Featured hut by Allan Hartley

Salmhütte 2644m, Glockner Group

Owner: ÖAV Alpenverein Wien

Location: Situated on a grassy plateau below the Hasenpalfen with a good view of the Großglockner and, for those with sharp eyes, the Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte (Adlersruhe).

Open: Mid-June to the end of September.

Facilities: 22 beds / 27 Matratzenlager / neighbouring winter room for 6 (unheated, not locked). Token operated showers available but otherwise cold water only. Mobile telephone connection.

Valley and Hut Connections: Bus stops at Glocknerhaus 3h, Heiligenblut 5h and Neues Lucknerhaus 3h. Parking at Neues Lucknerhaus and Glocknerhaus. Glorer Hütte 1h, Stüdlhütte 3h, Lucknerhütte 2h, Erzherzog-Johann-Hütte 3.5h, Franz-Josefs-Haus 3h. On the route of the Wiener Hohenweg and Glocknerrunde.

Excursions: Großglockner (3798m) 5h; high alpine UlAA ll;Schwerteck (3247m) 2h;high alpine UlAA l, unmarked; Kellersberg (3267m) 3h,high alpine climbing UlAA lll; Hohenwartscharte (3181m) 1.5h,
high alpine UlAA l.

Maps: AV 40 and 41, BEV BL 153, Freytag & Berndt WK 122

Address: Frau Helga Pratl, Salmhütte, Am Hasenpalfen, A-9981 Kals

Telephone: 0043 (0)4824 2089 (hut)

Email: salmhuette@aon.at

Website: Alpenverein.at/salmhuette/

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