Via Ferrata Via Ferrata Sky Walk - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein Via Ferrata Via Ferrata Sky Walk - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein

Via Ferrata Sky Walk

You will hardly ever get as close to the sky as with the ‘Sky Walk‘.

This Via Ferrata is among the most difficult in the Eastern Alps. Not only does it take a good deal of courage but it also requires considerable arm strength to scramble up.


Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
April
May
October
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
0,5 km
Route
2:30 h
Time
200 hm
Uphill
200 hm
Downhill
2700 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

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. Drive through the Ramsau Village and then turn left to Dachstein toll road. Continue up to the parking place Türlwand Hütte.

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. Drive through the Ramsau Village and then turn left to Dachstein toll road. Continue up to the parking place Türlwand Hütte.

Approach

From the top of the Dachstein Gondola, hike down to Hunerscharte. Follow the path until you reach the Sky Walk turn-off.

Descent

Ride the Dachstein cable car back down the mountain.

If you have still some motivation afterwards, do the via ferrata of Gjaidstein.

Up-to-date information: Bergführerbüro Ramsau am Dachstein or phone +43 664 522 0080.

www.via-ferrata.de

Sommerfreizeitkarte WEST - available in all information offices of the TV Schladming-Dachstein

Alpenvereinskarte Nr. 14 - Dachsteingebirge

KOMPASS Karte 031 Der Dachstein, Ramsau, Filzmoos - available in Information office Ramsau am Dachstein

Klettersteige (Via Ferratas) - Atlas Österreich Schall Verlag - only in German

Via Ferratas English- TV Schladming-Dachstein (You will find the pdf file under "Klettersteige")

Gallery

Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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