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Sleigh ride Oberhorner-Halseralm

easy Horse-drawn sleighs · Schladming

Tour characteristics
Stamina
Technique
Experience
Landscape
Tour-Infos
Distance: 6.92 km
Duration: 1:15 h
Ascent: 154 m
Descent: 147 m
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The tour

Explore Pichl-Vorverg on top of the horse-drawn sleigh. The ride takes you from Oberhorner farm at Vorberg to Rösteralm inn and 400-year old Halseralm inn between the Halserberg and Rittisberg mountains. If you like, get a refreshment, warm drink or a snack at one of the inns, before you head back to Oberhorner farm. Shortly before you arrive, there is another possibility for a stop - the "Jausenplatzl" of Astlhof farm.

Rides with the horse-drawn sleigh have to be booked in advance. In Pichl-Vorberg, family Pitzer of the Oberhorner farm is your provider: +43 6454 7369. There is a minimum fee per sleigh. Additionally the prices depend on the length of the tour agreed upon with the respective provider. Kids up to 10 years get a 50 % reduction. If the ride ends after 7 pm there is a night shift premium!

Turn-by-turn directions

From the meeting point at Oberhornerhof farm the ride starts out on Pichl-Vorberg, passing by the farms of Brandstätterhof, Faslhof and Astlhof (with "Jausenplatzl" inn). At pension Arnika the ride takes you into a short section of forest on the Eastern slopes of Halserberg. Soon, your sleigh route meets the one coming from the village of Ramsau and now takes you westward to the winter chalets and inns between Halserberg and Rittisberg. The route ascents just a bit towards Rösterstube inn, and a few minutes further you reach Halseralm inn. If you like, you can stop for refreshments at one of the inns, before your sleigh heads back to Oberhornerhof farm. Remark: of course the route always depends on the weather conditions and firmness of underground!

Getting there
Exit from federal highway B320 at Pichl and take Vorbergstraße road to Pichl-Vorberg. Once you reach Vorberg Hotel Steirerhof is to your left and Oberhornerhof farm on the right.

You can get to the meeting point at Oberhornerhof by ski bus - bus stop Brandstätterhof of bus route 8605-S.

Parking
Guests of horse-drawn sleigh rides by Oberhornerhof can park at the farmhouse.
Start
Oberhornerhof farm, Pichl-Vorberg
Destination
Oberhornerhof farm, Pichl-Vorberg
Equipment
Warm clothing is a must - without moving yourself it quickly can get cold on the sleigh.

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Weather forecast

Date
in the morning
2°C
at noon
7°C
in the evening
5°C
Morning snow showers, then fairly sunny during the day.
in the morning
0°C
at noon
12°C
in the evening
9°C
Dry with variable cloudiness and frequent sunny spells.
in the morning
3°C
at noon
16°C
in the evening
13°C
Early clouds will gradually clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.

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