Philosopher's Way

easy Winter hiking trails · Ramsau am Dachstein

Tour characteristics
Stamina
Technique
Tour-Infos
Distance: 1.63 km
Duration: 00:30 h
Ascent: 0 m
Descent: 37 m
Best time of year
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The tour
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.
Turn-by-turn directions

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.

Getting there

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.

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

Parking
Congress Centre Ramsau Ort or parking lot at the Tourist Information Centre
Start
Waldschenke or Schistube Steiner
Destination
Schistube Steiner or Waldschenke
Equipment
Winter Walking Attire

Weather forecast

Date
in the morning
6°C
at noon
16°C
in the evening
8°C
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
in the morning
5°C
at noon
12°C
in the evening
6°C
Rather sunny weather during the day with clouds mainly in the morning and towards the evening
in the morning
4°C
at noon
10°C
in the evening
5°C
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.

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