Schladming

Small Riesach Waterfall Tour

Tour description

The short walk takes you to Lower Riesach Waterfall in Untertal valley. Riesach waterfalls are the talles waterfall in the province of Styria. The force and energy of water is most impressive in spring during snowmelt.

The tour

easy
publicly accessible
Starting and end point Seeleiten car parking, Untertal valley
Tour characteristics
Distance: 0.7 km
Information
Distance: 0.7 km
Duration: 15 min
Ascent: 25 m
Descent: 25 m
highest point: 1103 m
Best season
Jan
Feb
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Map, elevation profile & further information

From Seeleiten car park cross the bridge to Almgasthaus Riesachfall inn and walk past it on the "Kleine Riesachwasserfallrunde" trail. After a few minutes you reach the Lower Riesach Waterfall and the wooden bridge, that crosses the torrent below the waterfall. Cross the bridge and walk back to the car park via the forestry road. The trail is suitable for prams.
From Schladming take provincial highway L722 (Rohrmoosstraße road) to Rohrmoos and at the roundabout continue on provincial highway L723 (Tälerstraße road) towards Untertal. In the village of Untertal continue on "Untertalstraße" road to "Seeleiten" car park, which is located at the valley head.Parking is available at Seeleiten car park (parking fee).
With the Planai buses from Schladming (Planet-Planai, Lendplatz) or Rohrmoos (Rohrmoos-Zentrum) to Untertal - bus stop "Riesachwasserfall" (final stop).
Due to the spray, the trails around the waterfalls are constantly wet - be careful! Hiking or trekking shoes with grip sole, jacket.

The trail is also suitable for prams.

Tourist information: www.schladming.com

Information about bus schedules: www.planaibus.at

  • Hiking map ‘Hiking WEST’ available at the information offices in the region.
  • Schladming hiking map, 1:25,000, available at the Schladming information office.
  • Hiking map Schladming-Dachstein, 1:50,000, available at the information offices in the region.
  • Hiking guide Schladming-Dachstein by Herbert Raffalt, available at the information offices in the region.

Wheather predicition

today
24.08.2026
Mountain 17 °C
Valley 24 °C
Precipitation
Probability
50 %
Amount
3.2 l/m²
Wind speed
Süd
5 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
8 h
Sunrise
06:13 o clock
Sunset
20:01 o clock

Quite sunny with scattered clouds during the day, but a chance of thunderstorms towards evening.

tomorrow
25.08.2026
Mountain 16 °C
Valley 22 °C
Precipitation
Probability
80 %
Amount
7.9 l/m²
Wind speed
Südwest
5 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
5.4 h
Sunrise
06:14 o clock
Sunset
19:59 o clock

Dry and fair in the early morning, later frequent thunderstorms.

day after tomorrow
26.08.2026
Mountain 19 °C
Valley 26 °C
Precipitation
Probability
45 %
Amount
2.2 l/m²
Wind speed
Südwest
5 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
9.6 h
Sunrise
06:16 o clock
Sunset
19:57 o clock

Mostly sunny in the morning, becoming cloudy during the day. Thunderstorms will be likely towards evening.

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