Via Ferrata Eselstein West Wall

The tour in numbers

Route 250,0 km

Easy via ferrata in the west face of the Eselstein.

The second via ferrata on the west side of the Eselstein leads over a ramp through the west wall to the north ridge, from the exit you can reach the summit of the Eselstein in 5 minutes. This easy climb can also be used as a good descent from the Eselstein. It forms a great round with the ascent Eselstein Westgrat, or the Jubiläumssteig.

Times:

Via Ferrata - 0:30 h
Time to Base - 3:15 h
Time from Top - 3:00 h
Total - 6:45 h

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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 street (Rössingstraße) and continue junction (Abzweigung) Feistererhof.

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 street (Rössingstraße) and continue junction (Abzweigung) Feistererhof.

Hikers parking lot Feistererhof

The starting point can be reached by bus line 962 of the Ramsau public transport company - stop "Berghof/Abzweigung Feisterer" - about a 10-minute walk to the Feisterer hiking trailhead.
From the Stierer stop on bus line 960 of the Ramsau public transport company, the Feisterer hiking portal can be reached in about 20 minutes.

Schedule of the Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe

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