Birgitzer Alm, Mountain pasture in Tyrol, Austria.
Birgitzer Alm is a mountain pasture at about 1,800 meters elevation with views toward the Ötztal Valley and the surrounding peaks of the Kalkkögel range in the Stubai Alps. The hut sits along hiking routes and serves as a starting point for winter sledding activities.
The sources document no ancient settlement or Raeti traces at Birgitzer Alm itself; the pasture at 1808 m below the Birgitzköpfl and the Saile (Nockspitze) is recorded through its alpine economy and its neighbours. A small chapel stands directly beside the hut. The surrounding huts, from the Adolf-Pichler-Hütte at 1977 m to the Nockhof at 1264 m, mark the working alpine landscape of this part of Tyrol.
The name Birgitzer Alm comes from the village of Birgitz below, whose farmers use the pasture at 1,808 m. A small chapel stands right next to the hut, and the alm sits on the classic route from Birgitz via the Adelshof, which in winter becomes a popular sledding run.
The Birgitzer Alm stands at 1,808 m below the Birgitzköpfl and the Saile (Nockspitze), with a chapel right beside it. In summer it is a starting point for routes to the Hoadl, Saile, Ampferstein, Marchreisenspitze, Hochtennspitze, Pfriemeswand, Spitzmandl and Birgitzköpfl, and the forest road is used as a mountain-bike route. In winter the way from Birgitz via the Adelshof is a popular sledding run.
The path from Birgitz via the Adelshof up to the pasture doubles as a popular sledding run in winter, while in summer the forest road serves as a mountain-bike route. The hut also sits close to a small chapel, and the Birgitzköpfl (1982 m) rises directly above it.
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