Nilljochhütte

#1571 among destinations in Austria

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The Nilljochhütte is a privately operated, managed category II refuge above the Virgental valley, in East Tyrol, Austria. It is located on the southern flank of the Großvenediger massif in the Hohe Tauern National Park. The house was rebuilt from 2009 to 2010 on the site of the old Niljochhütte and opened on June 19, 2010.

The hut is located below the Bonn-Matreier Hütte and, like the latter, can be used as a starting point for tours in the southern Venediger Group, such as to the Wunspitze. A variant of the Venediger Höhenweg leads past the hut. The ascent from the Virgen Valley to the Nilljoch Hut is problem-free and easily accessible for children and seniors.

Coordinates: 47°1'13"N, 12°25'17"E

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Nilljochhütte – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Schlatenkees, Lasörling, Rote Säule, Lasörling Group.

5.7 miN
Natural feature
Schlatenkees, National parks of Austria
145 min walk • The Schlatenkees is a glacier in the Venediger Group that is in the core zone of the High Tauern National Park, east of the Großvenediger. It is in the East Tyrolean community of Matrei in Osttirol.
4.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lasörling
112 min walk • The Lasörling is a mountain, 3,098 m, and the highest summit in the eponymous range that stretches from the Virgental to the Defereggental valleys opposite the Großvenediger.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rote Säule
93 min walk • The Rote Säule or Rote Saile is a mountain, 2,820 metres high on the Wallhornkamm in the Venediger Group. Its summit is accessible from Prägraten via the Sajat Hut and from there via an only slightly exposed normal route via the Saukopf or up a klettersteig with two climbing options.
4.4 miSW
Natural feature
Lasörling Group, National parks of Austria
112 min walk • The Lasörling Group is a subgroup of the Central Alps within the Eastern Alps. The boundaries of this mountain range in East Tyrol are principally delineated by the valleys of the Virgental in the north and the Defereggental in the south.
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hoher Eichham
62 min walk • The Hoher Eichham, at 3,371 m, is the most dominant mountain in the southeastern part of the Venediger Group in the High Tauern in Austria. Four arêtes radiate from its summit towards the north, east, south and southwest. To the southeast is the glacier of Nilkees and, to the northeast, is the Hexenkees.
5.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gritzer See
144 min walk • Gritzer See is a lake of Tyrol, Austria.
2.3 miE
Forts and castles
Burgruine Rabenstein, Virgen
58 min walk • The ruins of Rabenstein Castle, formerly called Virgen Castle, is the ruin of a hilltop castle in the municipality of Virgen, East Tyrol. The castle from the 12th century served until the beginning of the 18th century as the seat of the keeper ...
1.3 miSE
Church
Maria Schnee, Virgen
32 min walk • The list of listed objects in Virgen contains the 24 listed immovable objects in the municipality of Virgen in the district of Lienz.
5.6 miE
Forts and castles
Schloss Weißenstein, Matrei in Osttirol
142 min walk • Schloss Weißenstein is a castle in the municipality of Matrei in East Tyrol. Dating back to the 12th century, the castle owes its current appearance to historicist reconstructions in the 19th century.
2.3 miSE
Church
Ulrichskapelle, Virgen
60 min walk • The list of listed objects in Virgen contains the 24 listed immovable objects in the municipality of Virgen in the district of Lienz.
2.1 miSE
Church
Pfarrkirche zum hl. Virgil, Virgen
53 min walk • The list of listed objects in Virgen contains the 24 listed immovable objects in the municipality of Virgen in the district of Lienz.