Kaufbeurer Haus, Alpine club hut in Lechtal Alps, Austria.
Kaufbeurer Haus is a self-catering shelter of the German Alpine Club's Allgäu-Immenstadt section, standing at 2,005 m above sea level on the northern side of the Hornbach chain above the Hornbach valley, in the Allgäu Alps of Tyrol. It has 29 mattress places and a winter room with 13 beds.
The Kaufbeurer Haus belongs to the Allgäu-Immenstadt section of the German Alpine Club and stands at 2,005 m above the Hornbach valley on the northern side of the Hornbach chain. Together with the Waltenberger-Haus it is the only hut in the Allgäu Alps not reached by a cable car, so it is supplied by helicopter. It lies on the Enzenspergerweg, the main trail of the chain, about three hours from Hinterhornbach and five hours from the Hermann-von-Barth-Hütte.
The hut is a self-catering shelter: visitors bring food and cook for themselves, and from Pentecost to early October a warden is present at weekends. It lies on the Enzenspergerweg, the main trail of the Hornbach chain, linking it to the Hermann-von-Barth-Hütte in about five hours.
The hut is reached on foot from Hinterhornbach in about three hours. It is staffed only at weekends from Pentecost to early October; outside those times it is self-catering, with 29 mattress places and a winter room of 13 beds that requires the Alpine Club key.
Kaufbeurer Haus and Waltenberger-Haus are the only huts in the Allgäu Alps not reached by cable car; supplies arrive by helicopter. The winter room has 13 beds and is opened with the Alpine Club key. The hut stands at 2,005 m above the Hornbach valley.
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