Dr.-Friedrich-Oedl-Haus, Mountain refuge at 1575 meters in Werfen, Austria

The Dr.-Friedrich-Oedl-Haus sits near the upper station of the Eisriesenwelt cable car at about 1575 meters (5170 feet) and provides direct access to the largest ice cave system in the world. The building functions as a mountain lodge with sleeping and dining rooms for visitors arriving in this alpine setting.

The hut's history is tied to the exploration of the Eisriesenwelt ice cave. In 1920 a first research hut, the Forscherhüttl, was built and climbing routes were laid out from Werfen to the cave entrance. The present Oedlhaus was erected in 1925 and named after Salzburg lawyer Dr. Friedrich Oedl (1894–1969), a cave-exploration pioneer from 1919 and first managing director of the Eisriesenwelt-Gesellschaft m.b.H., whose proceeds funded the cave's development. The cable car only opened in 1955.

The hut bears the name of Salzburg lawyer Dr. Friedrich Oedl (1894–1969), who began exploring the Eisriesenwelt in 1919 and became the first managing director of the Eisriesenwelt-Gesellschaft m.b.H., the company whose proceeds funded the cave's development. The building is a Schutzhütte of the Austrian cave explorers, and its history is tied to the exploration of the ice cave.

From the Eisriesenwelt car park at 1000 m, a gondola lifts visitors directly to the hut; on foot, trail no. 212 climbs steeply over rock secured with wire ropes and takes about 1½ hours. The cave entrance is a few minutes above the hut on a prepared path. The Hochkogelsteig, also secured, leads from the hut up to the Tennengebirge plateau and on to the Leopold-Happisch-Haus in about 3 hours.

The hut is named after Salzburg lawyer Dr. Friedrich Oedl (1894–1969), who began exploring the Eisriesenwelt in 1919. A first research hut, the Forscherhüttl, went up in 1920, and Oedl became the first managing director of the Eisriesenwelt-Gesellschaft m.b.H., which used its proceeds to develop the cave.