Hesshütte

Admont

You 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

Documents

Video Heßhütte

Detailed information about the journey

From 01.01.2023, a large part of the parking spaces in the Gesäuse National Park, in Johnsbach, on the Buchau and in the Mühlau will be managed.
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.

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Hesshütte

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Detailed information about the journey

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