Stage 01 From Glacier to Wine North Route Dachstein Gondola - Guttenberghaus
This tour takes us through two impressive landscapes that could not be more different. First, we cross the Schladminger Glacier with a view of the wide expanses and ridges of the "Am Stein" landscape, a karst area of about 20 km², which at first glance consists of bone-dry rocky knolls and barren pits with a few grass oases and mountain pines. Along the way, fossilised Dachstein shells and sinkholes are our companions. But, as is so often the case, a closer look at this landscape reveals something astonishing. Year after year, as soon as the snow has melted, an unbelievable plant world awakens between the razor-sharp Karren rocks and sinkholes: alpine bushes and gentians, cabbage florets and anemones provide lush flower carpets here on the Dachstein.
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After taking the Dachstein Gondola up to the mountain station, you will have some time to enjoy the views from the ‘Sky Walk’ and the suspension bridge. Your views reach from the Großglockner across the Karawanken to the Styrian-Slovenian mountain range in the south and, the wine regions in the east.
Follow the path to Guttenberghaus, towards Gjaidstein and stay to the left of the drag lift. You can use the snow poles, the coloured marking on the rocks and the cairns for your orientation. To your right are the steep rock walls of the Koppenkarstein, to your left the Gjaidstein and far back on the horizon lies the gorgeous mountain range of the Totes Gebirge and the Grimming.
Passing the summit of the Landfriedstein and Eselstein, you will reach the Feistererscharte, where 2 paths will cross. Path no. 616 leads across high-alpine terrain Am Stein to the Krippenstein in the north of Dachstein’s plateau and, the path no. 616 to the already visible Guttenberghaus (Tel. +43 664 3022956) with its alpine pastures and meadows, 1000 m below the hut. You can look forward to excellent Styrian cuisine and beautiful views of the Schladminger Tauern.
Now you have to decide which direction you will take on stage 2: Stage 2 – North Route or Stage 2 – South Route?
Be careful: Do not combine Stage 1 and 2 on one day. The total length of 20 km may be misleading as the windy and rocky terrain with its ascents and descents make this path too strenuous to complete on a single day!
Arrive a few days early and stay at least 2 nights in an establishment that is also a Sommercard business of the Schladming-Dachstein holiday region. By staying overnight and at the same time getting in the mood for the hiking tour, you receive the Sommercard with which all hiking buses and the ascent with the Dachstein glacier cable car can be used free of charge.
Accessible by train and bus.
Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website www.busbahnbim.at
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Steiermark Tourismus
Tel. +43 316 4003
If you would like to hire a tour operator, simply book with Steiermark Touristik, the official travel agency of Steiermark Tourismus:
Tel. +43 316 4003 450,
The Steiermark Touren app, available free of charge on Google Play and the App Store (Android, iOS), offers detailed first-hand information: brief facts (length, duration, difficulty, ascent and descent/elevation gain, ratings), map, route descriptions, altimeter, compass, peak finder, navigation along the tour. You can also create your own personal lists of favourite tours and sites, store tours and destinations offline, use social media channels, and much more.
Pocket Card Wanderroute "Vom Gletscher zum Wein" (in German) www.steiermark.com
Wanderkarte Schladming-Dachstein, 1:50.000 www.schladming-dachstein.at
Kompass WK293 Dachsteingruppe, Schladminger Tauern www.kompass.at
Freytag & Berndt WK281 Dachstein · Ausseer Land · Filzmoos · Ramsau www.freytagberndt.at
Rother Wanderführer "Vom Gletscher zum Wein" (in German): www.rother.de
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