Gesäuse Hüttenrunde

Moderate Traverse

Oswald Engelhardt · CC BY-SA 3.0

39 km

Distance

+2,791 m

Ascent

3 days

Duration

3

Huts

Best time: July to September (huts open, trails snow-free)

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About the route

Gesäuse is Styria's only national park — where the river Enns cuts through wild limestone walls of Hochtor and Reichenstein. Weekend loop across three huts with views of the Northern Limestone Alps' wildest walls, yet manageable on red-marked trails. The route passes Mödlinger Hütte, Hess-Hütte and Haindlkar-Hütte and works as an accessible weekend trek in Gesäuse (Ennstal Alps). Total 39 km and roughly 2200 m ascent; 3 days with 3 nights in huts. Best season is July to September.

The route at a glance

Pick a start date — for every night on the route you instantly see the free beds and book directly through the official Alpenverein system.

1

Day 1 · traverse to Mödlinger Hütte

↔ 13.3 km↑ 1217 m↓ 332 m◷ 6–7 h

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Mödlinger Hütte 1523 m

Night 1

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2

Day 2 · traverse to Hess-Hütte

↔ 13.4 km↑ 876 m↓ 701 m◷ 6–7 h

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Hess-Hütte 1699 m

Night 2

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3

Day 3 · traverse to Haindlkar-Hütte

↔ 4.8 km↑ 332 m↓ 906 m◷ 3–4 h

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Haindlkar-Hütte 1121 m

Night 3

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