The Franz Senn Hut (German: Franz-Senn-Hütte) is a large and very popular Category I alpine hut in the Stubai Alps owned by the Austrian Alpine Club (Österreichischer Alpenverein).[1] It is a large, well-appointed hut, named after Franz Senn. Access is from Oberiss in the Oberbergtal off the Stubaital above Neustift.[2]
| Franz Senn Hut | |
|---|---|
 The Franz Senn Hut | |
  Franz Senn Hut | |
| Coordinates | 47°05′06″N 11°10′08″E / 47.085°N 11.16889°E |
| Country | Austria |
| Administrative district | Tyrol |
| Location | Hinteres Oberbergtal |
| Elevation | 2,147 m (7,044 ft) AA |
| Construction | |
| Built in | 1885 |
| Administration | |
| Hut type | OeAV Hut Category I |
| Owner | Innsbruck Section |
| Website | www |
| Facilities | |
| Beds/Bunks | 180 |
| Mattresses | 80 |
| Emergency beds | 100 |
| Winter room | 12 |
| Accommodation | open |
| Opening times | mid-June to mid-October |
| Footnotes | |
| Hut reference | OeAV DAV |
History edit
The Franz Senn Hut was opened on 15 September 1885 having cost 3,000 florins. At the time it had accommodation for 37 people including 4 women. It was extended in 1907/08 to 20 beds and 60 shakedowns and again in 1932/33 to 80 beds and 80 sleeping places. During the Second World War a goods cableway was erected. In 1960 the hut's capacity was increased to 220.[3]
The hut was named after a mountaineering pastor.[1]
Access edit
- By train: to Innsbruck from there to Fulpmes (on the Stubai Valley railway) and from there by bus
- By bus: to Neustift im Stubaital, village of Milders
- By car: to Neustift im Stubaital
Ascent edit
- Neustift im Stubaital (1154 metre climb, duration: c. 4½ hours)
- Oberiss Alm (402 metre climb, duration: c. 1½ hours)[1]
Summits accessible from the Franz Senn Hut edit
- Ruderhofspitze (3,474 m), height difference 1327 m, duration c. 5 hours, high tour[4])
- Lisenerspitze (3,230 m, height difference 1080 m, duration c. 3.5 hours, glacier tour)[5]
- Lisenser Fernerkogel (3,266 m, height difference 1150 m, duration c. 4.5 hours, glacier tour[4])
- Schafgrübler (2,921 m, height difference 780 m, duration c. 3 hours)
- Rinnenspitze (3,003 m, height difference 850 m, duration 2.5 to 3 hours, sections of the summit ridge are secured)
- Östliche Seespitze (3,416 m), popular but challenging ski tour
- Westliche Seespitze (3,355 m)
- Wildes Hinterbergl, (3,288 m), much frequented ski tour
Transits edit
The hut is on the Stubai Hohenweg, an 8-day high level trail around the Stubai; neighbouring huts on the trail are the Starkenburger Hut and the New Regensburg Hut.
Huts edit
- Amberger Hut (2,135 m, duration: c. 6 hours)
- Neue Regensburger Hut (2,286 m, duration: c. 4 hours auf dem Stubaier Höhenweg)
- Starkenburger Hut (2,237 m, duration: c. 7 hours auf dem Stubaier Höhenweg
- Adolf Pichler Hut (1,977 m, duration: c. 7 hours)
- Westfalenhaus (2,273 m, duration: c. 6 hours)
- Potsdamer Hut (2,020 m, duration: 5–7 hours)
Places edit
- Neustift im Stubaital (993 m, duration: c. 4½ hours)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Reynolds, Kev (2009). Walking in Austria, 1st ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 125, ISBN 978-1-85284-538-4.
- ^ Walter Klier: AVF alpin Stubaier Alpen, Bergverlag Rother, Ottobrunn, ISBN 978-3-7633-1271-9
- ^ Die Chronik in aller Kürze at www.franzsennhuette.at. Retrieved 5 Dec 2015.
- ^ a b Walter Klier, Stubaier Alpen, Alpenvereinsführer
- ^ Die Lüsenserspitze 3230m at www.franzsennhuette.at. Retrieved 5 Dec 2015.