtensee

1. 1Spechtenseehütte – Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Spechtenseehütte – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org