Hiking route Podol circular hike - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Region Murau Hiking route Podol circular hike - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Region Murau

Podol circular hike

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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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The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
5,0 km
Route
2:30 h
Time
124 hm
Uphill
124 hm
Downhill
1055 m
Highest point
954 m
Lowest point

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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.

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.
With the BusBahmBim app from the composite line, timetable information is easier than ever before: all bus, train and tram 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.

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Public parking spaces are available at the Eiszeit Insel Oberdorf.
This tour can be done all year round.

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What the weather will be like

Mariazell (860m)

Morning
very sunny
3°C
0%
0 km/h
Noon
very sunny
14°C
5%
10 km/h
Night
very sunny
11°C
5%
5 km/h
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
sunny
7°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
19°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
very sunny
14°C
0%
5 km/h
Early clouds will clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
29.04.2024
sunny
5°C 22°C
30.04.2024
sunny
7°C 23°C
01.05.2024
very sunny
6°C 22°C
Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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