Hiking Route Kreischberg circular tour - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Murau

Kreischberg circular tour

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 6,9 km
Time 2:30 h
Uphill 312 hm
Downhill 309 hm
Highest point 2046 m
Family-friendly hiking option above the tree line to the summit and back.
Here, young and old get their money's worth! Experience the World Cup mountain in summer and discover magnificent mountain panoramas with many viewpoints!

Best season

January
February
March
April
November
December

More information

From D, NL, B, F: Via Munich, Salzburg, Tauernautobahn to St. Michael/Lungau (or Radstätter Tauernpaß), turn off to Tamsweg - continue towards Murau.

From H: Via St.Gotthard, Graz - Packautobahn (exit Twimberg) - Judenburg - Scheifling - Murau - Kreischberg.

From CH: Via Arlberg, Innsbruck, Bischofshofen, Tauernautobahn.

From I: Via Tarvis, Villach, St. Veit/Glan, Scheifling, Murau, Kreischberg.

By car from Vienna: Via Semmering, Bruck/Mur, Judenburg, Scheifling, Murau, Kreischberg.

Starting from the cable car mountain station, follow the signs further to the Esebeckhütte (not managed). From there you walk uphill through one of the most beautiful stone pine forests in Central Europe to the Kreischberg summit. From the summit you walk along the ridge to the top station of the 10-seater gondola lift and along the signposted mountain trail back to the starting point of the new cable car mountain station at the Kreischbergwirt.
With the BusBahnBim app from Verbundlinie, timetable information has never been easier: all bus, train and streetcar connections in Austria can be queried by entering locations and/or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) - on Google Play and in the App Store.

ÖBB www.oebb.at | Verbundlinie Steiermark www.busbahnbim.at 

Public parking is available directly at the Kreischberg valley station.
The ideal time for this tour is from May to October. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

Map & downloads

Gallery

First vine leaves in spring

What the weather will be like St. Georgen am Kreischberg (851m)

Today, 20.08.2026

Dry and fair in the early morning, later frequent thunderstorms.
Morning
sunny
16°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 5%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
rainy
25°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 60%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
rainy
19°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 80%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Tomorrow, 21.08.2026

Light rain at first, then frequent thunderstorms during the day.
Morning
foggy
15°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 80%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
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20°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 85%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
weather.icon.93
16°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 85%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

22.08.2026
foggy
12°C 20°C
23.08.2026
cloudy
11°C 21°C
24.08.2026
slightly cloudy
10°C 23°C
Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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