Podol circular hike

Characteristics

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Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 5,4 km

Time 2:30 h

Uphill 100 hm

Downhill 90 hm

Highest point 1062 m

The Dürnberger Moor is one of the most beautiful excursion destinations in the nature park. The freely accessible observation tower offers a comprehensive overview of the wetland biotope.

The Podolerte pond, hidden in a high forest, is ideal for swimming in summer and is still a lonely and idyllic place at any time of the year. The Dürnberger Moor is a witness to the Ice Age and gives us interesting insights into its sensitive habitat. Rare animals and plants, such as the carnivorous sundew, have their home here. From the observation tower we have a wonderful overview of the moor and its landscapes.

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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. From there continue towards Mariahof. Before the railway crossing turn right to Oberdorf / 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. In Neumarkt turn right to Mariahof, then turn left at the Raiffeisenkasse. Past the Furtnerteich and over the railway crossing uphill to Vockenberg. From there continue to Oberdorf.

Arrival from southern Austria/Italy
Via Klagenfurt on the S 37 past St. Veit/Glan, Treibach and Friesach. In Friesach continue towards Vienna, via Dürnstein and Wildbad to Neumarkt. In Neumarkt turn right to Mariahof, then turn left at the Raiffeisenkasse. Past the Furtnerteich and over the railway crossing uphill to Vockenberg. From there continue to Oberdorf.

Public parking spaces are available at the Eiszeit Insel Oberdorf.

In the Oberdorf settlement area there is a sign pointing to the moor nature trail. You go from the edge of the moor to the middle, where a long "soul path" provides access to the observation tower. You walk past the Dürnberger farmstead, through the forest and over an asphalt road to the Podoler farmstead, where you reach the Podolerteich pond through the forest. Forest and field paths lead back to the Thanner homestead, the slightly longer loop leads back to Oberdorf via the Muhr homestead.

Since moor surfaces are particularly sensitive soils and suffer from all external influences, you should not move away from the footbridge!

Good shoes
Sun protection
Sufficient food

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This tour can be done all year round. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.