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Small Riesach Waterfall Tour

Tour description

The short walk takes you to Lower Riesach Waterfall in Untertal valley. Riesach waterfalls are the talles waterfall in the province of Styria. The force and energy of water is most impressive in spring during snowmelt.

The tour

easy
Starting and end point Seeleiten car parking, Untertal valley
Tour characteristics
Information
Distance: 0.7 km
Duration: 20 min
Ascent: 25 m
Descent: 25 m
highest point: 1103 m
Best season
Jan
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Map, elevation profile & further information

From Seeleiten car park cross the bridge to Almgasthaus Riesachfall inn and walk past it on the "Kleine Riesachwasserfallrunde" trail. After a few minutes you reach the Lower Riesach Waterfall and the wooden bridge, that crosses the torrent below the waterfall. Cross the bridge and walk back to the car park via the forestry road. The trail is suitable for prams.
From Schladming take provincial highway L722 (Rohrmoosstraße road) to Rohrmoos and at the roundabout continue on provincial highway L723 (Tälerstraße road) towards Untertal. In the village of Untertal continue on "Untertalstraße" road to "Seeleiten" car park, which is located at the valley head.Parking is available at Seeleiten car park (parking fee).
With the Planai buses from Schladming (Planet-Planai, Lendplatz) or Rohrmoos (Rohrmoos-Zentrum) to Untertal - bus stop "Riesachwasserfall" (final stop).
Due to the spray, the trails around the waterfalls are constantly wet - be careful! Hiking or trekking shoes with grip sole, jacket.

The trail is also suitable for prams.

Tourist information: www.schladming.com

Information about bus schedules: www.planaibus.at

  • Hiking map ‘Hiking WEST’ available at the information offices in the region.
  • Schladming hiking map, 1:25,000, available at the Schladming information office.
  • Hiking map Schladming-Dachstein, 1:50,000, available at the information offices in the region.
  • Hiking guide Schladming-Dachstein by Herbert Raffalt, available at the information offices in the region.

Wheather predicition

today
21.10.2025
Mountain 8 °C
Valley 13 °C
Precipitation
Probability
45 %
Amount
1.7 l/m²
Wind speed
Sued
15 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
4.1 h
Sunrise
07:33 o clock
Sunset
18:06 o clock

At first cloudy or foggy, then some sunshine, and finally scattered rain showers.

tomorrow
22.10.2025
Mountain 10 °C
Valley 14 °C
Precipitation
Probability
10 %
Amount
0 l/m²
Wind speed
Sued
10 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
3.6 h
Sunrise
07:34 o clock
Sunset
18:05 o clock

Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.

day after tomorrow
23.10.2025
Mountain 11 °C
Valley 15 °C
Precipitation
Probability
80 %
Amount
11.9 l/m²
Wind speed
Suedwest
15 km / h
Sun
Sun hours
0.3 h
Sunrise
07:36 o clock
Sunset
18:03 o clock

Clear in the early morning, later becoming mostly cloudy. Rain or snowfall towards evening.

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