Does the alpine hut have its own sauna?

Yes, a private sauna for you alone – an alpine hut with a sauna in Carinthia that you do not have to share.

How many people does the hut sleep?

Up to eight people across 100 m². That makes it one of the few alpine huts here for larger groups.

Can I ski straight from the hut?

Yes, ski-in / ski-out. The small Hochrindl ski area is immediately next door.

Where is the Hochrindl?

In the Nockberge Biosphere Park near Sirnitz/Albeck in Carinthia – walking and skiing country that never gets crowded.

Pietschacher Almhütte Hochrindl

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Living room of the Pietschacher alpine hut with sofa, red cushions, Swiss pine walls and a window facing the greenery — The sofa under the window – the place for the afternoon.

Rustic kitchen-living room of the Pietschacher alpine hut with display cabinet, television, kitchen counter and stairs to the upper floor — The kitchen-living room is the centre – the stairs go up from here.

Kitchen of the Pietschacher alpine hut with cooking island, oven and door to the sun terrace, dining area beside it — From the kitchen you step straight out onto the sun terrace.

Cooking island with stone worktop and an old wood-burning stove with flue in the kitchen-living room of the Pietschacher alpine hut — Cook with wood or electricity – both are ready.

Dining room of the Pietschacher alpine hut with a large wooden table, chairs, corner bench and two windows — All eight fit around the big table.

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✓ Ski-in / Ski-out ✓ private sauna ✓ Holiday with dog ✓ bookable all year round

Pietschacher Almhütte am Hochrindl

Comfortable alpine hut with sauna in the Biosphärenpark Nockberge · up to 8 people · bookable all year round

📍 Austria · Kärnten · Sirnitz / Albeck · Biosphärenpark Nockberge · 🏔️ 1,700 m above sea level · 📐 100 m² living space · 🛏️ 4 bedrooms

There are huts you have to earn. And there is the Pietschacher Almhütte am Hochrindl, where you simply get out, open the door and are already at home. 1,700 metres above sea level, in the middle of the Biosphärenpark Nockberge in Kärnten, with a view of gentle alpine ridges and Swiss stone pine forests (Zirbenwälder) that have stood in exactly that spot for hundreds of years. The alpine hut itself is 100 years old – built in 1922, lovingly renovated in 2007 – and that is exactly what you feel. Creaking wooden floorboards, warm scent of Swiss stone pine (Zirbe), walls that tell stories.

Comfortable alpine hut for families and small groups

Spread over two floors are 100 square metres of pure alpine feeling: four bedrooms for up to eight people, all panelled in Swiss stone pine (Zirbenholz), one with a four-poster bed. Two modern bathrooms and a separate WC, a rustic kitchen-living room with a wood-burning and an electric stove, a private Finnish sauna with an infrared and a steam variant. WiFi and satellite TV are there if you need them – but probably you won't. From the balcony and the large sun terrace you look out over the Nockberge to the horizon.

Ski-in / ski-out in the Hochrindl ski area – hiking right outside the door

What is special is what lies outside the door: in winter you step straight out of the front door onto the ski slope – real ski-in / ski-out in the family-friendly Hochrindl ski area. In summer, hiking trails through herb meadows start right at the house, over to the Herzl-Hütte, to the Hiasl Zirbenhütte and up the Speikkofel. Josef from the Pietschacherhof, your hosts, come by now and then and bring farm products on request – milk, cheese, Speck, sausage, fresh meat. Just call briefly, say what you need, and at the next visit to the farm it is there.

Alpine hut holiday all year round

The alpine hut can be booked all year round. In spring, when the first crocuses bloom through the remaining snow. In summer, when 19 hectares of alpine meadow around the hut become a world of their own and the cattle stand in the pasture. In autumn, when the larches burn golden and the mushroom season begins. In winter, when 20 kilometres of pistes and 20 kilometres of cross-country trails lie right outside the door and the sauna waits in the evening. Four seasons, one alpine hut – and in each one it is a different promise.

A hut for the family. A meeting place for friends. A retreat for everyone looking for real alpine life in Kärnten.

Up here, time belongs to you. And the panorama. And the scent of Swiss stone pine anyway.

Where the Nockberge become a home for a while.

What makes the Pietschacher Almhütte special

Genuine ski-in / ski-out – the slope right outside the door
Private sauna in the house: Finnish, infrared or steam
Swiss stone pine (Zirbenholz) in all bedrooms, the scent stays with you
19 hectares of alpine meadow around the hut – in summer your private mountain world

Amenities

Bath & wellness

Bathroom/WC
Towels incl.

Extra comfort

Television
Heating
Escaping the heat
Dogs allowed
Child-friendly
High chair
Sustainable construction and care
Radio
Satellite/cable TV
Sauna
Washing machine

Comfort & service

Groups

Kitchen & food

Oven
Freezer compartment
Crockery
Cooker
Pots
Kitchen
Fridge
Microwave

Outdoor & garden

Garden/lawn
Garden chairs
Barbecue

Outdoor & location

Secluded location
Almhütte
Arrival by train & bus
Lage am Wald
Ski hut & toboggan hut
Hiking & mountain holiday

Living area

Family holiday
For two

Location

Calculate route

Distances

1. nearest village - Sirnitz – 5,3 km

2. arrival by train - Feldkirchen station – 25,7 km

3. nearest bus stop - Hochrindl – 500 m

4. grocery shop - zur Baurnstuben – 1,3 km

5. grocery shop - Spar – 9,8 km

6. inn and restaurant zur Bauernstuben – 1,3 km

7. Gasthof Sternenberg Hochrindl – 1,3 km

8. ski in - ski out, right on the slope – 0 m

▼Leisure & surroundings

In the middle of the Biosphärenpark Nockberge. One of the oldest mountain regions in Austria, shaped by gentle „Nocken" – rounded alpine domes that gave the region its name. Swiss stone pine, larch and mountain pine forests, almost unlimited hiking options, and in winter one of the most family-friendly ski areas in Kärnten. Right outside the hut door.

Hiking straight from the hut (summer)

Herb and alpine meadows around the hut – 19 ha of the farm's own alpine terrain
Herzl-Hütte (managed) – ~1 km, hearty Carinthian delicacies
Hiasl Zirbenhütte & Wugganighütte – ~2–3 km, classic hut hiking trail
Zirbenzapfi-Erlebnisweg & König-Waldgeist-Weg – directly from the hut, ideal for children
Speikkofel & Lattersteig – ~4 km, summit hike with a panoramic view
Weißes Kreuz – ~5 km, panoramic circular trail

In winter right outside the door

Hochrindl ski area – ski-in / ski-out, 20 km of pistes, FIS course, piste quality seal
Cross-country trails Hochrindl – 20 km: Anderle, Riapl and practice trail (1,550–1,750 m)
Winter hiking trails – 20 km cleared, hut hiking trail to the Herzl, Hiasl & Wugganighütte
Hochrindl toboggan run – illuminated, with timing
Snowshoe hiking – hire and guided tours at the Skischule Hochrindl
Horse-drawn sleigh rides through the winter forest

Ski areas in the wider surroundings

Turracher Höhe – ~30 km, 43 kilometres of pistes, 15 lifts, snow park, lake circuit
Bad Kleinkirchheim – 100+ kilometres of pistes, thermal baths right in the ski area

Bathing lakes & excursion destinations

Sablatnig-See – ~25 km, natural bathing lake
Ossiacher See – ~30 km, one of the largest lakes in Kärnten
Millstätter See – ~35 km
Schloss Albeck – exhibitions and castle concerts all year round
Nockalmstraße – 35 km panoramic road through the Nockberge

Fun & family right at the Hochrindl

Disc golf course
Archery & football golf
Gathering mushrooms in autumn

🏔️ All tips for the Biosphärenpark Nockberge

You will find all the information about the region collected in our leisure tips: excursion destinations, hikes, family highlights and tips for places to stop – practical on mobile too while on holiday.

Discover the Hochrindl & Nockberge →

▼Experiences & season – all year round in the mountains

Every month in the mountains has its own character – from the alpine-rose spring to the mushroom autumn, from the starry-night summer to the wildlife-watching winter. For your hut holiday we have put together three pages of inspiration:

📅 Seasonal calendar

What blooms when, what ripens when, when is the Almabtrieb? Month by month through the Austrian mountain world.

View the calendar →

🎯 50 activities

50 ideas that turn your hut holiday into an experience – from easy walks to real adventures.

Discover ideas →

🍄 Gathering forest gold

Mushrooms, wild herbs, berries and fruit – what you may find where and what you should watch out for.

Read gathering tips →

★ All year round in the mountains: a starry sky as if from a picture book – through clear mountain air and absolute darkness.

▼Getting there – no car needed on site

The Pietschacher Almhütte is reachable by car all year round – parking space, ski and bike storage room are right at the house. On site you do not need a car: guest establishments, the mini-market and the lifts on the Hochrindl can be reached comfortably on foot.

🚗 By car

A10 Tauernautobahn to exit Feldkirchen/Sirnitz, onwards via Sirnitz up to the Hochrindl. From Villach approx. 45 min., from Salzburg approx. 2 hrs.

🚆 By train

Feldkirchen station, then bus connection up to the Hochrindl.
→ ÖBB timetable
→ Verkehrsverbund Kärnten

🅿️ On site

Free parking space, ski and bike storage room right at the house. The car can stay parked.

🚶 On foot on site

Lifts, mini-market, guest establishments all within walking distance. No car needed after arrival.

For the Austrian motorway you need a digital vignette – best ordered online beforehand. If you travel via Slovenia, do not forget the Slovenian vignette as well.

▼Supplies nearby

Farm products from the Pietschacherhof
The family, your hosts, run the Pietschacherhof – a mountain farm around 2 km away. If you fancy fresh farm products: just call Josef. Milk, cheese, Speck, sausage, fresh meat – all from the farm, straight to the hut.

Shopping on the Hochrindl

Mini-market on the Hochrindl – within walking distance
Farm products from the Pietschacherhof – to order

Places to stop

Herzl-Hütte – managed, 1 km
Hiasl Zirbenhütte – managed, 2–3 km
Wugganighütte – managed, 2–3 km
Stoicharthütte – located on the toboggan route
Further guest establishments on the Hochrindl – within walking distance

▼Good to know

The Pietschacher Almhütte is a fully equipped alpine hut with every comfort – including WiFi, satellite TV and a private sauna. Heating is by wood stove and electric radiators. On the day of arrival the electricity meter reading is noted; consumption (above all for the sauna) is settled on site at the end (€0.35/kWh).

✓ What awaits you on site

Sleeping & living

4 bedrooms, all in Swiss stone pine
1 four-poster bed in the main bedroom
Double beds in the other bedrooms
Rustic kitchen-living room with a dining area

Kitchen

Wood-burning range and electric stove
Oven, refrigerator
Cooking pots and crockery complete
Tea towels included

Bathroom & wellness

2 bathrooms with a shower
1 separate WC
Private sauna: Finnish, infrared or steam

Living & comfort

Wood stove for cosy evenings
Electric radiators as a supplement
WiFi & satellite TV
Board games, radio

Outdoor area

Sun terrace with a panoramic view
Balcony with a mountain view
Large lawn for children
Barbecue for balmy evenings
Free parking space, ski and bike storage room

🎒 What you pack

Sauna towel and bathrobe (for the private sauna)
Sturdy footwear for hiking
In winter: ski equipment or snowshoes (can be hired on site)
In the mood for farm products – just order from Josef

Bed linen and towels are as a rule provided – you will get the details in the travel information after booking.

▼Booking & price

Bookable

All year round
Summer & winter: 7 nights
Transitional season: from 2 nights

Arrival & departure

Arrival from 15:00
Departure by 10:00

Dogs

Dogs warmly welcome.
€10 per dog per night.
Please not on the couch and beds.

♥ 100% best-price promise

▼You book with us – at the same price as anywhere else!

You book with us – and you never pay more than anywhere else. Guaranteed.

♥ Real farmers, real hosts.
With us the hut costs exactly what it also costs on other platforms. That is agreed personally with every one of our hosts.

♥ In case something does go wrong:
If you find this hut cheaper anywhere, send us the link – we will give you the same price. Up to 4 weeks after your completed booking.

💶 How payment works

▼Deposit 12 % to us, remaining amount to the host

After your booking you transfer a deposit of 12 % to urlaubshuetten.com – that is our agency fee. The host receives the remaining amount from you, at the latest 3 weeks before arrival.