Hiking route Hike to the Südwandhütte - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein Hiking route Hike to the Südwandhütte - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein

Hike to the Südwandhütte

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A narrow hiking trail, under the mighty walls of the Dachstein massif, leads directly from the valley station of the Dachstein Glacier Lift to the Südwandhütte.
The trail to the Südwandhütte is a high alpine hike at the foot of the imposing Dachstein south walls. The trail is wonderfully situated on the sunny side of the mountain, making the hike a pleasure until late autumn. The Dachstein Südwandhütte itself is located at 1,910 m above sea level, in the high alpine pasture area of Ramsau. The hut is staffed (self-service) and offers traditional hut dishes. Here you can enjoy the magnificent panorama from the spacious terrace to the imposing Dachstein massif and the Schladminger and Radstädter Tauern mountains.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
March
March
April
May
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
3,1 km
Route
1:15 h
Time
220 hm
Uphill
220 hm
Downhill
1910 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Access is via the Dachstein toll road and is subject to a charge.

The hike begins at the car park of the Dachstein Gletscherbahn valley station. The trail begins to the right of the valley station building. At first, trail no. 615 leads gently uphill along the slope below the cablecar ropes. Later it makes a generous left curve and leads at the foot of the "Zughalswand" with a magnificent view of the mountain world of the Niedere and Hohe Tauern to the Südwandhütte.
The Südwandhütte is the starting point for hikes, via ferratas and climbing routes.

Take bus line 960 to the Dachstein/Türlwandhütte stop. You can find all lines and timetables here.

Parking is available at the starting point near the Dachstein cablecar valley station

Click here for the homepage of the Südwandhütte

Hiking map Schladming-Dachstein, 1:50,000, available in the information offices

Hiking guide Schladming-Dachstein by Herbert Raffalt (available only in German), available in the information offices

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What the weather will be like

Ramsau am Dachstein (1137m)

Morning
very sunny
8°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
21°C
0%
15 km/h
Night
very sunny
15°C
0%
10 km/h
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
sunny
8°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
17°C
0%
15 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
12°C
15%
10 km/h
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
02.05.2024
slightly cloudy
6°C 16°C
03.05.2024
foggy
5°C 13°C
04.05.2024
cloudy
4°C 15°C

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