Description of cross-country skiing trails, Ramsau am Dachstein, Styria
All the trails are marked with directions and distances in kilometres, but it is possible to travel all the trails in either direction. Please always adhere to the trail rules.
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30 km Dachstein Skating |
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Total length 29,700 m, 382 m total gradient Style: skating and classic |
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Starts from World Cup cross-country skiing stadium in village - Herold/Schildlehen turn-off - Kreitseilerwiese - Helpfererwiese – Beach starting point - Sublehnermoos/Schildlehen turn - Helpfererwiese - Kobaldhof - Gasthof Stocker starting point - Vorberg fairytale meadow - Gasthaus Stocker - Adlerhorst - Burglehner - Burglehnerwiese – Deutlhauserwiese - Kalkschmiedwiese (Untere Leiten) turn - Deutlhauserwiese – Möslehner - Rupbauermoos starting point – World Cup cross-country skiing stadium – Kinderland children's world – Minzlbrücke bridge Destination: World Cup cross-country skiing stadium. |
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Tip: the Ramsau Volkslauf People's Race is held annually in March on this course.The course takes you through the various districts of Ramsau, with beautiful views of the impressive Dachstein and Schladming Tauern mountains. |
12 km Herold-Schildlehen |
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Total length 12,350 m, 198 m total gradient Style: skating and classic |
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Starts from World Cup cross-country stadium - Gasthof Rosegger - Heroldschleife (approx. 2.5 km) via Cafe Herold - Gasthaus Rosegger - Kreitseilerwiese - Helpfererwiese – Rittisberg lift - Sublehnermoos (Schildlehen) turnoff - Helpfererwiese – Kreitseilerwiese - World Cup cross-country skiing stadium - village. |
| Tip: perfect training trail for sports cross-country skiers |
17 Rittisloipe |
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Total length 17,400 m, 374 m total gradient Style: classic |
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Starts from World Cup cross-country skiing stadium - Kreitseilerwiese - Helpfererwiese - Rittisserwiese - Pachermoos (start of the Steirerloipe trail) - Röster - Halseralm - Sonnenalm - Wiesmahdalm - Sublehnermoos - Helpfererwiese – World Cup cross-country skiing stadium in the village. |
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Tip: can also be followed from the Standardloipe (Fischteich) turn in the direction of Wiesmahdalm – Sonnenalm, to where it meets the Halserloipe trail. |
16 Standardloipe |
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Total length 16,350 m, 165 m total gradient Style: classic |
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Starts from cross-country skiing stadium - Kreitseilerwiese - Helpfererwiese - Ramsau Beach - Sublehnermoos turn (start of Hirzeggloipe trail) - Rittisliftstüberl café - Helpfererwiese – village cross-country stadium starting point – Rupbauermoos - Perchtwiese turn (start of the Rössingloipe trail) - Rupbauermoos – World Cup cross-country skiing stadium in the village. |
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Tip: on the Standardloipe trail skating technique can be used on the 30 km of the Dachstein Skating trail. This stretch can also be completed in two stages, starting from the World Cup cross-country skiing stadium. |
14 Kulmbergloipe |
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Total length 14,000 m, 212 m total gradient Style: classic |
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Start from World Cup cross country skiing stadium - Kreitseilerwiese - Helpferwiese - Rittiserwiese - Gasthof Stocker (start of the Vorbergloipe trail) - Deutlhauserwiese (Leiten) - Rupbauermoos – World Cup cross-country skiing stadium. |
| Tip: you can also use skating technique where the Kulmbergloipe runs parallel to the 30 km Skatingloipe. Impressive scenic route, superb view of the Dachstein and Schladming Tauern ranges. |
14 Sonnenloipe |
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Total length 14,350 m, 195 m total gradient Style: classic |
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Start from the World Cup cross-country skiing stadium in the village - Kreitseilerwiese – Helpfererwiese - Walcherwiese turn-off - Grahstadl (short-cut to stadium) - Gruberstube - Perchtwiese turn - World Cup cross-country skiing stadium. |
| Tip: the sunniest Ramsau cross-country skiing trail. |
12 Leitenloipe |
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Total length 11,750 m, 176 m total gradient Style: classic |
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Start from the World Cup cross-country skiing stadium – Rupbauermoos - Alpenbad - Obere Leiten - Gasthof Sonnenhügel (Untere Leiten) - Deutlhauserwiese - Möslehner starting point - Rupbauermoos – World Cup cross-country skiing stadium. |
| Tip: woderful view of the Ennstal valley |
11 Rössingloipe |
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Total length 10,700 m, 384 m total gradient Style: classic |
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Start from Perchtwiese – can be reached via the Standardloipe, 4 km from the starting point at the World Cup cross-country skiing stadium in Ramsau village. The route takes you via the Fliegenpilz snack bar to Gasthof Burgstaller, back via the Lodenwalke fulling mill and Almstube to your starting point. |
| Tip: romatic, isolated trail |
10 Halserloipe |
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Total length 10,000 m, 206 m total gradient Style: classic |
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Start from the World Cup cross-country skiing stadium - Kreitseilerwiese - Helpfererwiese - Rittiserwiese - Pachermoos - Rösteralm turn for Halseralm, back to the World Cup cross-country skiing stadium in the village. |
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Tip: access to Sonnenalm and Wiesmahdalm via the Rittisloipe trail. |
8 Hirzeggloipe |
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Total length 8,000 m, 152 m total gradient Style: classic |
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Start from Sublehnermoos, which can be reached from the Ramsau Beach starting point on the Standardloipe. The route takes you via Gasthof Gsenger to Gasthof Dachsteinruhe and back. |
| Tip: especially spectacular view of the Dachstein mountains |
5 Tritscherhöheloipe |
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Total length 5,000 m, 96 m total gradient Style: classic |
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Start from Kreitseilerwiese, which can be reached if you take the Standardloipe in a westerly direction from the World Cup cross-country skiing stadium in Ramsau village - Sonnenlift – roller skiing route - Cafe Herold - Kreitseilerwiese. |
| Tip: shorter option of Gasthof Stocker (Vorberg trail) - Ramsau village (Waldloipe trail). |
4 Vorbergloipe |
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Total length 4,300 m, 44 m total gradient Style: classic |
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Start from Gasthof Stocker – Märchenwiese fairytale meadow – through the stretch of woodland and meadow via Gasthof Fichtenheim to the starting point at Gasthof Stocker. |
| Tip: trail takes you around the edge of the plateau with a view of the Dachstein Tauern region |
4 Steirerloipe |
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Total gradient 4,170 m, 64 m total height Style: classic |
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Start from Hotel Steirerhof, Pichl - Vorberg - Wiesenschleifen at the Pichl-Vorberg part of the plateau - Pachermoos (junction with Halser and Rittisloipe trails) back to the start of the Steirerloipe. |
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Tip: the Steirerloipe can be reached by taking the Halserloipe from the World Cup cross-country skiing stadium in Ramsau village to the Pachermoos turn-off. |
Glacier trails |
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At an altitude of 2,700 m on the Dachstein Glacier all year round – up to 15 km summer trails! Further information from Dachsteingletscher! |
Ramsau am Dachstein World Cup cross-country skiing
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