Ackerl Hut

The Ackerl Hut (Ackerlhütte) is an Alpine club hut in the Wilder Kaiser mountains in Austria. It is run by the Kitzbühel section of the Austrian Alpine Club and lies at a height of 1455 m (according to other sources 1,456 m or 1,465 m ) below the south faces of the Regalmspitze, Ackerlspitze and Maukspitze.

Facilities
It is a self-service hut with 15 mattresses that serves as a base for mountaineers and climbers. From June to September the Ackerl Hut is managed, at a least at weekends, otherwise it is not open and only accessible with an Alpine Club key.

Approaches

 * From Hüttling/Prama (near Going) via the Graspoint Niederalm and Schleier Waterfall in 2 hours.
 * From Wochenbrunner Alm via the Gaudeamus Hut and along the Höhenweg trail in 2 hours.
 * From St. Johann in Tirol along the Adlerweg trail, (here known as the Wilder Kaiser Trail (Steig)) in 3 hours.

Crossings

 * Gaudeamus Hut (1,270 m) via the Wilder Kaiser Trail, duration: 1 hour
 * Fritz Pflaum Hut (1,865 m) via the Ackerlspitze, difficult, duration: 5.5 hours
 * Fritz Pflaum Hut (1,865 m) over the Wilder Kaiser Trail, Gildensteig and Kleines Törl, duration: 3.5 hours
 * Grutten Hut (1,620 m) over the Wilder Kaiser Trail and Jubiläumssteig, medium difficult, duration: 3 hours

Ascents

 * Maukspitze (2,231 m) in 2.5 hours
 * Ackerlspitze (2,329 m) in 3 hours
 * Regalmspitze (2,253 m) in 3 hours