Tschakathurn circular tour

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 5,3 km

Time 1:30 h

Uphill 120 hm

Downhill 120 hm

Highest point 878 m

A moderately difficult hiking route, with wonderful landscape scenery and one or two viewing points that invite you to linger.

This short hike leads through the Lower Feßnach past the old gravel pit via Tschakathurn (Schachenthurn) to St. Lorenzen and back to the main square. The path does not lead directly to the Tschakathurn castle ruins. The old ruin can be admired from some distance above.

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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. At the roundabout go straight ahead towards Teufenbach and Scheifling finally.

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.

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 towards Neumarkt. Keep left in Neumarkt. You reach Scheifling via the Perchauer Sattel.

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Public parking spaces are available directly at Scheifling's main square.

You start at the main square and walk along Kirchgasse towards Landesstraße. After crossing the street, keep right and follow Bahnhofstrasse until you turn into “Untere Feßnachstraße”. After 600 m keep right again and go down to Sprungerwirt. After crossing the street, follow the path to the church of St. Lorenzen. You then return to the starting point via the Waldbachweg.

Good shoes
Sun protection
Sufficient food

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