Dachstein Glacier - Panorama XC Trail

moderate closed Cross-country skiing · Ramsau am Dachstein

Tour characteristics
Stamina
Technique
Tour-Infos
Distance: 5.4 km
Duration: 01:30 h
Ascent: 270 m
Descent: 270 m
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The tour

The panorama trail is groomed as an alternative to the training trails on the Ramsau and Hallstatt glaciers and is approx. 5 km long. The trail connects the glacier experience on the two partial glaciers of the Dachstein via two wide loops.

Turn-by-turn directions

At the end of the steps from the mountain station of the Gletscherbahn on the Hunerkogel you get on your cross-country skis and first ski down to your right onto the Schladming Glacier, where a wide loop takes you over the glacier under the impressive panorama of the Koppenkarstein. Sporty, it then goes back uphill to the Gjaidsteinsattel and now to the Hallstatt Glacier, where a spacious loop between Gjaidstein and Eisstein takes you back to the Gjaidsteinsattel and your starting point in a beautiful round.

Getting there

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. 

From the North: Take the Pyhrnautobahn direction Liezen. Then follow the Ennstalbundesstraße to Schladming. Take the turn-off for Ramsau.

Then continue through the village of Ramsau and follow the Dachstein toll road to the valley terminal of the Dachstein glacier cable-car.

With the buses of the Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe (RVB) from Schladming (also the train station) to the valley station of the Gletscherbahn.

Parking

Parking lot at the valley terminal of Dachstein Glacier cable-car.

Start
Dachstein cable-car mountain terminal
Destination
Dachstein cable-car mountain terminal
Equipment
  • Cross-country equipment for classic or skating technique with appropriate cross-country skis, sticks and boots.
  • Warm, breathable clothing.
  • Gloves, hood
  • Sunglasses
  • Sun screen

Weather forecast

Date
in the morning
1°C
at noon
3°C
in the evening
0°C
Possibly some snow mixed with rain at daybreak, then frequent snowfall during the day.
in the morning
-2°C
at noon
0°C
in the evening
-3°C
Considerable cloudiness with light snowfall starting before noon.
in the morning
-5°C
at noon
-2°C
in the evening
-5°C
The day will be dry, but mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells.

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