Hüttschlag

Pure Relaxation in the National Park Town

Pure Winter in the National Park Town

Together with Grossarl, Hüttschlag forms the Grossarltal- the so-called "Valley of Mountain huts". Traditionally, the 40 alpine huts are still managed and hikers are served homemade delicacies and warm hospitality. The impressive mountain landscape impresses with its variety of hiking options.

Together with Grossarl, Hüttschlag forms the Grossarl Valley - the so-called "Valley of Mountain huts". The free ski shuttle takes you to the multi-award-winning slopes of the Grossarltal-Dorfgastein ski circuit. Here, perfectly groomed ski slopes await you and ensure unforgettable enjoyment on the slopes every day. But also cross-country skiers, ski tourers and winter hikers will find a true winter paradise in the snow-covered Hohe Tauern National Park.

Originality. Connectedness. Hospitality. And joie de vivre. This is how the National Park community of Hüttschlag at the idyllic end of the Grossarl Valley can be described. Hüttschlag is a former mining community and lies at 1,020 m, about 8 km from Grossarl.

Today, Hüttschlag is one of Austria’s selected Mountaineering Villages. Mountaineering Villages are selected according to defined criteria. Hüttschlag has been a Mountaineering Village since 2008 and was one of the first villages to be included in this project of the Austrian Alpine Club within the framework of the implementation of the Alpine Convention.

Winter in Hüttschlag

As soon as Mother Nature has shaken out her feather beds over the Grossarltal, there is almost limitless winter fun to be experienced. Skiers and snowboarders get their money’s worth here in Ski amadé. While the experts tackle challenging freeride pistes, families enjoy the inviting, wide pistes of the Grossarltal-Dorfgastein ski circuit. Kids also feel at home in the cool fun park. The slopes around Hüttschlag are known as a ski touring paradise.

You can also recharge your batteries off-piste in impressive nature, here at the entrance to the Hohe Tauern National Park, while walking, cross-country skiing, tobogganing, touring and snowshoe hiking. There is also an extensive activity programme with up to nine guided ski tours, snowshoe hikes and ice climbing tours every week. All dates at: www.berg-gesund.at. Participation is free of charge for guests of BERG-GESUND partner businesses.

The pre-Christmas season is idyllic, quiet and cosy – that’s when Salzburg’s Mountain Advent opens its huts and makes the anticipation of Christmas rise higher with an atmospheric programme.

Summer in the valley of mountain huts

The rucksack is packed, the hiking boots are laced up. Those who set out in the “Valley of Mountain Huts” are spoilt for choice: 40 managed huts invite you to enjoy authentic alpine pastures with an impressive panorama – one peak higher than the other. With warm hospitality, as is the custom up there. With stories from the hut host and home-produced delicacies: Home-made cheese from fresh alpine milk, delicious farmhouse bread from the wood-fired oven behind the hut, accompanied by a glass of buttermilk. Everyday life stays at home, up here locals and visitors recharge their batteries. Mountain bikers can expect a network of routes totalling 160 km and 14,000 metres in altitude in the Grossarltal. Particularly clever bikers ride “with a tailwind” – they rent an e-mountain bike of the latest generation from the bike professionals in the Grossarltal.

Mountain Healthy „Berg Gesund”

Summer and winter alike, you can also take part in guided tours led by state-certified mountain guides in the Grossarltal. With over 140 activities – from guided high mountain tours to alpine flower walks, paragliding taster sessions to yoga on the mountain pasture – there really is something for everyone. Highlights in the mountain climbing village of Hüttschlag are the weekly hikes with the national park ranger.

A hiker stands on a grassy cliff edge, overlooking a range of snow-capped mountains under a clear blue sky.

(c) TVB Großarltal – Frauen- and Gamskarkogel

Excursion Tip:

The valley museum in Hüttschlag is particularly popular. This rustic open-air museum at the head of the valley shows historical farms and takes its visitors back to rural life in past centuries. The bread baking house, the schnapps distillers’ hut, the mountain smithy and the Hubertus chapel have been built true to the original. In the main house, the Gensbichlhaus, is the interactive exhibition “On the Alm – Between Heaven and Earth”, which focuses on life on the alp. The Talwirt serves regional specialities such as Speckjause and Kaiserschmarrn. Read more about it.