Franz Senn Hut

History

The Franz Senn Hut was opened on 15 September 1885 having cost 3,000 florins. At the time it had accommodation for 37 people including 4 women. It was extended in 1907/08 to 20 beds and 60 shakedowns and again in 1932/33 to 80 beds and 80 sleeping places. During the Second World War a goods cableway was erected. In 1960 the hut's capacity was increased to 220.

The hut was named after a mountaineering pastor.

Access

• By train: to Innsbruck from there to Fulpmes (on the Stubai Valley railway) and from there by bus
• By bus: to Neustift im Stubaital, village of Milders
• By car: to Neustift im Stubaital

Ascent

• Neustift im Stubaital (1154 metre climb, duration: c. 4½ hours)
• Oberiss Alm (402 metre climb, duration: c. 1½ hours)

Summits accessible from the Franz Senn Hut

• Ruderhofspitze (3,474 m), height difference 1327 m, duration c. 5 hours, high tour Walter Klier, Stubaier Alpen, Alpenvereinsführer)
• Lisenerspitze (3,230 m, height difference 1080 m, duration c. 3.5 hours, glacier tour)
• Lisenser Fernerkogel (3,266 m, height difference 1150 m, duration c. 4.5 hours, glacier tour)
• Schafgrübler (2,921 m, height difference 780 m, duration c. 3 hours)
• Rinnenspitze (3,003 m, height difference 850 m, duration 2.5 to 3 hours, sections of the summit ridge are secured)
• Östliche Seespitze (3,416 m), popular but challenging ski tour
• Westliche Seespitze (3,355 m)
• Wildes Hinterbergl, (3,288 m), much frequented ski tour

Transits

The hut is on the Stubai Hohenweg, an 8-day high level trail around the Stubai; neighbouring huts on the trail are the Starkenburger Hut and the New Regensburg Hut.

Huts

• Amberger Hut (2,135 m, duration: c. 6 hours)
• Neue Regensburger Hut (2,286 m, duration: c. 4 hours auf dem Stubaier Höhenweg)
• Starkenburger Hut (2,237 m, duration: c. 7 hours auf dem Stubaier Höhenweg
• Adolf Pichler Hut (1,977 m, duration: c. 7 hours)
• Westfalenhaus (2,273 m, duration: c. 6 hours)
• Potsdamer Hut (2,020 m, duration: 5–7 hours)

Places

• Neustift im Stubaital (993 m, duration: c. 4½ hours)

References

References

1. [[Kev Reynolds. Reynolds, Kev]] (2009). ''Walking in Austria'', 1st ed., Cicerone, Milnthorpe, p. 125, {{ISBN. 978-1-85284-538-4.
2. Walter Klier: ''[[Alpenvereinsführer. AVF]] alpin Stubaier Alpen'', [[Bergverlag Rother]], Ottobrunn, {{ISBN. 978-3-7633-1271-9
3. [http://www.franzsennhuette.at/geschichte_franzsenn_de.cms.php ''Die Chronik in aller Kürze''] at www.franzsennhuette.at. Retrieved 5 Dec 2015.
4. [http://www.franzsennhuette.at/touren_sommer_de.cms.php?tour_id=13 ''Die Lüsenserspitze 3230m''] at www.franzsennhuette.at. Retrieved 5 Dec 2015.