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Ramsau am Dachstein

Philosopher's Way

Tour description

Ramsau’s sun plateau offers ideal surroundings for winter walks at the foot of the Dachstein - separated into winter walking trails and paths. From the beginning of the winter season, the paths/tracks will be groomed and open to walkers as well as horse-drawn sleighs.

The tour

easy
publicly accessible
Starting point Waldschenke or Schistube Steiner
Destination Schistube Steiner or Waldschenke
Tour characteristics
Information
Distance: 1.63 km
Duration: 30 min
Descent: 37 m
highest point: 1112 m
Best season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Map, elevation profile & further information

The Philosopher’s Way, or Philosophenweg, is a connecting trail between Ramsau Ort and Ramsau Kulm, approx. 30-minute walk. This flat forest trail offers the possibility to join the Panorama Loop Trail, Kulmberg Loop Trail, and other trails leading to Rössing.

From the west: 

Tauern Autobahn (A 10) to Knoten Ennstal - turnoff direction Graz/Schladming - stay on the Ennstal-Bundesstraße (B320) for approx. 20 km until Schladming - take the turnoff for Ramsau. 

From the north: 

Pyhrn Autobahn (A 9)  direction Liezen - take the Ennstal-Bundesstraße (B320)  to Schladming - turnoff Ramsau.

Congress Centre Ramsau Ort or parking lot at the Tourist Information Centre

Bus schedule of the Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe: www.rvb.at

Winter Walking Attire
You can find all tours collected and described in our Winter Leisure Map West. This is available free of charge from the Ramsau information office.

Wheather predicition

today
24.02.2026
Mountain -6 °C
Valley 4 °C
Snow
Mountain
16 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
Nordwest
70 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
90 %
Amount
13.6 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
0 h
Sunrise
06:55 o clock
Sunset
17:43 o clock

Prolonged snowfall for most of the day. A slight chance of sunny spells towards evening.

tomorrow
25.02.2026
Mountain 1 °C
Valley 10 °C
Snow
Mountain
0 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
Nord
35 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
0 %
Amount
0 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
10.2 h
Sunrise
06:53 o clock
Sunset
17:44 o clock

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.

day after tomorrow
26.02.2026
Mountain 1 °C
Valley 12 °C
Snow
Mountain
0 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
Nordwest
15 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
0 %
Amount
0 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
7.3 h
Sunrise
06:52 o clock
Sunset
17:46 o clock

Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, clouds will be rare

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