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.
Right of the valley terminal of the Dachstein glacier cable-car you make the ascent via trail # 6 and #615 to the
Südwandhütte, 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 with its own cheese dairy. From the
Walcheralm over to the Brandalm and back via the route you came.
The following variants are possible:
- To shorten the route follow the road downhill from the Gasthof Hunerkogel for just a bit to Hotel Dachstein. There, take a left on the hiking trail that leads you to Walcheralm.
- From the Walcheralm you can alseo descend via the Glös-Alm and over the Schlitzenalm in the direction of the Dachsteinhaus, where you join the ascent route shortly before reaching the Dachsteinhaus. From there on the familiar path back to the Edelbrunn or to Ramsau-Ort.