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Mountain huts Austria Ennstal Alps Hess-Hütte
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Hess-Hütte

· 1 review · Serviced Hut · Ennstal Alps · 1,699 m
Österreichischer Alpenverein (ÖAV)
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  • Die Hesshütte
    Die Hesshütte
    Photo: Harald Herzog, AV-alpenvereinaktiv.com
Die Hesshütte Photo: AV-alpenvereinaktiv.com
Photo: Alois Moser, Österreichischer Alpenverein
Hüttentafel Photo: Harald Herzog, AV-alpenvereinaktiv.com
J H
on the July 10, 2020

Richtig nette neue Hüttenwirtsleute. Gutes Essen, traumhafte ...

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Willkommen auf der Heßhütte!


Eine Schutzhütte des Alpenverein Austria.
[Bn]Die Heßhütte wurde von der Alpinen Gesellschaft "Die Ennstaler" im Jahr 1893 erbaut und nach dem Gesäusepionier Heinrich Heß benannt. Im Jahr 1930 wurde die Hütte von der ÖAV-Sektion Austria übernommen. Die Hütte erhielt Ihre heutige Form im Jahr 1996. 2004 wurde sie mit einer vollbiologischen Kläranlage auf einen besonders umweltfreundlichen Standard gebracht.

Die Heßhütte liegt in der Hochtorgruppe am Ennsecksattel, inmitten von Zinödl, Planspitze und Hochtor.
Sie ist von vier Seiten erreichbar. Von Hieflau und Johnsbach aus einfach über Wanderwege, von Gstatterboden aus über den anspruchsvollen Wasserfallweg (gesicherter Steig) oder von der Haindlkarhütte aus über den Peternpfad (ungesichert, Schwierigkeitsgrad 1 bis 2).


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Update: March 15, 2023

Sleeping berths

Number of beds in dorm
43
Number of beds in twin rooms
0
Number of beds in dormitory
85
Winter room
6

General

AV-Classification: I
Families

Payment

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Winterroom

Winterroom available
Winterroom heated

Awards

Eco-certificated 

Address

Hess-Hütte
Johnsbach 115
8912 Admont

Public transport

Getting there

Parking

Coordinates

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47.561276, 14.652053
DMS
47°33'40.6"N 14°39'07.4"E
UTM
33T 473825 5267598
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Access trail to the mountain hut

Mountain Hike · Gesäuse
From Johnsbach to the Heßhütte
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 11.9 km
Duration 5:40 h
Ascent 848 m
Descent 848 m

Classic hike in the Gesäuse National Park to the Heßhütte at the foot of the Hochtor.

1
from Tourismusverband Gesäuse,   TV Gesäuse
Mountain Hike · Gesäuse
Via the Wasserfallweg to the Planspitze and via the Heßhütte down to Johnsbach
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 13.5 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 1,558 m
Descent 1,268 m

Via the Klettsteig passages of the waterfall path and the Kölblplan you cross the Planspitze. On the descent, the path leads to the well-known ...

1
from Tourismusverband Gesäuse,   TV Gesäuse
Mountain Hike · Gesäuse
Through the Hartelsgraben over the Sulzkar to the Heßhütte and to Johnsbach
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 16.2 km
Duration 8:09 h
Ascent 1,444 m
Descent 1,078 m

National Park Crossing Day tour with many special experience points

from Tourismusverband Gesäuse,   TV Gesäuse
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Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 4.8 km
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To the summit in about 1.5 hours and the circular hiking trail over the panoramic path back to the Hesshütte.

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from Tourismusverband Gesäuse,   TV Gesäuse
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Wasserfallweg - Heßhütte
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 4.3 km
Duration 3:45 h
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Descent 6 m

Classic tour over the waterfall path to the Heßhütte

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Ascent 966 m
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Ascent 981 m
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Epic Adventures - Josefinensteig - Hochtor (2369m)
Difficulty B difficult
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Ascent 1,497 m
Descent 1,497 m

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Routes to neighboring mountain huts

Type
Name
Distance
Duration
Ascent
Descent
Toprecommended route Peternpfad
12.9 km
8:05 h
1,413 m
1,161 m
Toprecommended route Stage 14 01 Nordalpenweg, E14: Heßhütte - Klinkehütte
17.9 km
8:30 h
1,133 m
1,323 m
Toprecommended route Stage 2 From hut to hut in the National park Gesäuse Stage 02 Mödlingerhütte - Heßhütte
13.2 km
5:05 h
950 m
770 m
Toprecommended route Stage 3 From hut to hut in the National park Gesäuse Stage 03 Heßhütte - Ennstalerhütte
18.6 km
7:20 h
1,301 m
1,475 m
Toprecommended route Stage 3 Gesäuse-Runde - Etappe 3: Heßhütte - Buchsteinhaus
16.2 km
7:15 h
1,488 m
1,633 m

Nearby mountain huts

  • Hesshütte 1699 m
  • Haindlkar-Hütte
  • Ebner Alm 1266m (Winter)
  • Niederscheibenalm 875m
  • Hochscheibenalm 1189m
  • Grössinger Alm 1316m
  • Buchsteinhaus
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Hess-Hütte

Kazimiera Kozik-Aigner
Johnsbach 115
8912 Admont
Mobile phone 0664/430 80 60
Website https://www.diehesshuette.at/ E-mail info@hesshuette.at

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Mountain Hike · Gesäuse
From Johnsbach to the Heßhütte
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 11.9 km
Duration 5:40 h
Ascent 848 m
Descent 848 m

Classic hike in the Gesäuse National Park to the Heßhütte at the foot of the Hochtor.

1
from Tourismusverband Gesäuse,   TV Gesäuse
Mountain Hike · Gesäuse
Via the Wasserfallweg to the Planspitze and via the Heßhütte down to Johnsbach
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 13.5 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 1,558 m
Descent 1,268 m

Via the Klettsteig passages of the waterfall path and the Kölblplan you cross the Planspitze. On the descent, the path leads to the well-known ...

1
from Tourismusverband Gesäuse,   TV Gesäuse
Mountain Hike · Gesäuse
Through the Hartelsgraben over the Sulzkar to the Heßhütte and to Johnsbach
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 16.2 km
Duration 8:09 h
Ascent 1,444 m
Descent 1,078 m

National Park Crossing Day tour with many special experience points

from Tourismusverband Gesäuse,   TV Gesäuse
Mountain Hike
Peternpfad
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 12.9 km
Duration 8:05 h
Ascent 1,413 m
Descent 1,161 m

1 1/2 hour hike to the Haindlkarhütte through rocky and gravelly terrain without any difficulties worth mentioning, impressive views of the north ...

from Tourismusverband Gesäuse,   TV Gesäuse
Mountain Hike · Ennstal Alps
01 Nordalpenweg, E14: Heßhütte - Klinkehütte
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 14
Distance 17.9 km
Duration 8:30 h
Ascent 1,133 m
Descent 1,323 m

Diese Etappe führt uns auf gemütlichen und gut angelegten Wegen durch das Herz des Gesäuses. 

from Danja Stiegler,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Hiking Route
From hut to hut in the National park Gesäuse Stage 02 Mödlingerhütte - Heßhütte
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 2
Distance 13.2 km
Duration 5:05 h
Ascent 950 m
Descent 770 m

Mödlingerhütte - Heßhütte Oases in the middle of steep walls: Via the famous mountaineering village Johnsbach into the "heart of the Gseis", the ...

from Tourismusverband Gesäuse,   TV Gesäuse
Hiking Route · Gesäuse
From hut to hut in the National park Gesäuse Stage 03 Heßhütte - Ennstalerhütte
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 3
Distance 18.6 km
Duration 7:20 h
Ascent 1,301 m
Descent 1,475 m

Heßhütte-Ennstalerhütte Wild waters: Along the wild and romantic Hartelsgraben and the Enns to the oldest refuge in the Gesäuse

1
from Tourismusverband Gesäuse,   TV Gesäuse
Hiking Route · Ennstal Alps
Gesäuse-Runde - Etappe 3: Heßhütte - Buchsteinhaus
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 3
Distance 16.2 km
Duration 7:15 h
Ascent 1,488 m
Descent 1,633 m

Der Wasserfallweg ist die Attraktion dieser Etappe: über Leitern geht es steil bergab zur Enns. Anschließend geht es auf der anderen Seite ...

from Karsten Seliger,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
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