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Hierzegg Trail

difficult closed Cross-country skiing · Ramsau am Dachstein

Tour characteristics
Stamina
Technique
Experience
Landscape
Tour-Infos
Distance: 4.96 km
Duration: 1:15 h
Ascent: 145 m
Descent: 145 m
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The tour
Technically demanding trail into Hierzegg with constant ups and downs.
Turn-by-turn directions
The Hierzeggloipe starts at the fish pond at the end of the standard West trail. From there it goes downhill towards Auwirt and past the Grundlehner to Camping Dachstein. Past the Mühlebner and the Bergerhof, a circular loop leads back to the campsite and on the same route back towards Schildlehen / Fischteich.
Getting there

From the west:

Tauern Autobahn A 10 to the Ennstal junction - exit towards Graz / Schladming - around 20 km on the Ennstal federal road to Schladming - Ramsau junction. Continue to Ramsau-Schildlehen.

From east / north:

Pyhrnautobahn towards Liezen Ennstalbundesstraße to Schladming - Ramsau junction. Continue to Ramsau-Schildlehen.

The best entry point is at the Rittisberg, from where you can get to the fish pond in approx. 1.5 km along the standard WEST trail.

With the buses of the Ramsau transport company from Schladming (also from the train station) to Ramsau to the Dachsteinstraße stop. Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe Timetable www.rvb.at

Parking
Car park Rittisberg
Start
Cross-Country Stadium Ramsau Ort
Destination
Cross-Country Stadium Ramsau Ort
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 equipment with appropriate cross-country skis, sticks and boots.
  • Warm, breathable clothing.
  • Gloves, hood
  • sunglasses

Weather forecast

Date
in the morning
0°C
at noon
3°C
in the evening
0°C
Constant snowfall through the day. Slow-down towards evening.
in the morning
-1°C
at noon
3°C
in the evening
1°C
Dull throughout the day with light snowfall every once in a while.
in the morning
-3°C
at noon
4°C
in the evening
2°C
The day will be dry, but mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells.

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