The stone building
Above a green meadow.
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The Pfälzer Hut is a mountain refuge of the Liechtenstein Alpine Club, at 2,108 m on the Bettlerjoch pass in the Rätikon range, right by the Austrian border. It is a main goal for walkers in the country's mountains, offering a wide view and a place to rest or stay overnight, far from roads and towns. The Palatinate sections of the German and Austrian Alpine Club got permission to build it in 1925. Ernst Sommerlad's design was chosen from 37 entries, building took 113 days and it opened on 5 August 1928. It was looted several times during the Second World War, then passed to the Liechtenstein Alpine Club in the early 1950s. The stone building with its steep grey roof stands above a green meadow, with a long terrace and timber tables in front. Big boulders and grassy mountains surround it, with a small white annex and a flagpole beside it. Yellow signposts cross here for routes towards the Augstenberg, Malbun and elsewhere, while the Augstenberg and Gorfion rise nearby on clear days. It is 3.4 km in a straight line from Malbun, reached on foot by mountain trails that take several hours. Wear mountain boots and bring warm and waterproof clothes, as the weather changes fast. Check the hut's opening season, and book if you want to stay overnight. Keep to the trails, close pasture gates and stay away from rocky edges.
Above a green meadow.
Tables before the mountains.
Yellow signposts.
Bettlerjoch, 2,108 m, Liechtenstein
No, you reach it on foot by mountain trails.
Yes in the open season, so book ahead.