The Anton Karg Haus , formerly the Neue Hinterbärenbad Hut , is an Alpine club hut belonging to the Kufstein Section of the Austrian Alpine Club in the Kaisergebirge mountains in the Austrian state of Tyrol . The hut is named after the co-founder of the Kufstein Section, Anton Karg, who was the manager of the hut from 1888 and, from 1890 to 1919, the chairman of the Kufstein Branch of the Alpine Club.
11-807: The Anton Karg Haus lies in the upper region of the Kaisertal valley at a spot where the Kaiserbach stream is known as the Hinterbärenbad (see below). The house is located in quiet, spectacular surroundings with a view of both the Wilder Kaiser and the Zahmer Kaiser in the middle of the Wilder Kaiser nature reserve. It is easy to reach even for day trippers and so is a popular destination, especially in fine weather. The path to
22-610: A bath. It is also possible that the bears were looking for food and that it just appeared as if they were bathing in the Kaiserbach. In the 19th century the bears were exterminated by Alpine residents out of fear, and especially of their perceived threat to their cattle. There have been attempts, however, to reintroduce bears to the Austrian Alps. Of the former presence of bears, only old drawings and paintings remain. Kaisertal The Kaisertal (formerly Sparchental )
33-573: A long tradition. In 1882 the borough of Kufstein lent the Kufstein Branch an alpine hut which, after remodelling, was opened as the Hinterbärenbad Hut on 25 July 1883. After a further expansion in 1884 the house, together with a second, newly built wooden building, was transferred to the full ownership of the Kufstein Branch. After the construction of a veranda and the conversion of the second building into sleeping accommodation
44-474: A mountain hut, some even with a private balcony, date from that period. For many years, the house was hosted by the Pavicic family (the tenants changed in 2006). The Anton Karg Haus lies at a particularly beautiful point on the Kaiserbach stream, the Hinterbärenbad. According to oral tradition brown bears , formerly widespread in the entire Alpine region, used to cool themselves here on hot summer days by taking
55-533: A road link. The cars and motorcycles of the farmers in the Kaisertal were either flown in by helicopter or transported in pieces over the Kaiseraufstieg . For years there were discussions about improving access to the Kaisertal. Suggestions included the construction of an inclined lift ( Schrägaufzug ) or an improved form of the existing aerial ropeway ( Materialseilbahn ) from Kufstein. The first cut of
66-562: Is St. Anthony's Chapel ( Antoniuskapelle ) on the Kaisertal footpath in the centre of the valley. The Kaisertal lies within the Kaisergebirge Nature Reserve (created in 1963) and, until 1 June 2008, could only be reached on foot. The most frequently used approach route runs from Eichelwang (Ebbs) over ca. 280 steps on the Kaiseraufstieg into the valley. The Kaisertal was the last inhabited valley in Austria without
77-681: Is a striking mountain valley between the mountain chains of the Zahmer and Wilder Kaiser in Austria's Kaisergebirge range in the Tyrol . In the ravine ( Sparchenklamm ) on the valley floor flows the stream of the Kaiserbach ( Sparchenbach ), which discharges north of Kufstein into the Inn (river) . It is home to several, scenic isolated farms (e.g. the Pfandlhof and Veitenhof ). A popular calendar image
88-667: The Hinterbärenbad Refuge House was open for guests from 1887. In 1894 this led to its enlargement as well as a partial new build. In the winter months of 1894/95 the New Hinterbärenbad Hut was built, which opened in spring 1895. The unusually spacious rooms, some equipped with balconies, date to this period. In 19th century and beginning of the 20th century it was a summer retreat for respected townsfolk in Kufstein . The unusually spacious rooms for
99-496: The Kaisertal). For a long time Kufstein was against the road in the Kaisertal for conservation reasons and had offered to upgrade the existing cable car for the inhabitants there so that vehicles could be transported there. This was rejected by the village of Ebbs. On 10 March 2007 the tunnel broke through into the Kaisertal. The development of the tunnel and the road were completed in autumn 2007; work then began on canalisation in
110-548: The hut is considered particularly scenic, as the light-coloured limestone rocks of the Kaisergebirge open up increasingly as it progresses, and hiker literally walk into the mountains. Although the Kaisergebirge are not all that high for the Alps, this route is particularly impressive because of the height difference of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) between the level of the path and the surrounding peaks. The Anton Karg Haus has
121-425: The spade for the construction of a road from Ebbs through a ca. 800 m long tunnel to the Kaisertal took place on 19 May 2006. For reasons of nature conservation the road was only to be used by the inhabitants, firms and emergency vehicles (secured with barriers and keys). The building of the road was only agreed after years of negotiations by the village of Ebbs with the town of Kufstein (the largest land owner in
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