Via Ferrata Kalo

moderate Via ferratas · C/D · Ramsau am Dachstein

Tour characteristics
Stamina
Tour-Infos
Distance: 2.25 km
Duration: 02:15 h
Ascent: 196 m
Descent: 197 m
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The tour

Kala is a secured climbing route for youngsters, but adults will also find it demanding. 

Note: You can easily bypass Kali's most difficult passages by switching to Kali. 


Turn-by-turn directions

Access to Kala & Kalo: from the car park 'Zur Alten Getreidemühle' take a left and hike up the scree slope to the starting point.

Descent: walk along the Nature Theme Trail, pass by the 'Pension Concordia', walk down to the Ramsaubach (brook) and follow the Hofrat-Gruber path back to the car park.

Getting there

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. Continue to the Ramsau plateau and about 1 km after Ramsau Kulm turn right to Rössing and continue to the Alte Mühle parking lot.

Arriving from the north and east:

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. Continue to the Ramsau plateau and about 1 km after Ramsau Kulm turn right to Rössing and continue to the Alte Mühle parking lot.

The starting point can be reached by hiking bus (in operation from 25.6.2022). From the bus stop "Rausch" short walk to the starting point Alte Mühle (old mill) parking lot.

Schedule of the Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe

Bus schedules

Parking
Start
Old mill in Ramsau Rössing
Destination
Old mill in Ramsau Rössing
Equipment

Caution: The ziplines on these Via Ferrata routes can only be used with an experienced guide and a brake cable (“breaker”). Without the breaker, riders will crash into the trees at high speed, which could be fatal.

Via ferrata equipment

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