Ski Tour around Gjaidstein

Mountaineers can expect a lot of beautiful scenery and even more downhill runs. 30 kilometers of ski tour, 3,000 meters of descent and the highest mountain in Upper Austria and Styria in one fell swoop.

Starting at the mountain station, on this tour you cross the glacier to the Gjaidalm and from there climb up to the Oberfeld. Between Niederem and Hohem Rumpler you go south-west to the Mitterstein chairlift valley station and back to the Hunerkogel. Attention, there are only a few pole markings, good sense of direction and GPS necessary. Beware of crevasses and sinkholes.

Attention: The lifts on the Dachstein Glacier are no longer in operation. Therefore, all altitude metres have to be mastered under your own power. GPS track has been adapted.

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

18,7 km

Route

6:15 h

Time

1172 hm

Uphill

1172 hm

Downhill

2741 m

Highest point

Map & downloads

Download GPX data

Download KML data

More information

From the west:

Tauern Autobahn (A 10) to Knoten Ennstal - turnoff direction Graz/Schladming - stay on the Ennstal-Bundesstraße (B320) for approx. 20 km until Schladming - take the turnoff for Ramsau.

From the north:

Pyhrn Autobahn (A 9) direction Liezen - take the Ennstal-Bundesstraße (B320) to Schladming - turnoff Ramsau.

Link Google Maps

Ascent and descent: follow Austria’s National Ski to the Gjaidalm. From there, ascent to Oberfeld - along the eastern slopes of the mountain range Taubenkogel - Niederer and Hoher Gjaidstein (pole marking) to the bottom station of the Mitterstein chairlift, and onwards to Hunerkogel. From Oberfeld on the Niederer and Hoher Rumpler, southwards to the Gjaidsteingrube (pit) and from there to the Mitterstein, the chairlift and the Hunerkogel (Dachstein Gondola Mountain Station). Beware of weather conditions, fog and poor visibility.

Take the 960 bus to the Dachstein/Türlwandhütte stop.

Bus schedule of the Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe: www.rvb.at

Trip Planner: www.verbundlinie.at

Dachstein Gondola Bottom Station

For more detailed information, please contact a local mountain guide:

Bergführerbüro Ramsau am Dachstein, Die Bergstation, Alpincenter Dachstein, Alpinschule Dachsteinguides, Alpinschule Dachstein

Skitouring Folder available in every Information office.