Ochsenpfadrunde

Accessible by public transport

Hiking bus (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)

Characteristics

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Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 13,0 km

Time 4:30 h

Uphill 547 hm

Downhill 554 hm

Highest point 1554 m

Discover the Rittisberg on a varied circular tour with magnificent mountain panoramas and cozy refreshment stops along the way.

6-hut circular hike via the Rittisberg summit cross. On this route, you hike from hut to hut and enjoy the view from the summit cross towards the Dachstein.

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More information

From the west: Tauernautobahn A 10 to the Ennstal junction - exit towards Graz/Schladming - approx. 20 km on the Ennstal-Bundesstraße to Schladming - turn-off Ramsau. Continue to Ramsau-Schildlehen and to the Rittisberg car park.

From the east/north: Pyhrnautobahn towards Liezen Ennstalbundesstraße to Schladming - turn-off Ramsau. Continue to Ramsau-Schildlehen to the Rittisberg car park.

Parkplatz Rittisbergbahn

The Ochsenpfadrunde begins at the valley station of the Rittisbergbahn. From here, you head southeast towards the Märchenweg. Follow this for about 500 metres and then branch off onto the Schwoagbründlweg no. 2. This partly steep forest path leads you to the mountain station of the Rittisbergbahn and the Rittisstadl, the first hut you pass on this tour. Then follow the signs towards the summit cross. Once there, you can enjoy the beautiful mountain panorama and the view of the Dachstein massif. Next, you reach the Ochsenalm, which is located just a short distance from the border with Salzburg. Continue via the Rittisbergrundwanderweg Nr. 5 to the Sonnenalm. A quarter of an hour later you reach the Halseralm and ten minutes later the Rösteralm. The last stage takes you along the Rittisbergrundwanderweg Nr. 5 to the Waldcafé Lifstüberl and back to the valley station.

Buses of the Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe: www.rvb.at

Parking spaces are available directly at the Parkplatz Rittisbergbahn.

Information about the buses at Vorberg: www.rvb.at

Hiking map "Wandern WEST" available at the region's information offices.
Hiking map Schladming, 1:25,000, available at the Schladming information office.
Hiking map Schladming-Dachstein, 1:50,000, available at the region's information offices.
Hiking guide Schladming-Dachstein by Herbert Raffalt, available at the region's information offices.