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Mountain huts & chalets Austria

Stop-over spots
All pastures

Stop-over spots from rustic to modern

There is no room for haste on the sun-kissed terraces and parlor benches of typical Ötztal mountain huts and pastures. Instead, the rustic mountain feeling spreads while the hut tenant serves fresh and regional delicacies. By the way, rumors are going about that bacon dumplings, shredded pancake & more taste even better on the mountain – and it's really true. Anyone can try it out as some alpine inns, snack stations and mountain restaurants can also be reached by cart road or mountain railway, while other huts and alpine pastures can only be reached by using your calves traditionally.
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Alpine huts and pastures – a longed-for destination to escape from everyday life

It doesn't matter whether it's rustic like on faded black-and-white photographs or modern with lots of glass, wood and a flair for design: every pasture hut in Ötztal has its very own charm. Just as every hut tenant – be it female or male – stands for unique hospitality. It must be because of the fulfilling meaning of their activities that they remain so cordial despite long working days - the hut tenants are very often cooks, waiters, farmers, cattle breeders or shepherds in one person. Usually, several generations of a family help to take care of the cattle, produce their own farm goods such as cheese and butter and decorate the hut as a beautiful hiking destination. There is almost always time for a short chat with the hikers. Favorite topic? Of course, the hard but beautiful life on the alpine pasture!

The following list contains all stopover destinations on Ötztal's mountains – use the filter function for an even quicker search for the favorite destination.

Frequently asked questions about mountain huts in Austria

Originally, the rustic alpine huts in Austria were plain and simple accommodations for shepherds and herdsmen who lived on the mountain during the summer months to look after the cattle and other farm animals. Most of the alpine huts are scattered across the mountain meadows or can be found together in a small pasture village. Austria's alpine farmers make an important contribution to preserving the valuable cultural landscape above the tree line. In addition to agricultural use, alpine pastures also serve as recreational areas by promoting local tourism. Many alpine huts within Ötztal also comprise an inn and offer visitors tasty hut fare made from own or regional products. Let yourself be inspired by the fascination of alpine pasturelands!
According to "Almwirtschaft Österreich" association, there are currently over 8000 alpine pastures spread across the country. More than 2000 of them can be found in Tirol. Grazing meadows and alpine pastures together with mixed pastures make up a large part, and there are also milk, sheep and horse pastures.

Of course, it varies depending on the region, season and type of accommodation. The spectrum ranges from plain dormitories with a shared bathroom to modernly equipped double rooms. Both minimalists and mountain lovers with a certain need for comfort will find a suitable accommodation in scenic Ötztal. It is best to request at the hut of your choice to find out about the catering options and prices. Special tip: a reservation is not only recommended during peak season. Alpine Club members often receive a discount!

All huts & alpine pastures in Ötztal including contact options can be found on this page!

Some huts and alpine pastures are open in Ötztal all year round. While they attract ski tourers or tobogganers to the warm oven in winter, they welcome hikers to the sunny terrace during the summer months. The start of the summer season often depends on both weather and snow conditions, this applies especially to high alpine huts and pastures. Only when the footpaths can be safely walked on in early summer also the hut tenants will open again. It is best to find out about the current opening times directly at the respective destination in Ötztal. You will find a complete list of contacts on this page.

Winnebachseehütte

Bergrestaurant/Bedienung, alpine dairy/snack bar, Hütten

The hut is located at an altitude of 2361 m.
Start: Gries/turning Winnebach, Walking time: 2 h

  • 6 beds
  • 2 multi-bed rooms (4-5 pers. each)
  • 22 dorm beds (4-5 pers. each)
  • winter room (9)
  • luggage transport for overnight guests possible

The hut: a quaint and cosy mountain hut with a friendly atmosphere. Wonderful location at Lake Winnebachsee, surrounded by mighty peaks, near an impressive waterfall. Great outing destination for families and hut hikers. In the summer great base for mountaineers, in the winter for ski mountaineers. Climbing garden in vicinity of the hut.

Crossings: Schweinfurter Hütte approx. 5 h, Westfalenhaus approx. 3 h, Amberger Hütte via Gries approx. 4 h or via Gaislehnscharte about 5 h (glacier experience!)

Peaks: Gänsekragen approx. 1.5 - 2 h, Hoher Seeblaskogel approx. 3 h.
With previous mountaineering experience and glacier equipment: Breiter Grieskogel approx. 3-4 h, Winnebacher Weißkogel approx. 3-4 h, Hohe Winnebachspitze approx. 3 h, Bachfallenkopf approx. 3 h (easy climbing in the upper part) (Alpine experience required).

 

Opening Hours:
Info
17.06.2023 - 01.10.2023
Mo: 10:00-18:00
Tu: 10:00-18:00
We: 10:00-18:00
Th: 10:00-18:00
Fr: 10:00-18:00
Sa: 10:00-18:00
Su: 10:00-18:00

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Kühtaile Alm

regional cuisine, non-smoking locale, Glutenfreie Küche, Austrian cuisine, vegetarian cuisine, Ski huts, alpine dairy/snack bar, home cooking, Hütten

Easy to access on foot from Acherkogelbahn top station or Ochsengarten gondola, suitable for prams:

  • Time: approx. 15 min

From the top station to WIDIVERSUM Family Adventure Land, then towards „Rotes Wandl“ vantage point and Kühtaile Alm:

  • Time: approx. 30 min

From Ochsengarten:

  • Time: approx. 1.5 h

Summer: June - mid October

An ideal spot to enjoy Tyrolean delicacies in rustic surroundings! Take a seat on our sun terrace, relax and look at the magnificent view and let your excitement-filled day of walking draw comfortably to a close!

Winter: Christmas - Easter

  • Apartment for up to 20 persons
  • House for up to 15 persons
  • Tyrolean food

New Kühtaile Alm: relax on the sun terrace or the panorama wintergarden, enjoy the wonderful views and fine Tirolean specialties! Summer: trampoline and playground for children at the hut. Overnight stay for 20 persons in a holiday apartment.

Old Kühtaile Alm: quaint and completely renovated self-catering mountain hut ideal for groups up to 15 people. Superb location amid the Hochoetz ski and hiking area!

Opening Hours:
Info
03.06.2023 - 22.10.2023
Mo: 09:00-16:00
Tu: 09:00-16:00
We: 09:00-16:00
Th: 09:00-16:00
Fr: 09:00-16:00
Sa: 09:00-16:00
Su: 09:00-16:00
Today: 09:00 - 16:00

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Kühtaile Alm

Rettenbach Market Restaurant

regional cuisine, SS/self-service, après ski, international cuisine, Austrian cuisine, Ski huts, alpine dairy/snack bar

Our completely renovated Rettenbach Market Restaurant combines tradition and modern architecture. The new restaurant has been modernized with great attention to detail. Cozy rooms and niches invite you to relax and linger.

With a lot of love for the job, our team conjures up delicious food for you. Our self-service restaurant leaves nothing to be desired. We offer for you from traditional Tyrolean cuisine to soups, salads, pizza & pasta and desserts to grilled specialities. There, where the world cup race takes place every year, you can enjoy a delicious meal and a breathtaking view in the heart of nature.

We look forward to welcome you in Gletscher Arena Sölden soon. Your Gletscher Arena team

Our offer at a glance:
- self-service restaurant
- Gletschertisch service restaurant on the 1st floor
  (please consider opening times)
- sun terrace with view of the World Cup slope
- bar with a cozy lounge
- bar Gletscherspalte with mobile roof
- Riml sports shop
- parking space available

How do you get to us:
- via glacier road by bus or by car

Hikes around the Rettenbach Market Restaurant:
- from toll station (2 - 2.5 hours) to the Rettenbach Market Restaurant
- from the Rettenbach Alm along the panoramic trail to the Gampe Thaya
  (rustic Alpine hut / delicacies - all natural, cheese dairy;
  walking time 1 - 1.5 hours / easy hike)
- continue from Gampe Thaya to Sonnblick mountain restaurant
  in Hochsölden (walking time again approx. 1 - 1.5 hours / easy hike)
- further from Gampe Thaya to Sölden 
- ambitious hikes: from the Rettenbach Market Restaurant over Rettenbachjoch or Pitztaler Jöchl (right hand) to the Braunschweiger hut



Opening Hours:
Info
08.06.2023 - 05.05.2024
Mo: 09:00-16:00
Tu: 09:00-16:00
We: 09:00-16:00
Th: 09:00-16:00
Fr: 09:00-16:00
Sa: 09:00-16:00
Su: 09:00-16:00
Today: 09:00 - 16:00

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Vordere Leierstalalm

alpine dairy/snack bar

The Vordere Leierstalalm is located at an altitude of 1.798 meters in the middle of the Ötztal Alps.

Beverages dispensing ONLY

Hiking paths:
From Umhausen (1031 m) to the Vorderer Leierstalalm approx. 3 h                                                                                                                               or by taxi to Vordere Leierstalalm.
Taxi Scharfetter, Phone +43 (0) 5255 5858

Peak Tours: Erlanger Hütte, Wildgrat


 

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Hochjoch Hospiz

regional cuisine, non-smoking locale, Austrian cuisine, Hütten

Opening times: 
5th march 2023 to 24th april 2023 (closed in the morning)
23th june 2023 to 23th september 2023

Hochjoch-Hospiz occupies a beautiful location on a hill, surrounded by the majestic three thousand meter high peaks of the Ötztal Alps. The hut is a popular base for all kinds of mountain tours.


Winter: base for classic Ötztal ski mountaineering loop from Rofen (always inquire about route conditions), altitude gain: 513 m, time: 3 h.

    To the hut: From Vent - Rofental - through the romantic gorge, comfortable walk, altitude gain: 513 m, time: 2 h

    Crossings: Martin-Busch-Hütte, Schöne Aussicht, Vernagt-Hütte, Simi launhütte,

    Peak climbs: Weißkugel, Guslarspitzen, Fluchtkogel, Hintereisspitze, Langtauferer Spitze, Saykogel

    Opening Hours:
    Info
    23.06.2023 - 23.09.2023
    Mo: 07:00-07:00
    Tu: 07:00-07:00
    We: 07:00-07:00
    Th: 07:00-07:00
    Fr: 07:00-07:00
    Sa: 07:00-07:00
    Su: 07:00-07:00

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    Hochjoch Hospiz im Sommer

    Braunschweiger Hütte

    regional cuisine, vegetarian cuisine, Hütten, vegan food

    The Braunschweigerhütte (category I) lies on 2759 m in the Ötztaler Alps at the end of the Pitztals. The hut was built in 1892 and was extended in 1932 and 1965. The hut is located on the distant footpath E5. Totally 180 sleeping possibilities.

    Winter: Storm shelter open!

    Opening Hours:
    Info
    07.06.2023 - 26.09.2023
    Mo: 10:00-22:00
    Tu: 10:00-22:00
    We: 10:00-22:00
    Th: 10:00-22:00
    Fr: 10:00-22:00
    Sa: 10:00-22:00
    Su: 10:00-22:00
    Today: 10:00 - 22:00

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    Vordere Tumpenalm

    regional cuisine, Austrian cuisine, alpine dairy/snack bar

    The Vordere Tumpenalm lies at an altitude of 1.831 meters, surrounded by lash green meadows and the Ötztal mountains.

    Hiking path:

    Parking: parking lot at the elementary school
    Trailhead of this tour is Tumpen´s elementary school. Follow the asphalt road in direction of Grube - turn left into the forest trail leading up to the Tumpen waterfall. Take the trail on the left towards Gehsteig Alm and Vordere Tumpener Alm as soon as you reach the last junction. The path on the right takes you to Armelen Hütte. 
    Altitude gain: 908
    Duration: 2 hours (up and down 4 hours)
    Return: same route or a mountain tour to the "Ersten Karkopf" an further to the Armelen Hut and back to Tumpen

    - whole-time hot meal
    - regional and tyrolean specialities
    - overnight stay: 1 Hut for 4 person
    - Dogs allowable - on request


    Opening Hours:
    Info
    17.06.2023 - 10.09.2023
    Mo: 09:00-17:00
    Tu: 09:00-17:00
    We: 09:00-17:00
    Th: 09:00-17:00
    Fr: 09:00-17:00
    Sa: 09:00-17:00
    Su: 09:00-17:00

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    Gampe Alm

    regional cuisine, après ski, Austrian cuisine, Bergrestaurant/Bedienung, Ski huts, alpine dairy/snack bar, home cooking

    Gampe Alm offers cozy parlors, a sunbathing terrace with deck chairs, a unique playground, and a traditional mountain hut ensemble since 1788.

    The beautiful Gampe Alm can be reached by foot in 15 mins. (Rettenbach Strasse - Stabele), 35 mins. (turnoff Hochsölden Strasse) or in 45 mins. (Hochsölden)

    Gampe Alm is a great place for a relaxed and enjoyable evening with friends.
    Groups should book in advance! Taxi service on request!

    Traditional hut meals, daily set lunch menus, milk drinks, homemade pastries, ploughman’s lunch etc.

    ALMZEIT Focus: 3-D painters palette and a brush point the way to the autentic hut.

    Summer: open from mid June to mid Oktober
    Winter: open from early December to April



     

    Opening Hours:
    Info
    08.06.2023 - 10.10.2023
    Mo: 09:00-19:00
    Tu: -
    We: 09:00-19:00
    Th: 09:00-19:00
    Fr: 09:00-19:00
    Sa: 09:00-19:00
    Su: 09:00-19:00
    Today: 09:00 - 19:00

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    Gampe Alm

    Wiesle

    Bergrestaurant/Bedienung, alpine dairy/snack bar

    The Wiesle (1,528 m) was mentioned as a Schweighof 450 years ago. If the small meadow stain was primarily used for agriculture for centuries, the Wiesle is now particularly popular with those seeking relaxation and day trippers. There are several ways to the idyllic spot, which many call the most beautiful in the Ötztal.

    Starting points:

    • from Au/Nösslachkapelle over the narrow, a little steep hiking trail, Walking time: about 1 1/4 hours
    • from Niederthai also possible with the pram, Walking time: about 1 hour
    • from Umhausen direction Niederthai until panorama-parking area, easy footpath, Walking time: about 1 hour
    • Crossings: Hemerach Alpe, Peak tours: Hemer Kogel

    warm kitchen, snacks, own products or from the native farmers.

    sun deck, playground, via ferrata near, groups are welcome

    Opening Hours:
    Info
    10.05.2023 - 01.10.2023
    Mo: -
    Tu: 10:00-17:00
    We: 10:00-17:00
    Th: 10:00-17:00
    Fr: 10:00-17:00
    Sa: 10:00-17:00
    Su: 10:00-17:00
    Today: 10:00 - 17:00

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    Wiesle

    Maria's Alm

    regional cuisine, non-smoking locale, Austrian cuisine, vegetarian cuisine, alpine dairy/snack bar, home cooking

    Maria's is an perfect hike for the whole family and owners of the Ötztal Card. Wonderful panoramic view of Sölden and the Ötztal.

    Traditional and tyrolean dishes.

    Opening Hours:
    Info
    01.06.2023 - 15.10.2023
    Mo: 10:00-17:00
    Tu: 10:00-17:00
    We: 10:00-17:00
    Th: 10:00-17:00
    Fr: 10:00-17:00
    Sa: 10:00-17:00
    Su: 10:00-17:00
    Today: 10:00 - 17:00

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    Maria

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