XC skiers at "fairytale meadow" of the Vorberg trail | © Peter Burgstaller/Tourismusverband Ramsau am Dachstein

Vorberg Trail

moderate closed Cross-country skiing · Ramsau am Dachstein

Tour characteristics
Stamina
Technique
Experience
Landscape
Tour-Infos
Distance: 4.49 km
Duration: 1:00 h
Ascent: 50 m
Descent: 50 m
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The tour
The Vorberg trail leads you past numerous farms on the Vorberg and across the fairy tale meadow, which more than lives up to its name. The trail leads you close to the plateau border with a wonderful view of the Schladminger Tauern.
Turn-by-turn directions

The Vorberg trail runs along the following trail junctions:

Stocker - Schneeberger - Fairy Tale Meadow - Stocker

Getting there

From the west: 

Take the A10 to Knoten Ennstal - take the exit towards Graz/Schladming. Drive along the Ennstal-Bundesstraße for approx. 20 km until you reach Schladming. Take the turn-off for Ramsau. Once you reach the plateau of Ramsau you turn left after about 300 m and follow the Vorbergstraße until you reach Gasthof Stocker.

From the East/North:

Take the Pyhrnautobahn direction Liezen. Then follow the Ennstalbundesstraße to Schladming. Take the turn-off for Ramsau. Once you reach the plateau of Ramsau you turn left after about 300 m and follow the Vorbergstraße until you reach Gasthof Stocker.

With the buses of the Ramsau transport company from Schladming (also from the train station) to Ramsau (bus n° 960). There change to bus n° 964 to Vorberg. Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe Timetable available at www.rvb.at

Parking
Parking available at Gasthof Stocker inn.
Start
Gasthof Stocker
Destination
Gasthof Stocker
Security

Overview of the trail rules

  • Drive on sight
  • Be considerate of others
  • On the ascent you can sidestep more easily than the downhill one
  • Only use the trail with cross-country skis, no alpine skis
  • Entering the trail without cross-country skis is not permitted. Please use the winter hiking trails for this
  • Please do not throw anything away. The landowners are not there to pich up the rubbish (including paper tissues)
  • Dogs are not permitted on the trails
  • The terms and conditions apply as posted

Please always observe the rules of the cross-country ski run. In general, each double track is a unit of cross-country skiing trails. The rule of law applies. There are no motorway regulations, even if several cross-country trails run side by side, the legal rule always applies.

 

 

Equipment
  • Cross-country skating equipment with appropriate cross-country skis, sticks and boots.
  • Warm, breathable clothing.
  • Gloves, hood
  • sunglasses

Weather forecast

Date
in the morning
-1°C
at noon
3°C
in the evening
1°C
Prolonged snowfall for most of the day. A chance of sleet or rain around noon.
in the morning
0°C
at noon
3°C
in the evening
1°C
Dull throughout the day with frequent, but fairly light snowfall.
in the morning
-1°C
at noon
4°C
in the evening
2°C
Snow showers continuing into the afternoon, afterwards clouds breaking up.

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