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Archaeology trail at Luserwasserfall

Accessible by public transport

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 3,0 km

Time 1:30 h

Uphill 262 hm

Downhill 262 hm

Highest point 976 m

The hilltop settlement on the Knallwand is a fortified and difficult to access retreat settlement created by the Romans above the Knallwand and served as protection against enemy attacks.

The only archaeology trail in the Enns Valley was opened in 2000 and is maintained by members of ANISA on a voluntary basis. It is a cultural highlight from the late Roman period. Here we can follow a tour through a late Roman retreat settlement. Signposts and explanatory panels tell us about life almost 2,000 years ago. At the beginning of the Migration Period, a refuge castle was built on the Burgstall in Rössing-Ramsau to protect against enemy raids. Excavations have unearthed rich evidence of life in this settlement. Remains of house walls and finds from everyday life provide evidence of a lively settlement in the late Roman period. This listed archaeological site is a 5-minute walk from the “Burgstaller”. The archaeology trail leads hikers up a steeply sloping hilltop to the south. Entry is free (at your own risk) and the site can be visited almost all year round.

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Leave the provincial highway (B320) at Hauser Kaibling. Continue in the direction of Weißenbach to the village square. Turn left there and continue towards Ramsau - Ramsau/Rössingstraße country road - the dirt road branches off right next to the country road (follow the yellow signs). The parking lot is located a few meters before the entrance to the dirt road.

Our hike starts at the starting point next to the Ramsau/Rössing country road. It is important to pay attention to the yellow signs, which lead us along a field path directly to the Luserbach stream. From there, we continue uphill along this stream to the Luser waterfall. The path leads past the waterfall to the Burgstaller forest road. We follow this forest road to Burgstaller. Shortly before the farmstead, a meadow path leads slightly downhill to the archaeology trail (approx. 5 minutes' walk). We follow the signs along the path - many special boards and signs explain the finds and special features of this Roman settlement. Our return route is the same as the outward route and leads back to the starting point at the Ramsau/Rössing country road.

If you only want to visit the archaeology trail, you can drive to Burgstaller by car. From there it is only a 5-minute walk

Arrival by public transport not possible.

Small bulge just before entering the forest street towards Luserwasserfall.

Here you will find all hiking maps and important brochures to download.