The mountains around Schladming rise like a living amphitheater, where glaciers, limestone cliffs, waterfalls, and green valleys come together in a breathtaking performance of nature. This is a place where every trail feels like an invitation to step deeper into alpine life, where silence carries as much meaning as the rushing waters of the canyons.
Your journey begins gently, with the roar of the Talbach canyon setting the rhythm, then expands into high pastures, sparkling lakes, and sweeping panoramas of the Dachstein massif. Marmots greet you on sunny meadows, while waterfalls tumble down the wild rock walls of the Schladminger Tauern. One day you circle alpine plateaus dotted with grazing sheep, the next you stand on the edge of a glacier, the world opening beneath you from a glass platform suspended high above the valley.
You’ll travel on foot and by cable car, with comfortable hotels and alpine lodges welcoming you along the way. Each stage offers a new perspective: on nature, on history, and on yourself. Join this adventure and discover how varied and powerful hiking in the Dachstein can be—whether through water-filled valleys, across alpine pastures, or into the icy brilliance of the glacier!
Please note: this is a self-guided tour
over 10 y.o.
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Tour highlights
Route details
Your journey begins in Schladming with a refreshing hike through the dramatic Talbachklamm. The rushing waters of the Talbach accompany you along the gorge, their power best seen from a lofty viewing platform just minutes after the entrance. Passing the ruins of Saisenstein Castle, you follow the stream upstream to the idyllic village of Untertal, nestled at the meeting point of the Obertalbach and Untertalbach.
The return path via the Spreitzweg offers sweeping views of the gorge, before a final descent through Grubegg closes the loop.
(4 nights in Schladming)
Hiking: ~2 hrs (5 km, ascent 159 m / descent 159 m)
Daily stages are introductory to moderately difficult, hiking distances can be adjusted easily by public transport. A reasonable fitness level and basic hiking equipment like good hiking shoes, rucksack, rain and sun protection, functional clothing and also a warmer jacket or pullover are necessary to enjoy your trip.
Accommodation
03.06. – 01.07.25 and 01.09. – 08.10.25
- *** & **** hotels in double room - 525 EUR
- Supplement for half board (min 2 course dinner) - 109 EUR
- Supplement for single room - 199 EUR
- Day of arrival - Daily
01.07. – 01.09.25
- *** & **** hotels in double room - 550 EUR
- Supplement for half board (min 2 course dinner) - 109 EUR
- Supplement for single room - 199 EUR
- Day of arrival - Daily
Reduction for children sleeping in their parents’ room (2 fully paying guests, max. 2 children):
0 – 5 years: 100%
6 – 11 years: 40%
12 – 15 years: 20%
Conditions
- 4x Overnight stays with breakfast at *** & **** hotels;
- 1x welcome video with explanations and information that you need for the tour;
- 1x Hiking map (1 x per room);
- 1x Entrance to the ice palace, the hanging bridge and the sky walk at Dachstein glacier;
- 1x luggage transfer - max. 2 pcs./person and max. 25 kg/piece of luggage;
- daily service hotline from 08.00am - 06.00pm (including weekends);
- Per hotel a Schladming-Dachstein Summercard;
- Included in the Schladming-Dachstein Summercard: Up and down ride with the Tauern Seilbahn cable car, Busride to the Tauern Seilbahn or the Steirischen Bodensee, Bus from Schladming to Glösalm, Bus from Glösalm to Ramsau, Up and down ride with the Dachstein Seilbahn cable car.
- flight tickets;
- supplement for half board (min 2 course dinner)- € 109;
- supplement for single room - € 70;
- extras payable on site:
Local tax between 1,00€ and 4,00€ per person per night.
It's important to know
- mountain boots;
- functional clothing;
- backpack;
- water and food;
- rain and sun protection;
- warm clothing – even in midsummer temperature drops are possible (hat, warm gloves);
- first aid package;
- mobile phone;
- possibly hiking poles, etc.
