The Fairytale Trail

Accessible by public transport

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

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 4,3 km

Time 2:00 h

Uphill 150 hm

Downhill 150 hm

Highest point 1177 m

Lovingly prepared circular tour with fairy tale figures and playthings.

A loop trail filled with lots of lovely ideas for the whole family. Discover the fairytale characters along the trail and get excited with various playground equipment.

The trail is made up of a wide forest and meadow trail with only slight ascent and descents, and it is suitable for pushchairs. Along the way there are several possibilities where you can stop for a drink or a small snack: Hotel Schwaigerhof, Tauernalm and Familienhotel Austria.

Highlights:

various figures of fairytale characters
playground equipment along the trail
viewing platform
picnic area

Best season

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More information

From Schladming take provincial highway L722 (Rohrmoosstraße road) to Rohrmoos and at the roundabout continue straight on through the village center of Rohrmoos (the small supermarket Kaufhaus Sieder is on the left in the village center). After approx. 500 m "Schwaigerweg" road turns off right. The trail head and car parking is directly at the turnoff on the left side (opposite of Apart & Suiten Hotel Weiden).

Past the Apart & Suiten Hotel Weiden and Hotel Schwaigerhof, you hike westwards along a beautiful meadow path. With the magnificent Dachstein massif in front of you, the path leads along lovingly designed fairytale figures and play equipment suitable for pushchairs to the ‘Hexenhäusl’. Along the way, Rapunzel, Fred Flintstone, the Bremen Town Musicians, Mother Hulda and the Frog King await the little guests.

From the Hexenhäusl, the trail leads to Haus Strobl, from where you follow the Lans-Strobl trail to Rohrmoosstraße. Follow the road briefly downhill to Haus Primps. After another 200 metres, cross the road and walk back along the forest path and meadow (a ski slope in winter) to the valley station of the Hochwurzen summit lift. - There is a connection to the Schwammerlweg trail here. You can also stop for refreshments here: at the Tauernalm or at the Familienhotel Austria .

From the valley station, walk past the Familienhotel Austria and to the left of the Hotel Waldfrieden along the beautiful meadow path back towards the Hotel Schwaigerhof and the starting point.

Don´t forget your lunchbox :) along the trail you´ll find numerous possibilities for a picnic. The small supermarket "Kaufhaus Sieder" in Rohrmoos offers a special picnic rucksack if you like!
Alternatively you may start the tour at the valley terminal of Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen cable car.

With the Planai buses from Schladming (Planet-Planai, Lendplatz) or Rohrmoos (Rohrmoos-Zentrum) to Rohrmoos - bus stop "Schwaigerhof". Alternatively continue to the valley terminal of "Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen" cable car.

Buses of Planai-Hochwurzen-Bahnen: www.planaibus.at

Parking is available at the turnoff of "Schwaigerweg" road. Please do not use the parking of the hotels nearby.
If no parking is available, use the alternative starting point at the valley terminal of Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen cable car - there is plenty of parking there.

Information about bus schedules: www.planaibus.at

360° drone images

Get yourself an overview with our 360° drone images:

View over the Western part of Rohrmoos: https://vonoben.schladming-dachstein.at/sommer/index.php?S=61

Hiking map ‘Hiking WEST’ available at the information offices in the region.
Schladming hiking map, 1:25,000, available at the Schladming information office.
Hiking map Schladming-Dachstein, 1:50,000, available at the information offices in the region.
Hiking guide Schladming-Dachstein by Herbert Raffalt, available at the information offices in the region.