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Dach­stein cir­cu­lar hiking trail

from 1.049,- per person

  • Duration: 9 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 106 km
  • Altitude: (+) 5288 m
  • Altitude: (-) 5472 m
  • Difficulty:
At 2,995 meters, the main peak of the Dach­stein moun­tain ran­ge is one of the hig­hest ele­va­tions in the Nor­t­hern Alps. The Dach­stein has had a major influence on the for­ma­ti­on of the Salz­kam­mer­gut. The majo­ri­ty of the Salz­kam­mer­gut lakes are for­mer gla­cial lakes of the Dach­stein gla­cier. The tou­rist suc­cess sto­ry of moun­tai­nee­ring in this regi­on began with the first ascent of the Hoher Dach­stein on July 18, 1834. A litt­le later, Fried­rich Sim­o­ny built the worl­d’s first via fer­ra­ta here. The cable car was built in the midd­le of the last cen­tu­ry. The tour descri­bed here also uses the cable car as an ascent aid. This tour har­mo­nious­ly com­bi­nes scenic high­lights and dif­fe­ren­ces in alti­tu­de. Look for­ward to a delightful hiking tour through diver­se land­scapes and an encoun­ter with a true moun­tain personality. 
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Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Gos­au am Dachstein
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
The Gos­au Val­ley is one of the most magni­fi­cent moun­tain regi­ons in the Nor­t­hern Alps and comes to a bril­li­ant end with the two Gos­au lakes at the head of the val­ley. In 1997, this impres­si­ve regi­on on the Dach­stein was declared a UNESCO World Heri­ta­ge Site. You will recei­ve your detail­ed tra­vel docu­ments at your accom­mo­da­ti­on in Gosau. 
Day 2
On the Bible Trail
Distanz: 10 km Höhe (+): 850m Höhe (-): 860m
The Gos­au­kamm­bahn cable car takes you up to an alti­tu­de of 1,475 meters in a short time to the Zwie­sel­alm, whe­re a pan­o­r­amic trail beg­ins. After a few hundred meters you reach the so-cal­led Bibel­steig, which leads below the Gos­au­kamm and across idyl­lic alpi­ne pas­tu­res. During the Coun­ter-Refor­ma­ti­on, pre­cious Bible prints were smug­g­led along this path, hence the name Bibel­steig. Across the alpi­ne pas­tu­res of the Stuhl­alm with its won­derful pan­ora­ma and through the Durch­gangs­schar­te, the trail makes a wide arc around the most famous peak of the Gos­au­kamm, the Bischofs­müt­ze. The day’s desti­na­ti­on is the sta­te­ly Hof­pürgl­hüt­te, situa­ted on a pan­o­r­amic ter­race. (1 night) (Lug­ga­ge trans­port from Gos­au to Ram­sau, whe­re you will spend the night the fol­lo­wing day. You must bring your own lug­ga­ge and slee­ping bag for the over­night stay at the Hofpürglhütte). 
Day 3
Below the steep faces of the Hohe Dachstein
Distanz: 13 km Höhe (+): 895m Höhe (-): 882m
Lovers of bizar­re lime­s­tone for­ma­ti­ons will get their money­’s worth today. First you fol­low the Salz­bur­ger Almen­weg to the so-cal­led Rin­der­feld, a pas­tu­re area cover­ed in lime­s­tone blocks and lands­li­de mate­ri­al. A crys­tal-clear moun­tain stream winds its way through, invi­ting you to lin­ger. Con­ti­nue past huge rocks and climb up to the gate, the hig­hest point of today’s stage. Here you also cross the bor­der bet­ween Salz­burg and Sty­ria. The trail runs direct­ly below the steep faces of the Tor­stein, Mit­ter­spitz and Hoher Dach­stein. You reach the Dach­stein Süd­wand­hüt­te, which — like an eagle’s nest — lies beneath the steep south faces of the impres­si­ve Dach­stein mas­sif. Final­ly, des­cend to the Türl­wand and the moun­tai­nee­ring vil­la­ge of Ram­sau, situa­ted on a high plateau. 
Day 4
To the hig­hest alpi­ne club hut in Styria
Distanz: 7 km Höhe (+): 1044m Höhe (-): 69m
The Gut­ten­berg­haus, the day’s hiking desti­na­ti­on, is loca­ted at 2,147 meters. The hut has alre­a­dy cele­bra­ted its 100th bir­th­day and has for­t­u­na­te­ly retai­ned its rustic cha­rac­ter. Situa­ted on a mea­dow hill, you can enjoy an impres­si­ve view of Ram­sau and the Enns Val­ley lying at your feet, as well as the Nie­de­re and Hohe Tau­ern moun­ta­ins oppo­si­te. (Lug­ga­ge trans­port from Ram­sau to Gröb­ming, whe­re you will spend the night the fol­lo­wing day. You must bring your own lug­ga­ge and slee­ping bag for the night at the Gut­ten­berg­haus; 1 night) Vari­ant 1 hike (also recom­men­ded in bad wea­ther) direct­ly from the hotel in Ram­sau with a view of the impo­sing Dach­stein mas­sif. The ascent via the Anton-Baum-Weg to the Gut­ten­berg­haus leads through a spar­se forest at the begin­ning and later cros­ses a water­cour­se in front of the Lärch­bo­den. The path con­ti­nues uphill in hair­pin bends, beco­ming nar­rower and the sur­roun­ding vege­ta­ti­on lower. Ram­sau comes into view again befo­re you reach the Alpen­ver­eins­hüt­te. Hike: approx. 4–5 hours (6.5 km, ascent 1044 m / des­cent 69 m) Vari­ant 2 Ascent with the Dach­stein cable car (cos­ts to be paid sepa­ra­te­ly on site) to the moun­tain sta­ti­on at 2,687 meters. Via the Schlad­ming gla­cier, the hike fol­lows a wide arc over the rug­ged land­scape of the Dach­stein mas­sif and the Feis­ter­schar­te to the Gut­ten­berg­haus. Hike: approx. 4–5 hours (9.5 km, ascent 264 m / des­cent: 861 m) Plea­se note: For opti­on 2 with the Dach­stein cable car, it is essen­ti­al to reser­ve the ascent at www.derdachstein.at approx. one week in advan­ce, as space is limi­t­ed. Each guest is respon­si­ble for making their own reservation. 
Day 5
High alpi­ne hike and love­ly alpi­ne pas­tu­re area
Distanz: 13 km Höhe (+): 552m Höhe (-): 860m
You lea­ve the Gut­ten­berg­haus via the nor­t­hern slo­pe of the Sina­bell past rocks, moun­tain pines and gor­ges over the Am Stein pla­teau. A bar­ren rocky land­scape domi­na­tes the first part of today’s stage. Final­ly, you des­cend again to mea­dows and forests. You can now take a break at the Gra­fen­bergalm to take in the love­ly sur­roun­dings. The hike ends at a small coll­ec­tion of huts and an inn at the foot of the Sto­derzin­ken, one of the most beau­tiful pan­o­r­amic moun­ta­ins in the north of Styria. 
Day 6
On forest paths and alpi­ne trails to pre­his­to­ric rock carvings
Distanz: 22 km Höhe (+): 627m Höhe (-): 1590m
From the Sto­derzin­ken, the trail leads through a beau­tiful larch forest and past Swiss stone pines to an anci­ent mule and smugg­ler’s path. This winds its way through a 30-met­re-high gor­ge, whe­re you will find anci­ent rock car­vings that are pro­tec­ted by UNESCO. You should not miss out on a cozy stop at the Vieh­bergalm moun­tain hut. From the Hoch­mühleck, from whe­re the­re is a beau­tiful view of the lonely Kemet­ge­bir­ge moun­ta­ins, the rou­te con­ti­nues through a pic­tu­re-book forest in the imme­dia­te vici­ni­ty of the Stei­nit­zen­alm. The des­cent is to Bad Mit­tern­dorf. Lug­ga­ge trans­port from Gröb­ming to Bad Mitterndorf. 
Day 7
Through the wild and roman­tic Kop­pen­traun valley
Distanz: 15 km Höhe (+): 166m Höhe (-): 286m
The train takes you com­for­ta­b­ly from Bad Mit­tern­dorf to Bad Aus­see. The hike beg­ins here through the Kop­pen­tal val­ley along the Traun river to Ober­traun. Via Sar­stein, the trail cros­ses a sus­pen­si­on bridge. From here it beco­mes wild­ly roman­tic, as the hiking trail now leads along the banks of the wild and crys­tal-clear Kop­pen­traun. You can often watch fly fisher­men at work here. The Kop­pen­tal refu­ge is a wel­co­me place to stop for refresh­ments along the way. After the old rail­road tun­nel, you reach the Kop­pen­brül­ler­höh­le, a water cave that is still acti­ve and high­ly recom­men­ded to visit. In spring or after hea­vy rain­fall, the noi­se in the cave swells to a roar, hence the name. Once you arri­ve in Ober­traun, you walk a short distance along the Ost­ufer­wan­der­weg to Hall­statt rail­road sta­ti­on befo­re taking the fer­ry across the lake to Hall­statt. Lug­ga­ge trans­port from Bad Mit­tern­dorf to Hallstatt. 
Day 8
Spec­ta­cu­lar hike in the Inner Salzkammergut
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 1108m Höhe (-): 52m
The fer­ry takes you from Hall­statt Markt to Hall­statt sta­ti­on on the oppo­si­te side of the lake. Around 10,000 years ago, Lake Hall­statt was shaped by gla­cial ice and has its pre­sent appearance, remi­nis­cent of the fjord land­scape of Nor­way. Fol­lo­wing the east shore hiking trail, you soon cross a sus­pen­si­on bridge over the deepest part of the lake. The shore hike along the lake and the sur­roun­ding moun­ta­ins of the Salz­kam­mer­gut is extre­me­ly scenic. From Bad Goi­sern, the ascent is via the Tro­ckent­an­nalm to the Goi­se­rer­hüt­te at 1,592 meters. After a long day of hiking, the hut team will spoil you with deli­ca­ci­es and the view from the ter­race is a won­derful reward. Plea­se bring your own lug­ga­ge and slee­ping bag for the night. 
Day 9
Back to the spraw­ling moun­tain vil­la­ge of Gosau
Distanz: 7 km Höhe (+): 46m Höhe (-): 873m
Via the Igl­moos­alm you fol­low the Bibel­steig trail back to Gos­au. The towers of the Gos­au­kamm come into view — for­med 200 mil­li­on years ago as a coral reef in warm sea­wa­ter. For tho­se who want to spend even more time in the Salz­kam­mer­gut, addi­tio­nal over­night stays can be boo­ked. For exam­p­le, you can visit the Gos­au Lakes, which even the natu­ra­list Alex­an­der von Hum­boldt was enthu­si­a­stic about and descri­bed as the eye of God. Lug­ga­ge trans­port from Hall­statt to Gos­au; pick-up of lug­ga­ge in Gos­au and deli­very by 14:00 at the latest. 

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Booking code: DACHSTEIN-RUND

5 x ***guesthouses/hotels, 3 x huts with beds or dor­mi­t­ories (slee­ping bag required)

Season

01.07.2026 — 26.09.2026 (Arri­val: daily)

Category

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Single room

EUR 1.244,00

Double room*

EUR 1.049,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Extra night BEFORE the tour in Gos­au in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Extra night BEFORE the tour in Gos­au in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 104,00
EUR 79,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Gos­au in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Gos­au in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 104,00
EUR 79,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al hiking (no group tours)
  • 8 x over­night stays (5 x ***guesthouses/hotels, 3 x hut — beds or camp)
  • 8 x Alpi­ne breakfast
  • 5 x lug­ga­ge trans­fer (max. 2 pieces/person and max. 25 kg/suitcase)
  • 1 x wel­co­me video with expl­ana­ti­ons and infor­ma­ti­on you need for this tour
  • 1 x ride on the cable car to the Zwieselalm
  • 1 x Schlad­ming-Dach­stein Sum­mer Card (for over­night stay in Ramsau)
  • 1 x train ride Bad Mit­tern­dorf / Pichl Kai­nisch to Bad Aussee
  • 1 x boat trip Hall­statt train sta­ti­on — Hall­stadt market
  • 1 x boat trip Hall­statt Markt — Hall­statt train station
  • 1 x hiking map (1 x per room)
  • 1 x Dach­stein hiking book and map (1 x per room)
  • 7‑day care­free ser­vice number
Excluded services
  • Arri­val and depar­tu­re for the tour
  • Cycling or hiking equip­ment (shoes, hut slee­ping bag etc.), blan­kets are available at the huts
  • Par­king fees
  • Per­so­nal expenses
  • Tips
  • Optio­nal visits
  • Meals and drinks, unless spe­ci­fied above
  • Trans­fer, unless included in the program
  • Hut slee­ping bag
  • Spa/local taxes

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Natu­re of the Tour
During the tour around the Dach­stein, you’ll be spen­ding most of your time in high-alpi­ne ter­rain. Appro­pria­te moun­tai­nee­ring gear and stami­na are the­r­e­fo­re essen­ti­al. Requi­red gear includes: hiking boots, tech­ni­cal clot­hing, a back­pack, water and snacks, rain and sun pro­tec­tion, warm clot­hing (even in mid­sum­mer, as tem­pe­ra­tures can drop sud­den­ly), a hat, warm gloves, a first-aid kit, a cell pho­ne, hiking poles if nee­ded, etc. Your rou­te will be immor­ta­li­zed by your ent­ry in every moun­tain hut log­book in the Dach­stein Moun­ta­ins. The trails are well-mark­ed, but remai­ning snow may obscu­re the trail mar­kers. It is the­r­e­fo­re essen­ti­al to car­ry maps and the Dach­stein Hiking Gui­de with you. 
Over­night stay in a hut
Hut slee­ping bag: Blan­kets are available in the huts; only a light cot­ton or silk slee­ping bag is requi­red. // Over­night stay at the hut in a dor­mi­t­ory or shared room // Card pay­ment is not pos­si­ble at most huts. Take suf­fi­ci­ent cash with you for food etc. // Due to their loca­ti­on, not all huts can offer run­ning water, hot water or show­ers. In some cases, the toi­lets do not flush. 
Surchar­ge half board
You are wel­co­me to book half board (at least 2‑course menu in the inn/hotel/partly in huts, hiker’s meal in the huts) for an addi­tio­nal char­ge of EUR 288 per person.
Hiking gui­de
You can book a hiking gui­de on request
Other Infor­ma­ti­on
To ensu­re a stress-free start to your trip, we gene­ral­ly recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening. Some tours begin as ear­ly as noon; in tho­se cases, we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re. We’d be hap­py to book an extra night for you right away. Your indi­vi­du­al return trip takes place on the last day of the trip. The distances lis­ted are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al distances tra­ve­led. This trip is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with limi­t­ed mobility. 
Mini­mum num­ber of participants
If a mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is requi­red for the tour to take place, this is sta­ted under Pri­ces and ser­vices. If the mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is not rea­ched, we reser­ve the right to can­cel the trip up to four weeks befo­re the date of arri­val. We recom­mend that you do not orga­ni­ze your arri­val and depar­tu­re until after this dead­line has passed.
Insu­rance
In any case, we recom­mend purcha­sing tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance that includes trip inter­rup­ti­on covera­ge. For more infor­ma­ti­on, visit: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung
7‑Day Hass­le-Free Hotline
No mat­ter how well you plan a trip, unex­pec­ted things can hap­pen on rare occa­si­ons. In moments like the­se, it’s nice to have someone the­re you can count on. For this reason, on our cus­to­mi­zed acti­ve tours, you’ll have a local cont­act per­son who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as indi­ca­ted in your tra­vel docu­ments, will be available to assist you in case of an emergency.
Surchar­ge half board for addi­tio­nal nights in Gosau
29 EUR per per­son per night.
Dogs
Dogs are wel­co­me — on request. Extra char­ge on site. In Aus­tria the­re is a gene­ral leash and muz­zle obligation! 
Info for day 4 / opti­on 2 (with cable car)
For opti­on 2 with the Dach­stein cable car, it is essen­ti­al to reser­ve the ascent at www.derdachstein.at approx. one week in advan­ce, as space is limi­t­ed. Each guest is respon­si­ble for making their own reservation. 
Part­ner tour
This trip is orga­ni­zed by our part­ner agen­cy. You will the­r­e­fo­re recei­ve the agen­cy’s tra­vel documents. 

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