Hesshütte
AdmontYou can book your overnight stay at Hesshütte online.
Take the waterfall trail
Close to Hochtor and Planspitze, there is a place where you can stay longer. Even without mobile phone reception! May I introduce you? The Hesshütte, the largest and best-known hut in the Gesäuse. The Hesshütte has been around since 1893.
The Hesshütte has been around since 1893. It was named after the Gesäuse developer Heinrich Heß, the man who wrote the first Gesäuse guidebook and was the first "tourist" to walk the Peternpfad and the Wasserfallweg.
The hut
Either you start in Johnsbach and enjoy the hike to the hut, which leads over the "zachen Schuach" and mystical forest. Or choose the second option via the waterfall trail, which starts at the Kummerbrücke car park and leads experienced mountain walkers over steep tracks and iron ladders. The third option is the Hartelsgraben Trail with its bonus Sulzkaralm.
The mountain calls
Hiking to the Hesshütte is a start. After spending the night in the hut's camp or in a four-bed room, you can see the mountain enthusiasts swarming out early in the morning: Most head for the Hochtor, others for the Planspitze. The panorama trail up the Hochzinödl is popular with those who want to take it easy.
Ascent
- from GH Kölbl in Johnsbach on trail no. 601 in 3 hours
- from the Kummerbrücke car park (Gesäusestraße near Gstatterboden in the direction of Hieflau) on trail no. 660 via the Wasserfallweg (secured path) in 3.5 hours
- through Hartelsgraben via Sulzkaralm and Sulzkarhund on trail no. 665 or 601 in 5 hours.
Transition / Tours / Summits
The Hesshütte is part of the "Gesäuse Hüttenrunde" and the "From Glacier to Wine - Northern Route".
- to the Haindlkarhütte via the unsecured "Peternpfad" (descent II) in 4 hours
- Zinödl (2,191 m) panoramic circular trail no. 662 in 3 hours
- Planspitze (2,117 m) via trail no. 664 (I+) in 2 hours
- Hochtor (2,369 m - highest Gesaeuse peak) via trail no. 664 "Josefinensteig" (I+) in 2.5 hours / descent via Schneelochpfeiler (I+) possible
Climbing
- Dachl south face (II-III)
- Hochtor Tellersack "Grazerweg" (IV+)
- Zinödl (short routes in the east face)
Links to the tour descriptions
From Johnsbach to the Hesshütte
Gesäuse Hüttenrunde stage 02 Mödlingerhütte - Hesshütte
Gesäuse Hüttenrunde Stage 03 Hesshütte - Ennstalerhütte
Via the waterfall trail to the Planspitze and the Hesshütte
Through the Hartelsgraben into the Sulzkar and on to the Zinödl
Through the Hartelsgraben via the Sulzkar to the Hesshütte and to Johnsbach
Waterfall trail - Hesshütte
Hochtor via Hesshütte and Josefinensteig
Gesäuse National Park, Steiermärkische Landesforste, Admont Monastery, the municipality of Admont and the Gesäuse Tourist Association have founded the "Parkverbund Admont-Gesäuse" for this purpose and created a uniform system.
More information
Contact
Kazimiera-Aigner Kozik
Johnsbach 115
8912 Admont
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What the weather will be like
Admont (635m)
