Walk to the Sieberwarte near Neuberg an der Mürz in the Mürzer Oberland Nature Park

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 1,2 km

Time 0:30 h

Uphill 50 hm

Downhill 50 hm

Highest point 780 m

Almost unnoticed, the small wooden observation tower stands above Neuberg an der Mürz.
Easily reached by a short uphill walk, it offers a beautiful view of the abbey and the village center.

From the abbey (Stift courtyard), the route crosses the main road (caution – traffic!) to the entrance of the Veitschbach valley.
Just after the Mürz bridge, the trail begins on the left near a small ice rink, following a path with a wooden railing uphill through the forest until reaching the observation tower.

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From the Stiftshof, head south across the main road to the entrance of the Veitschbach (signposted).
Just after the Mürz bridge (fitness trail), keep left and cross a small wooden bridge (signposted – caution: slippery when wet!). From there, follow the trail with a wooden railing uphill behind the ice hut.

The well-marked and clearly visible trail leads in several switchbacks directly to the observation tower.

Descent follows the same route.

A visit to the abbey, the Kaiserhof glass manufactory, the nature museum, and the village shop (Greißlerei) next to the abbey is highly recommended.

Nature Park Taxi – Mürzer Oberland
Tel. +43 3857 20170, www.naturparktaxi.at

Public transport:
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB): www.oebb.at
Styria Transport Association: www.busbahnbim.at

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Parking available at the abbey and in the Veitschbachgraben (limited).

Mürzer Oberland Nature Park Office
Tel. +43 3857 8321, www.muerzeroberland.at
Open Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 12:00

Tourism Association Hochsteiermark
Tel. +43 3862 55020, www.steiermark.com/hochsteiermark

Mountain, hiking, and nature park guides:
For information, please contact the Mürzer Oberland Nature Park Office at Tel. +43 3857 8321