Dachstein Glacier - Panorama XC Trail
easy closed Cross-country skiing · Ramsau am Dachstein
The panorama trail is groomed as an alternative to the training trails on the Ramsau and Hallstatt glaciers and is approx. 5 km long. The trail connects the glacier experience on the two partial glaciers of the Dachstein via two wide loops.
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At the end of the steps from the mountain station of the Gletscherbahn on the Hunerkogel you get on your cross-country skis and first ski down to your right onto the Schladming Glacier, where a wide loop takes you over the glacier under the impressive panorama of the Koppenkarstein. Sporty, it then goes back uphill to the Gjaidsteinsattel and now to the Hallstatt Glacier, where a spacious loop between Gjaidstein and Eisstein takes you back to the Gjaidsteinsattel and your starting point in a beautiful round.
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.
From the North: Take the Pyhrnautobahn direction Liezen. Then follow the Ennstalbundesstraße to Schladming. Take the turn-off for Ramsau.
Then continue through the village of Ramsau and follow the Dachstein toll road to the valley terminal of the Dachstein glacier cable-car.
With the buses of the Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe (RVB) from Schladming (also the train station) to the valley station of the Gletscherbahn.
- Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe timetable www.rvb.at
Parking lot at the valley terminal of Dachstein Glacier cable-car.
Never leave the groomed areas! You are on a glacier where there may be crevasses just a few centimeters below the snowpack. You are on the safe side thanks to the tracks made by the snow groomer.
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
- Cross-country equipment for classic or skating technique with appropriate cross-country skis, sticks and boots.
- Warm, breathable clothing.
- Gloves, hood
- Sunglasses
- Sun screen
Information on the Dachstein Glacier at www.derdachstein.at
