Ramsau am Dachstein

Via Ferrata Heidi

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Tour description

Heidi has been made with the adventurous climber in mind. It is the most difficult out the 4 Children's Via Ferratas and some of its C/D passages will be waiting for you.

The highlight towards the end of your ascent is the rope bridge which will lead you to the Via Ferrata Kala. From there you will have impressive views of the Sattelberg Plateau.

Times:

Via Ferrata - 0:55 h
Time to Base - 0:05 h
Time from Top - 0:40 h
Total - 1:40 h

The tour

moderate

Starting and end point Old mill in Ramsau Rössing

Tour characteristics

Fitness (2/6)

Information

Distance: 2.35 km

Duration: 1 h 40 min

Ascent: 199 m

Descent: 202 m

highest point: 1230 m

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Map, elevation profile & further information

Access: follow the path to Kala. After a couple of minutes, you will reach a marked crossing that will lead you to Heidi's entry point.

Descent: walk along the Nature Theme Trail, pass by the ‘Pension Concordia‘, walk down to the Ramsaubach (brook) and follow the Hofrat-Gruber path back to the car park.

Arriving from the west:

From the west you can take the Munich-Salzburg motorway, continuing on the Tauern motorway (A 10) until the Ennstal junction. From here take the Ennstal A-road (the B 320) for around 30 km into the Schladming-Dachstein region, then take the Ramsau am Dachstein turn-off. Continue to the Ramsau plateau and about 1 km after Ramsau Kulm turn right to Rössing and continue to the Alte Mühle parking lot.

Arriving from the north and east:

From the south-east take the Pyhrnautobahn motorway (A 9) to the Liezen junction and then the Ennstal A-road (B 320) into the Schladming-Dachstein region. Then take the Ramsau am Dachstein turn-off. Continue to the Ramsau plateau and about 1 km after Ramsau Kulm turn right to Rössing and continue to the Alte Mühle parking lot.

Parking lot at the old mill in Ramsau Rössing

The starting point can be reached by hiking bus (in operation from 25.6.2022). From the bus stop "Rausch" short walk to the starting point Alte Mühle (old mill) parking lot.

Schedule of the Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe

Bus schedules

Caution: The ziplines on these Via Ferrata routes can only be used with an experienced guide and a brake cable (“breaker”). Without the breaker, riders will crash into the trees at high speed, which could be fatal.

Via ferrata equipment

Courses for children and teenagers as well as experienced via ferrata climbers are offered by the mountain guide office Ramsau am Dachstein.

Latest Informationen at www.bergfuehrer-dachstein.at or phone +43 664 522 0080.

www.via-ferrata.de

Sommerfreizeitkarte WEST - available in all information offices of the TV Schladming-Dachstein
Alpenvereinskarte Nr. 14 - Dachsteingebirge
KOMPASS Karte 031 Der Dachstein, Ramsau, Filzmoos - available in Information office Ramsau am Dachstein

Klettersteige (Via Ferratas) - Atlas Österreich Schall Verlag - only in German

Via Ferratas English - TV Schladming-Dachstein (You will find the pdf file "Klettersteige")

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