Moraine loop

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty challenging

Route 10,6 km

Time 1:30 h

Uphill 293 hm

Downhill 297 hm

Highest point 1041 m

Challenging route in the moraine landscape, around the Thajagraben with an impressive panorama.

This challenging route requires a fair amount of stamina and fitness, but there are also some great viewpoints along the way that are perfect for taking a short break.

Best season

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More information

By car from Germany
From Munich via the A8 towards Salzburg. From Salzburg on the A10 Tauernautobahn to St. Michael im Lungau. On the B 96 to Tamsweg, then on the B 95 to Predlitz. The B 97 leads via Stadl/Mur to Murau. There at the roundabout towards St. Lambrecht to Murauer train station and further towards St. Lambrecht. Via Laßnitz near Murau you reach St. Lambrecht, which is already in the nature park. The bridge is on the federal road from St. Lambrecht to Mariahof.

Arrival from Eastern Austria/Hungary
At the motorway junction in St. Michael near Leoben, take the S 36 towards Klagenfurt. Past Knittelfeld and Judenburg to Scheifling. In Scheifling continue towards Klagenfurt to Neumarkt, via Unzmarkt and Perchau am Sattel you reach Neumarkt. There turn right towards Murau, in Mariahof after the railway crossing turn left towards St. Lambrecht. The bridge is on the federal road to St. Lambrecht.

Arrival from southern Austria/Italy
Via Klagenfurt on the S37 past St. Veit/Glan, Treibach and Friesach. In Friesach continue towards Vienna, via Dürnstein and Wildbad to Neumarkt. After the town center turn left towards Murau, in Mariahof after the railway crossing turn left towards St. Lambrecht. The bridge is on the federal road to St. Lambrecht.

Parking spaces are available near the Thajabrücke starting point.

From the Thaja Bridge in the Thajagraben, the route leads along the Kalkberg, rising slightly to the fields and meadows above the Schilcherhof. From there you run back down to the state road and past the Schafferhof further down into the Thajagraben to the Thaja river. Once at the bottom, the way leads through a meadow and over a wooden bridge to the northern side of the ditch and then always uphill first to Lessach and then on to Felmoar. From Felmoar it goes flat again to Riedelmoar and from there through the forest downhill again to the Thajagraben, from where it goes back to the starting point.

Good running or Nordic walking shoes

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The ideal time for this round is from April to October. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.