[1] The hut is located on the southern side of the Wilder Kaiser at a height of 1,270 metres (4,170 ft) where it stands at the foot of the Törlspitzen peaks on an Alpine pasture.

Several paths and mountain trails branch off near the Gaudeamus Hut and its central location is the main reason for the popularity of this base both with day trippers[1] and with hillwalkers and climbers.

By using the toll road, the hut is quickly reached and acts as a starting point for numerous summit ascents and crossings to other places in the Wilder Kaiser.

[1] The Gaudeamus Hut was built in 1899 below the Kübel Cirque (Kübelkar) by the Academic Alpine Club Section of Berlin.

Then branch off north and finally join the toll road up to the Wochenbrunner Alm, where there is a large car park at a height of 1,080 metres.