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Ramsau am Dachstein

Philosopher's Way

Tour description

Ramsau’s sun plateau offers ideal surroundings for winter walks at the foot of the Dachstein - separated into winter walking trails and paths. From the beginning of the winter season, the paths/tracks will be groomed and open to walkers as well as horse-drawn sleighs.

The tour

easy
publicly accessible
Starting point Waldschenke or Schistube Steiner
Destination Schistube Steiner or Waldschenke
Tour characteristics
Information
Distance: 1.63 km
Duration: 30 min
Descent: 37 m
highest point: 1112 m
Best season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Map, elevation profile & further information

The Philosopher’s Way, or Philosophenweg, is a connecting trail between Ramsau Ort and Ramsau Kulm, approx. 30-minute walk. This flat forest trail offers the possibility to join the Panorama Loop Trail, Kulmberg Loop Trail, and other trails leading to Rössing.

From the west: 

Tauern Autobahn (A 10) to Knoten Ennstal - turnoff direction Graz/Schladming - stay on the Ennstal-Bundesstraße (B320) for approx. 20 km until Schladming - take the turnoff for Ramsau. 

From the north: 

Pyhrn Autobahn (A 9)  direction Liezen - take the Ennstal-Bundesstraße (B320)  to Schladming - turnoff Ramsau.

Congress Centre Ramsau Ort or parking lot at the Tourist Information Centre

Bus schedule of the Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe: www.rvb.at

Winter Walking Attire
You can find all tours collected and described in our Winter Leisure Map West. This is available free of charge from the Ramsau information office.

Wheather predicition

today
20.02.2026
Mountain -8 °C
Valley -1 °C
Snow
Mountain
7 cm
Valley
4 cm
Wind speed
Nordost
35 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
90 %
Amount
4.3 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
0.3 h
Sunrise
07:02 o clock
Sunset
17:37 o clock

Prolonged snowfall for most of the day. A slight chance of sunny spells towards evening.

tomorrow
21.02.2026
Mountain -8 °C
Valley 3 °C
Snow
Mountain
28 cm
Valley
1 cm
Wind speed
Nordwest
65 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
85 %
Amount
23.2 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
0 h
Sunrise
07:01 o clock
Sunset
17:38 o clock

A chance of sunny spells in the early morning, then more and more snowfall during the day.

day after tomorrow
22.02.2026
Mountain -5 °C
Valley 7 °C
Snow
Mountain
4 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
Nordwest
60 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
60 %
Amount
4.3 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
0.2 h
Sunrise
06:59 o clock
Sunset
17:40 o clock

Frequent snowfall. A slight chance of sunshine in the afternoon.

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