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Ramsau am Dachstein

Dachsteinlauf 40 km Classic & Skating

Tour description

Every year in mid-January, the Ramsau am Dachstein World Cup cross-country skiing stadium is transformed into a hot spot for the hobby cross-country skiing scene. The Dachstein Run is a popular cross-country race for ambitious hobby cross-country skiers - every winter there is a fight for every meter and every second. On Saturday, the 10 kilometer and 40 kilometer competitions in skating technique are on the program, followed by 10 kilometer and 40 kilometer competitions in classic technique on Sunday.

The tour

difficult
publicly accessible
Starting and end point World Cup Stadium Ramsau
Tour characteristics
Fitness (5/6)
Skills (4/6)
Information
Distance: 40 km
Duration: 4 h
Ascent: 525 m
highest point: 1213 m
Best season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Map, elevation profile & further information

You run at the following junctions, although the preparation for cross-country skiing may vary slightly:

Stadion (H1) - Kreitseiler (C1) - Helpferer (Z) - Rittisberg (A1) - Fischteich (X) - Walcherhof (Y) - Grahstadl (F1) - Knoll (G1) - Simonbauer (E) - Mühle (D) - Rupmoos (C) - Billa (B - without road crossing!) - Alpenbad (F) - Deutlhauser (J) - Kalkschmied loop back to Deutlhauser (J) - Burglehner (K) - Burglehner loop back to Burglehner (K) - Friener (L ) - Stocker (N) - Märchenwiese (O) - Stocker (N) - Schneeberger (P) - Kobaldhof (Q) - Moosegghäusl (U) - Rittisser (B1) - Helpferer (Z) - Kreitseiler (C1) - Rosegger (D1 ) - Herold (E1) - Kreitseiler (C1) - Waldschenke (A) - Billa (B) - Waldschenke (A) - Overpass and reservoir circuit - Stadion (H1)

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. Continue to the village of Ramsau where the XC-stadium is located.

From the East/North:

Take the Pyhrnautobahn direction Liezen. Then follow the Ennstalbundesstraße to Schladming. Take the turn-off for Ramsau. Continue to the village of Ramsau where the XC-stadium is located.

Parking available at the "Ramsau Zentrum" next to the stadium.

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

If you are a first-timer in XC competitions there are also 10 kilometer races available.

www.dachsteinlauf.at

XC map Ramsau am Dachstein

Event brochure Dachsteinlauf

Wheather predicition

today
10.01.2026
Mountain -15 °C
Valley -2 °C
Snow
Mountain
17 cm
Valley
9 cm
Wind speed
West
55 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
75 %
Amount
9.2 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
0.3 h
Sunrise
07:51 o clock
Sunset
16:35 o clock

A chance of sunny spells in the morning, then hazy and light snowfall during the day.

tomorrow
11.01.2026
Mountain -15 °C
Valley -6 °C
Snow
Mountain
0.4 cm
Valley
0.2 cm
Wind speed
West
65 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
45 %
Amount
0 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
2.1 h
Sunrise
07:51 o clock
Sunset
16:36 o clock

Morning snow showers, then gradually becoming sunny.

day after tomorrow
12.01.2026
Mountain -6 °C
Valley 1 °C
Snow
Mountain
2 cm
Valley
1 cm
Wind speed
West
55 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
30 %
Amount
1.5 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
0 h
Sunrise
07:50 o clock
Sunset
16:37 o clock

Fair in the beginning, then increasingly cloudy and hazy, but dry.

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