Ackerl Hut

The Ackerl Hut (German: Ackerlhütte) is an Alpine club hut in the Wilder Kaiser mountains in Austria. It is run by the Kitzbühel section of the Austrian Alpine Club and lies at a height of 1,455 metres (4,774 ft)^[1] (according to other sources 1,456 m^[2] or 1,465 m^[3]) below the south faces of the Regalmspitze, Ackerlspitze and Maukspitze.

Ackerl Hut
View of the Kaiser Mountains from the Ackerl Hut
Ackerl Hut
Coordinates	47.54944°N 12.34111°E / 47.54944; 12.34111
Country	Austria
Administrative district	Tyrol
Mountain range	Wilder Kaiser
Location	south of the Ackerlspitze
Nearest settlement	Going
Elevation	1,456 m (4,777 ft) AA
Administration
Hut type	OeAV self-service hut Category I
Owner	Kitzbühel Section
Website	www.alpenverein.at/kitzbuehel/Huetten/index.php?navid=9
Facilities
Mattresses	15
Accommodation	AC key
Opening times	supervised at weekends from June to October
Footnotes
Hut reference	OeAV DAV

Facilities

It is a self-service hut with 15 mattresses that serves as a base for mountaineers and climbers. From June to September the Ackerl Hut is managed, at a least at weekends, otherwise it is not open and only accessible with an Alpine Club key.

Approaches

• From Hüttling/Prama (near Going) via the Graspoint Niederalm and Schleier Waterfall in 2 hours.
• From Wochenbrunner Alm via the Gaudeamus Hut and along the Höhenweg trail in 2 hours.
• From St. Johann in Tirol along the Adlerweg trail, (here known as the Wilder Kaiser Trail (Steig)) in 3 hours.

Crossings

• Gaudeamus Hut (1,270 m) via the Wilder Kaiser Trail, duration: 1 hour
• Fritz Pflaum Hut (1,865 m) via the Ackerlspitze, difficult, duration: 5.5 hours
• Fritz Pflaum Hut (1,865 m) over the Wilder Kaiser Trail, Gildensteig and Kleines Törl, duration: 3.5 hours
• Grutten Hut (1,620 m) over the Wilder Kaiser Trail and Jubiläumssteig, medium difficult, duration: 3 hours

Ascents

• Maukspitze (2,231 m) in 2.5 hours
• Ackerlspitze (2,329 m) in 3 hours
• Regalmspitze (2,253 m) in 3 hours