Hiking route Big Zirbitzkogel round - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Region Murau Hiking route Big Zirbitzkogel round - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Region Murau

Big Zirbitzkogel round

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The Grat Zirbitzkogel circuit is best walked clockwise, divided into two days. In addition to beautiful landscape contracts, the panorama over Niedere and Hohe Tauern, Julian Alps, Karawanken and Steiner Alps is inspiring.
This hike is a strenous tour in the mountains for several days. In this regard, here you need a certain coordination and endurance for these days. However, once you reach the summit, you will be rewarded with an excellent and picturesque parnoramic view.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
April
November
December

The tour in numbers

challenging
Level of difficulty
37,7 km
Route
13:00 h
Time
2139 hm
Uphill
2147 hm
Downhill
2396 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Coming from Judenburg via Unzmarkt to Scheifling. Here turn right in the direction of Murau. In Teufenbach keep left and drive via Mariahof to Neumarkt. Here again keep left and drive via Mühlen to Tonnerhütte.

Coming from Tamsweg via Ranten (or Stadl an der Mur) to Murau. Keep right here and drive via Laßnitz, St. Lambrecht and Mariahof to Neumarkt. Here again keep left and drive via Mühlen to the Tonnerhütte.

Day 1: From the Tonnerhütte, the trail leads to the timberline and over a stone wall to the ridge crest in the direction of Scharfes Eck, from where it continues to the Ochsenbodenhöhe. From there you continue uphill to the Kreiskogel.

The descent takes places via the Großer Winterleitensee and the Winterleitenhütte. Continue through rustic alder terrain, through the Swiss pine forest to the Almrauschhütte and the Sabathyhütte.

Day 2: Across a shallow ditch, the trail leads downhill via the Rothaidenhütte to the Türkenkreuz. The pilgrams' path continues to the Wildsee and uphill to the Fuchskogel. Continue to the Helmut-Erd-Schutzhaus, where you can fortify yourself. A Murtal view from the Lavanthöhe follows, then the trail leads us further downhill to the tree line and finally to the slopw at the Tonnerhütte.

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Parking spaces are available at the Tonnerhütten (Attention: chargeable!)
The ideal time for this tour is from May to October. Information brochueres are available at the various information offices.

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What the weather will be like

Obdach (868m)

Morning
cloudy
10°C
50%
5 km/h
Noon
foggy
13°C
75%
5 km/h
Night
cloudy
11°C
65%
10 km/h
Rather cloudy with rain at times. Also sunny periods will be likely in the afternoon.
Morning
sunny
10°C
5%
0 km/h
Noon
weather.icon.04
14°C
30%
5 km/h
Night
foggy
12°C
60%
5 km/h
Sunny in the early morning, but soon clouds will gather and will lead to light rain towards evening.
16.05.2024
foggy
9°C 14°C
17.05.2024
foggy
8°C 14°C
18.05.2024
slightly cloudy
7°C 18°C

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