From
Ramsau-Ort you hike up through the village, past the Protestant church and the cemetery to the Knollhof. From here you continue on path #6 to the Ramsbergerhof and Lindenhof and further uphill through sparse forest areas to the
Edelbrunn-Roseggersteig hiking portal.
From the Edelbrunn inn, a wide forest path (path #615) leads steadily uphill, first past the
Dachsteinhaus, towards the
Türlwandhütte (this section of the path is also open to mountain bikers). A beautiful vantage point is the Sitzbichl (rest area with bench) with an unobstructed view over the western Ramsau plateau and the Schladminger Tauern. Our path continues steadily uphill to the
Brandalm with a first beautiful and really impressive view of the Dachstein. There you will also find the
memorial for the mountaineers who died in accidents on the Dachstein and the Dachstein chapel. Above it sits the
Austriahütte with the
Dachstein Museum, accessible via a short climb from the Brandalm. The route continues through the area of the Ramsauer Almen and flows into the Dachsteinstraße below the
Gasthof Hunerkogel. Another 400 m to the valley station of the glacier cable car and
Türlwandhütte.
From the Gasthof Hunerkogel flollow the road downhill for just a bit to
Hotel Dachstein. There, take a left on the hiking trail that leads you to
Walcheralm with its own cheese dairy. There are now two options:
- from the Walcheralm over to the Brandalm and back via the route you came.
- or down to the Glös-Alm and over the Schlitzenalm in the direction of the Dachsteinhaus, where shortly before the path rejoins the ascent route. From there on the familiar path back to the Edelbrunn or to Ramsau-Ort.
From the valley terminal of the Dachstein glacier cable-car you can take a variant with the ascent to the
Südwandhütte begins (trail # 6 and 615), which your reach after about 40 minutes of walking from the valley station. The panoramic view at this great location at the foot of the Dachstein south walls is impressive. From the Südwandhütte the trail leads down over the
Schönbühel, including a beautiful viewing bench. Once you have reached the bottom of the Steinfeld ditch, go right out to the bridge where you reach the forest road. On the left you now go out to the
Neustattalm, one of the most famous photo motifs in the region. A short climb up to the Dachstein road and across this to the
Walcheralm.