Dr.-Erich-Berger-Hütte
The place
The Dr.-Erich-Berger-Hütte is a self-catering hut of the German Alpine Club, Munich section, at 1340 m in the Kitzbüheler Alpen (Tyrol, Austria), on an alpine pasture below the Marchbachjoch. Neighbouring the Rieplalmhütte, above Niederau in the municipality of Hopfgarten im Brixental. Approach villages: Hopfgarten (622 m) in the Brixental and Niederau (824 m) in the Wildschönau. Capacity 24 beds, an ideal family base for weekends and holidays. Heated men's/women's washrooms, toilets, fully equipped kitchen for self-catering. Dr. Erich Berger (1911-1994) was the first chairman of the DAV's Munich section from 1961 to 1984; the hut was named in his honour in 1984.
Getting there
From Hopfgarten (Brixental) or Niederau (Wildschönau), below the Marchbachjoch.
The setting
Kitzbüheler Alpen, Tyrol. Neighbouring the Rieplalmhütte. Below the Marchbachjoch.
