Heidelberger Hut
The Heidelberger Hut (German: Heidelberger Hütte) is a mountain hut located in the Silvretta in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It lies at an altitude of 2,264 metres above sea level in the Val Fenga.
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The hut was built between 1887 and 1889 by the Heidelberg division of the German Alpine Club (DAV), which has operated it since. Since 1910, the hut has been a popular destination for winter sports as well. Major expansions were finished in 1963 and again in 1979.[1][2]
Heidelberger hut is easily accessible from Ischgl, Austria, by a road through the Fimbatal, which south of the Austrian-Swiss border is named Val Fenga. On the other hand, the quickest routes from a Swiss settlement are about 5 hour hikes from either Ramosch via the 2,608 m Cuolemn de Fenga/Fimberpaß or from Samnaun via the 2539 m Zeblasjoch and 2752 m Fuorcla da Val Gronda. The hut is therefore supplied from Ischgl and staffed by Austrians.
References
- Swisstopo maps
- History of the Heidelberger Hut
- Kev Reynolds, The Swiss Alps, p. 413, Cicerone