Ramsau am Dachstein

Rössing XC Trail

Tour description

A romantic, lonely cross-country ski run past the Ramsauer Lodenwalke with crisp climbs that demand a lot from the ambitious amateur athlete.

The tour

closed
moderate
Starting and end point Old Mill
Tour characteristics
Fitness (4/6)
Skills (4/6)
Information
Distance: 7.5 km
Duration: 2 h 45 min
Ascent: 235 m
highest point: 1046 m
Best season
Jan
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Map, elevation profile & further information

The trail starts at the Mühle junction at the turning point of the standard OST trail. Here you cross the street and then walk eastwards through the forest above the Rössinger Landesstraße. Passing the Fly Agaric snack bar you will reach the Silberkarklamm summer car park, cross the stream and walk on the other side via a loop around the farm vlg. Krin to the Rössingerhof. There you have reached the most easterly point and you are on your way back. After the vlg. Krin you then branch off to the left and walk down to the Lodenwalker and the Almstube from where it now goes steadily - and quite steeply - uphill, back to the old mill.

From the West: 

Take the A10 to Knoten Ennstal - take the exit towards Graz/Schladming. Drive along the Ennstal-Bundesstraße for approx. 20 km until you reach Schladming. Take the turn-off for Ramsau and drive up to the plateau. Approximately 1 km after Ramsau Kulm turn off eastwards on the Rössinger Landesstraße and continue to the Old Mill.

 

From the North/East:

Take the Pyhrnautobahn direction Liezen. Then follow the Ennstalbundesstraße to Schladming. Take the turn-off for Ramsau and drive up to the plateau. Approximately 1 km after Ramsau Kulm turn off eastwards on the Rössinger Landesstraße and continue to the Old Mill.

Parking is available at the starting point "Alte Mühle".

With the buses of the Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe to Ramsau or to the starting point at the old mill.

You can find the RVB public bus schedule here

Refreshment stop in the Almstube, at the Fliegenpilz inn or at the Lodenwalke.www.ramsau.com/xc XC-map Ramsau am Dachstein

Wheather predicition

today
02.04.2026
Mountain -9 °C
Valley 3 °C
Snow
Mountain
4 cm
Valley
2 cm
Wind speed
Nordost
45 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
65 %
Amount
3.6 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
0 h
Sunrise
06:42 o clock
Sunset
19:37 o clock

Considerable cloudiness with light snowfall starting before noon.

tomorrow
03.04.2026
Mountain -7 °C
Valley 7 °C
Snow
Mountain
0 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
Nordwest
35 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
30 %
Amount
0 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
3.9 h
Sunrise
06:40 o clock
Sunset
19:38 o clock

Morning snow showers, then fairly sunny during the day.

day after tomorrow
04.04.2026
Mountain -2 °C
Valley 10 °C
Snow
Mountain
1 cm
Valley
0 cm
Wind speed
Nordwest
50 km / h
Precipitation
Probability
50 %
Amount
0.6 l/m²
Sun
Sun hours
0 h
Sunrise
06:38 o clock
Sunset
19:39 o clock

Dry, but mostly cloudy or foggy through the day. Maybe the clouds will break up towards evening.

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