Hochalm - Maria Schnee from "Kühberger"

This hike takes you from Seckau to the highest pilgrimage church “Maria Schnee” on the Hochalm. Here you can either hike from the center of Seckau and arrive by public transport or drive to the Kühbergerhof and shorten the tour by a total of 8 kilometers.
There is a legend about the wonderful chapel on the Hochalm that will turn your hike into a devotional experience.

Tip - A legendary hiking experience:

Here is the legend “Maria Schnee” from the book “Mysterious Murtal” by Markus Beren and Tamara Markel

To the north of Seckau are the Seckau Alps with the Hochreichart and the Zinken. On the easternmost peak, called Hochalm, lies the simple little mountain church of Maria Schnee at an altitude of 1,816 meters. It was built in 1660 by the dean of the Seckau collegiate church, Paul Auer, in order to hold church services three times a year for the inhabitants of the Alps. In the past, the alpine people on the Hochalm became increasingly careless and wasteful and did not appreciate the abundant gifts of heaven. From year to year, the yields from the many mountain pastures became smaller and smaller, livestock numbers declined and finally the mountain pastures were almost deserted. But the people did not improve. Once, at the beginning of the summer, so much snow fell that it remained there until winter and no cattle could be herded up. So the farmers decided to build a church in honor of the Mother of God on top of the mountain to propitiate the heavens. And because there was so much snow on the high alpine pasture at the time, the little church was given the beautiful name “Maria im Schnee” (Mary in the snow). Since then, the mountain pasture has been well again and the cattle are thriving.