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
05.07.2026
Mountain 14 °C
Valley 23 °C
Precipitation
Probability
80 %
Amount
12.8 l/m²
Wind speed
Nordwest
15 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
5.9 h
Sunrise
05:15 o clock
Sunset
21:04 o clock

Fair in the early morning, later variable with frequent showers.

tomorrow
06.07.2026
Mountain 13 °C
Valley 21 °C
Precipitation
Probability
85 %
Amount
3.7 l/m²
Wind speed
Nordwest
15 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
5 h
Sunrise
05:16 o clock
Sunset
21:04 o clock

Unsettled weather with showers and sunny spells in between.

day after tomorrow
07.07.2026
Mountain 19 °C
Valley 27 °C
Precipitation
Probability
20 %
Amount
0 l/m²
Wind speed
West
15 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
8.7 h
Sunrise
05:17 o clock
Sunset
21:03 o clock

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

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