Guests in Alpine Association mountain huts
Alpine Association mountain huts are for everyone to enjoy. They provide a safe haven and offer refreshments and overnight accommodation. They are often the starting points for hiking tours or serve as a place of refuge or somewhere to unwind. Above all, they are pivotal to the alpine infrastructure.
Guests in Alpine Association mountain huts
Important points
An overnight stay in an Alpine Association mountain hut is something unforgettable. It is quite a special feeling at the end of a long and demanding hike, just to sit and unwind on a sun terrace or indoors in a traditionally-styled room. Here are a few hints and tips to ensure you have the perfect mountain hut experience.
What you need for an overnight stay in a mountain hut:
- a sleeping bag liner
- a towel, a toothbrush, toothpaste
- a small rubbish bag to take your rubbish back down into the valley with you
- a headlamp, in case you need to get up in the night
- ear plugs are a good idea for light-sleepers
- Alpine Association ID card, if applicable
What you should be aware of when staying overnight in a mountain hut:
- please use water and electricity sparingly
- make sure you have enough cash with you
- smoking is strictly forbidden in Alpine Association mountain huts
- please comply with the hut rules displayed in each individual Alpine Association mountain hut
Guests in Alpine Association mountain huts
“What mountain dining tastes like”
All of the mountain huts along the Karwendel High Altitude Trail believe in the Alpine Association initiative „So schmecken die Berge“ (“What mountain dining tastes like”). Following the motto “as local and regional as possible”, your mountain hut hosts try to use regional products whenever they can, with the aim of maintaining the alpine cultural landscape so indicative of the mountain farming lifestyle. Locally-sourced ingredients also mean shorter transportation times, which of course helps add to the freshness and the flavours of the food on your table!
Guests in Alpine Association mountain huts
Hiking with your dog
If you want to take your four-legged friend with you on the High Altitude Trail, you need to find out in advance if the various huts on the different stages are suitable for dogs. You should also clarify with each individual mountain hut host if dogs are allowed. For contact details, see: Contact
Guests in Alpine Association mountain huts
Electricity
You can really switch off on the Karwendel High Altitude Trail – especially as there is only limited reception for mobile phones in the mountain huts and along large proportions of the route. In general, mobile phones should only be switched on if absolutely necessary or in the case of an emergency as there are no battery charging possibilities in the huts. Should you need to/want to use your mobile more often during the hike, you should bring your own additional battery pack.
Guests in Alpine Association mountain huts
Reservations
Please make sure you reserve overnight places in the mountain huts for you and your companions before setting off on the Karwendel High Altitude Trail. Contact details – online, telephone or e-mail – are available here: Contact
Guests in Alpine Association mountain huts
Our mountain huts
If you would like to get a first impression of the Alpine Association mountain huts along the trail, you can find all the important information summarised here.
between mountains and settlement area
The Karwendel High Alpine Trail leads you through the southern part of the Karwendel massif. In six stages you will cover 70 kilometres and about 9000 metres in altitude and spend the nights in selected huts of the Alpine Association. All details on stages, huts, travel and much more can be found here.