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a Schladminger Tauern

The small town of Schladming lies at the foot of the
Niedere (Lower) Tauern that extend along the Enns
valley. Rising to 2,800 m (9,200 ft), their gentle slopes
provide excellent conditions for downhill skiers,
from the beginner to the professional. The scenery
is superb, excellent for walking in summer, with
an efficient bus network, cable cars and ski lifts in
winter. If you are looking for more of a challenge,
you can find this in the Dachstein massif close by.
But for a relaxing break it is still worth going down . Schladming
to Schladming, with its tempting restaurants and The little town of Schladming has a rich
history. Once a centre of peasant revolts,
cosy cafés lining the broad promenade. it remains to this day the centre of
Austrian Protestantism.

Hunerkogel
J

Filzmoos
Ramsau
am Dachstein
Enns
ENNSTAL
Schladming

Rohrmoos
. Ennstal – the Enns Valley
One of Austria’s major rivers, the Radstadt
Enns, separates the Schladminger
Tauern (part of the Niedere Tauern) Hochwurzen
from the Dachstein massif. J

0 kilometres 5
0 miles 5 Forstaubach

KEY
1 The ascent by cable car from SCHLADMINGER TAUERN
the small village of Ramsau am
Dachstein (see p184) takes visitors Klagenfurt
to the tops of Dachstein and
Hunerkogel. Climbing instructors
also give advice to rock climbers.
2 Gröbming has an attractive late-
medieval church of the Assumption
of the Virgin Mary, with a winged Rohrmoos
altar (1520). This resort, just
3 Hochgolling, rising to 2,863 m outside Schladming,
(9,393 ft), is the highest peak in the is a good base
Schladminger Tauern. The long, for climbing the
arduous climb rewards with stunning neighbouring
views of the mountains from the top. Hochwurzen and
Planai summits.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp295–6 and pp318–20

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