Wangenitzsee Hut

The Wangenitzsee Hut (Wangenitzseehütte) is a mountain hut in Hohe Tauern National Park, in Carinthia, Austria. It is situated directly on the Wangenitzsee, the largest lake of the Schober group of the Eastern Alps. At an altitude of 2508 m above sea level (AA), it is the highest hut in the Schober group. Depending on the weather, it opens in the middle of June and closes at the end of September. It is located on the, and is supplied by a material ropeway from the Debanttal.

History
The first hut was built by the Moravia/Brno section of the German Alpine Club (Deutscher Alpenverein (DAV)) in 1927, but it was looted and burned down in 1947. In 1966, a new, larger building was opened. This building was a club hut of the (Koninklijke Nederlandse Klim- en Bergsport Vereniging (NKBV)) until 2009, when the Lienz Section of the Austrian Alpine Club (Österreichischer Alpenverein (ÖAV)) took over.

Approaches

 * Drive from Lienz, East Tyrol to Nußdorf-Debant, then take the freight route in the Debanttal to the parking ground Seichenbrunn, at 1686 m above sea level (AA). From the parking lot, hike to the right over the Debantbach and up the well-marked ascent to the Lower Seescharte, at 1686 m above sea level, and finally between the Kreuzsee and Wangenitzsee to the Wangenitzsee Hut. Walking time of approximately two and a half hours.
 * Drive from Lienz over the Iselsberg Pass to the Raneralm parking ground. From there, hike on the Wiener Höhenweg no. 918 to the Higher Seescharte, at 2604 m above sea level. Finally, make the short descent to the Wangenitzsee Hut. Walking time of approximately three and a half hours.
 * Drive from Carinthia in the Möll valley to Mörtschach, and then through the Wangenitz Valley to the Wangenitzalm parking ground. From there, hike on trail no. 928 to the Wangenitzsee Hut. Ascent time of approximately three and a half hours.

Nearby summits

 * Petzeck – 3283 m above sea level; walking time two and a half hours
 * – 3125 m above sea level
 * – 3181 m above sea level
 * – 3090 m above sea level

Nearby huts

 * – Lower Seescharte; walking time 2.5 hours
 * – over the Kreuzseescharte and the Lower and Higher Gradenscharte; walking time 3.5 hours