Hiking Route Barefoot on the Rittisberg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein

Barefoot on the Rittisberg

Accessible by public transport
  • Public bus (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy
Route 0,2 km
Time 0:20 h
Uphill 5 hm
Downhill 5 hm
Highest point 1490 m
On this path, you will experience a natural reflexology massage, whilst walking down the mountain barefoot.  
On this relaxing stroll, you will step on marble, bark, mulch, sand, gravel, wood, rocks, and forest ground...experiencing more than 30 textures. An exciting experience for all ages alike! 

Best season

January
February
March
April
May
November
December

More information

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.

Arriving from the north: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.

From the hiking starting point “Ramsau Beach” at the valley station of the Rittisberg 4-seater chairlift, you hike for about an hour on a wide forest path (Märchenweg) through the forest to the Rittisstadl. Alternatively, in the summer months of June, July, August to mid-September, you can also take the chairlift up to the starting point.

Schedule of the Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe: www.rvb.at

Parking lot Rittisbergbahn

Map & downloads

Gallery

cattle on the Brandriedl with view to the Dachstein (Ramsau am Dachstein)

What the weather will be like Ramsau am Dachstein (1137m)

Today, 11.08.2026

Possibly sunny spells in the early morning, later heavy clouds with frequent thunderstorms.
Morning
very sunny
18°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 5%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
rainy
24°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 50%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
rainy
19°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 55%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Tomorrow, 12.08.2026

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
very sunny
15°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
24°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 25%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
very sunny
21°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 20%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

13.08.2026
very sunny
13°C 27°C
14.08.2026
very sunny
13°C 29°C
15.08.2026
very sunny
14°C 30°C
Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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