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
03.03.2026
Mountain -8 °C
Valley 9 °C
Snow
Mountain
2 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
West
5 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
60 %
Amount
1.8 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
4.7 h
Sunrise
06:42 o clock
Sunset
17:53 o clock

A fairly sunny day with scattered clouds and a chance of snow showers towards evening.

tomorrow
04.03.2026
Mountain -6 °C
Valley 9 °C
Snow
Mountain
1 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
Nordwest
10 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
25 %
Amount
0.3 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
8.7 h
Sunrise
06:40 o clock
Sunset
17:55 o clock

Some clouds in the morning, lateron much sunshine and hardly any clouds

day after tomorrow
05.03.2026
Mountain -4 °C
Valley 12 °C
Snow
Mountain
0 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
Nord
10 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
0 %
Amount
0 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
11.3 h
Sunrise
06:38 o clock
Sunset
17:56 o clock

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.

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