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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
Distance: 1.63 km
Information
Distance: 1.6 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.

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
16.09.2026
Mountain 9 °C
Valley 23 °C
Precipitation
Probability
85 %
Amount
22.4 l/m²
Wind speed
West
10 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
8.7 h
Sunrise
06:44 o clock
Sunset
19:16 o clock

A sunny day, but thunderstorms will be possible towards evening.

tomorrow
17.09.2026
Mountain 2 °C
Valley 14 °C
Precipitation
Probability
85 %
Amount
6.2 l/m²
Wind speed
West
10 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
2.7 h
Sunrise
06:45 o clock
Sunset
19:14 o clock

Snowfall and rain for most of the day, and finally the clouds will break up towards evening.

day after tomorrow
18.09.2026
Mountain 4 °C
Valley 16 °C
Precipitation
Probability
65 %
Amount
8 l/m²
Wind speed
Süd
5 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
1.4 h
Sunrise
06:46 o clock
Sunset
19:12 o clock

Early morning sunshine, soon becoming partly cloudy with snow showers.

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