Ramsau am Dachstein

Pichlweg

Data:

Tour description

Eduard Pichl, the “king of route finding,” opened the easiest, but not to be underestimated, route through the Dachstein south face here.

The tour

Number of rope lengths: 21
Tour characteristics
Exposition:
Multi-rope length difficulty levels: 2 bis 3+, some parts 4 (French scale)
Cataloguer: E. Pichl, F. Gams, F. Zimmer; 1901
Distance: 900 m Climbing time: 6 h
Information
Hiking time to the starting point: 2 h
Elevation at the entrance: 1680 m
Wall height: 650 m
Walking time (descent): 45 min
highest point: 2800 m

Map, elevation profile & further information

Approach 1.5-2 hours from the Dachstein Glacier Cable Car valley station.
Via the Schulter via ferrata to the Dachstein Glacier Railway mountain station.

Wheather predicition

today
20.09.2026
Mountain 7 °C
Valley 21 °C
Snow
Mountain
1 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
Nordwest
5 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
60 %
Amount
1.4 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
7.7 h
Sunrise
06:49 o clock
Sunset
19:08 o clock

Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.

tomorrow
21.09.2026
Mountain 2 °C
Valley 14 °C
Snow
Mountain
1 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
Nordwest
15 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
60 %
Amount
0.5 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
4.2 h
Sunrise
06:50 o clock
Sunset
19:06 o clock

Morning snow showers, then fairly sunny during the day.

day after tomorrow
22.09.2026
Mountain -2 °C
Valley 13 °C
Snow
Mountain
0.3 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
Nordwest
15 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
50 %
Amount
0.4 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
2.2 h
Sunrise
06:52 o clock
Sunset
19:04 o clock

Morning snow showers, then fairly sunny during the day.

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