Kalkberg-Runde

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 17,0 km

Time 5:00 h

Uphill 500 hm

Downhill 500 hm

Highest point 1335 m

This hike leads through the forest and past ponds, around the Kalkberg.

There is plenty to discover on this hike: i besides the Podolerteich and Muhrenteich ponds, the Maria Schönanger pilgrimage church is also located along the route.

Best season

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More information

Coming from Judenburg via Unzmarkt to Scheifling. Turn right here and drive to Teufenbach. In Teufenbach keep left and drive via Mariahof to St. Lambrecht.

Coming from Tamsweg drive via Ranten (or Stadl an der Mur) to Murau. In Murau keep right and drive via Laßnitz to St. Lambrecht.

This hike takes you once around the Kalkberg. Via the Stationenweg you go up, past the Engelsbrunnen and to the first resting point at the pilgrimage church Maria Schönanger. After crossing this 300 hm you first go downhill to Zeutschach. From here the loop is relatively flat through the forest to the Podolerteich pond. There you can relax once again before tackling the last part of the route. The trail leads over the Thajagraben up to Heiligenstadt, past the Schönen Kreuz and the lower part of the gorge to St. Lambrecht.

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Parking is available along the monastery walls.

The ideal time for this tour is from May to September. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.