Anton Karg Haus
Anton Karg Haus | |
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Coordinates | 47°34′48″N 12°16′38″E / 47.58°N 12.27722°E |
Country | Austria |
Location | Hinterbärenbad in the Kaisertal valley |
Elevation | 829 m (2,720 ft) AA |
Administration | |
Hut type | OeAV Hut Category I |
Owner | Austrian Alpine Club (ÖAV) - Kufstein Section |
Facilities | |
Beds/Bunks | 30 |
Mattresses | 70 |
Winter room | 10 |
Accommodation | Key held by Alpine Club branch in Kufstein |
Opening times | beginning of May to end October |
Footnotes | |
Hut reference | OeAV DAV |
The Anton Karg Haus, formerly the Neue Hinterbärenbad Hut,
Location
The Anton Karg Haus lies in the upper region of the
The path to the hut is considered particularly scenic, as the light-coloured limestone rocks of the Kaisergebirge open up increasingly as it progresses, and hiker literally walk into the mountains. Although the Kaisergebirge are not all that high for the Alps, this route is particularly impressive because of the height difference of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) between the level of the path and the surrounding peaks.
History
The Anton Karg Haus has a long tradition. In 1882 the borough of
Hinterbärenbad
The Anton Karg Haus lies at a particularly beautiful point on the Kaiserbach stream, the Hinterbärenbad. According to oral tradition brown bears, formerly widespread in the entire Alpine region, used to cool themselves here on hot summer days by taking a bath. It is also possible that the bears were looking for food and that it just appeared as if they were bathing in the Kaiserbach.
In the 19th century the bears were exterminated by Alpine residents out of fear, and especially of their perceived threat to their cattle. There have been attempts, however, to reintroduce bears to the Austrian Alps. Of the former presence of bears, only old drawings and paintings remain.
Access
- By car on the Inn Valley Motorway (Inntal-Autobahn), numbered the A12 in Austria and A93 in Germany, to the Kufstein Nord exit and then to the car park in Kufstein-Spatchen near the entrance to the Kaisertal.
- By train to Kufstein station and then on foot in 20 minutes to the start of the climbing trail into the Kaisertal.
Approaches
- From Kufstein/Sparchen through the Kaisertal valley on the normal route via Pfandlhof and the track (an easy walk), alternatively on the old Kaisertal Way via St. Anthony’s Chapel (Antoniuskapelle) and the upper way on the mountainside, duration both 2.5 hours.
- From the Griesner Alm (toll road) in the Kaiserbach valley by crossing the Stripsenjoch(normale mountain trail, 600 metre ascent and 750 metre descent), duration: 3 hours.
- By chair lift to the Brentenjoch. After a short walk the Kaindl Hutis reached, the path runs from there over the Bettlersteig trail descending most of the way to the Anton Karg Haus, medium difficulty, duration from Brentenjoch 3 hours.
Crossings
- Kaindl Hut (1,318 m) over the Bettlersteig climbing trail, medium difficulty, duration: 2 hours
- Vorderkaiserfelden Hut (1,388 m), easy, duration: 2½ hours
- Hans Berger Haus (940 m), easy, duration: 15 minutes
- Stripsenjochhaus (1,580 m), easy, duration: 2 hours
- Grutten Hut (1,620 m) via Hohen Winkel and Kopftörl, difficult, duration: 5 hours
Ascents
- Kleiner Halt (2,116 m), difficult, duration: 2½ hours
- Ellmauer Halt (2,344 m) via Kaiserschützensteig climbing trail, difficult, duration: 5½ hours
- Sonneck (2,260 m) via Güttlersteig climbing trail, medium difficulty, duration: 4 hours
- Pyramidenspitze (1,998 m) or Vordere Kesselschneid (2,002 m), easy, duration: 3 hours
- Stripsenkopf (1,807 m) via the Stripsenjoch, easy, duration: 2½ hours
- Numerous climbing tours on the Kleiner Halt/Gamshalt from 3+
References
- ^ ANNO).
- ^ "Karg Anton". In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Vol. 3, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1965, p. 234.
- ANNO).
- ^ Verschiedenes. Weg- und Hüttenbauten. (…) Hinterbärenbadhaus. In: Mittheilungen des Deutschen und Oesterreichischen Alpenvereins. No. 10/1895, Vol. 21, 1895, p. 120. (Online bei ALO).