Wildseeloderhaus

Wildseeloderhaus is an Alpine hut in Tyrol, Austria, situated at approximately 1,854 metres in a cirque beside the Wildsee lake, below the Wildseeloder mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps. It stands between the summits of Henne and Wildseeloder and above the village of Fieberbrunn in the Pillerseetal valley. The hut is owned by the Austrian Alpine Club and serves as a base for hiking, mountain traverses, and access to several peaks and high-level trails in the eastern Kitzbühel Alps. The building originated as a joint project of the Fieberbrunn Section of the Austrian Alpine Club and the Fieberbrunn Tourist Association. Construction took place in 1891 and 1892, reflecting the growth of organized Alpine tourism and the expanding role of mountain clubs in providing safe accommodation and route infrastructure. From 1899, the Alpine Club became the hut's sole owner. This ownership model connects Wildseeloderhaus to the wider network of club-managed mountain refuges across the Austrian Alps. The hut occupies a scenic position opposite the Loferer Steinberge range and its southern rock faces. Its surroundings combine a high mountain lake, open Alpine terrain, and routes to local summits including Wildseeloder, Henne, Mahdstein, Bischof, and Gebra. The facility is also linked to longer traverses toward the Kitzbüheler Horn and other Alpine Club huts. Visitors can approach on foot from Fieberbrunn, from the valley station of the Fieberbrunn cable car, from higher cable-car stations, or from nearby mountain inns and trailheads. The property has undergone several significant changes. A ruined chapel near the hut was rebuilt in 1963. The main building was altered and enlarged in 1970, and another modification followed in 2008. Its accommodation comprises two double rooms, two four-bed rooms, a 12-person mattress room, and a 16-person mattress room. These facilities position Wildseeloderhaus primarily as a mountain refuge and overnight base rather than as a conventional hotel or mass-market hospitality brand. The hut's practical role is closely tied to the Fieberbrunn region. Public transport access is available through ÖBB rail services to Fieberbrunn and local buses connecting settlements in the Pillerseetal. Road users can reach the parking area near the Fieberbrunn cable car. From the cable car, visitors may reduce the walking approach by travelling to Lärchfilzkogel and continuing on foot. The hut's identity is therefore based on Alpine hospitality, route access, landscape setting, and Austrian Alpine Club stewardship. No separate corporate group, public listing, financial disclosure, or large-scale commercial brand structure is identified in the available reference material.

Wildseeloderhaus was established in the period 1891–1892 as a joint undertaking of the Fieberbrunn Section of the Austrian Alpine Club and the Fieberbrunn Tourist Association. Its construction formed part of the broader development of Alpine tourism in the late nineteenth century, when Alpine clubs and local tourism organizations created refuges, marked routes, and mountain infrastructure to support climbing and hiking. The hut became solely owned by the Austrian Alpine Club in 1899. This placed it within the OeAV's long-term system of mountain huts and Alpine routes. Its location at roughly 1,854 metres, beside a small lake below Wildseeloder, made it a useful staging point for ascents and traverses in the eastern Kitzbühel Alps. The surrounding terrain provides access to the Wildseeloder and Henne as well as to a series of neighboring peaks and connecting trails. A chapel at the site, which had fallen into ruin, was rebuilt in 1963. The hut itself was modified and enlarged in 1970, reflecting the need to maintain and improve accommodation in a heavily used mountain environment. A further building modification was undertaken in 2008. The available description identifies accommodation in two double rooms, two four-bed rooms, a 12-person mattress room, and a 16-person mattress room. Wildseeloderhaus is reached by several approaches. The route from Fieberbrunn via Alpine Club Way 711 takes approximately three and a half to four hours, while the approach from the Fieberbrunn cable-car valley station takes about three hours. Visitors can also take the cable car to Lärchfilzkogel and walk for approximately one hour, or approach from Gasthaus Lärchfilzhochalm in around one hour and 45 minutes. A further approach leads from Hörndlingergraben and Gasthaus Pulvermacher Scherm. The hut supports both short excursions and longer mountain journeys. The summit of Wildseeloder can be reached in about an hour, and Henne in around 30 minutes. Other routes lead to Mahdstein, Bischof, and Gebra, while longer high-level routes connect toward the Kitzbüheler Horn and the Fieberbrunner Mountain Trail. Hut-to-hut crossings include routes toward the Hochwildalm Hut, Bochumer Hut, and Hochhörndl Hut. Its continuing role is therefore that of a managed Alpine refuge and regional hiking base rather than a conventional standalone commercial brand.

• 2008

  Further building modification

  [1]Wildseeloderhausen.wikipedia.org

  A further modification is carried out at the hut.

• 1970

  Hut modified and extended

  [1]Wildseeloderhausen.wikipedia.org

  The main hut undergoes structural modification and extension to improve the facility.

• 1963

  Chapel rebuilt

  [1]Wildseeloderhausen.wikipedia.org

  A chapel at the site, previously described as ruined, is rebuilt.

• 1899

  Austrian Alpine Club becomes sole owner

  [1]Wildseeloderhausen.wikipedia.org

  The Austrian Alpine Club assumes sole ownership of the hut.

• 1892

  Original hut completed

  [1]Wildseeloderhausen.wikipedia.org

  The Wildseeloderhaus project is completed in the 1891–1892 construction period and begins serving visitors in the surrounding Kitzbühel Alps.

• 1891

  Construction begins

  [1]Wildseeloderhausen.wikipedia.org

  The Fieberbrunn Section of the Austrian Alpine Club and the Fieberbrunn Tourist Association begin the joint construction of an Alpine hut below the Wildseeloder.

A club-owned Alpine refuge positioned as a practical overnight base and hiking destination in the eastern Kitzbühel Alps, combining mountain accommodation with access to summits, high-level trails, and hut-to-hut routes.

• Mountain-hut lodging · 1892

  Wildseeloderhaus accommodation

  The hut provides overnight lodging for hikers and mountaineers in two double bedrooms, two four-bed rooms, a 12-person mattress room, and a 16-person mattress room. The accommodation is designed for Alpine travel and hut-based excursions rather than hotel-style resort stays.

• Mountain access and refuge services · 1892

  Alpine hiking base

  Wildseeloderhaus functions as a base for ascents and walking routes in the eastern Kitzbühel Alps. Nearby destinations include Wildseeloder, Henne, Mahdstein, Bischof, and Gebra, with additional high-level routes toward the Kitzbüheler Horn and neighboring Alpine huts.

1. 1Wildseeloderhausen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Wildseeloderhaus official websitewildseeloderhaus.at