Education trail to the forest school

Characteristics

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Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 2,9 km

Time 1:15 h

Uphill 120 hm

Downhill 120 hm

Highest point 810 m

Short circular trail at the bottom of the Tremmelberg - forest education trail to the forest school - in the heart of the Murtal hiking region (www.murtal.at)

The forest nature trail was opened back in 1993 and has been repeatedly renewed in the years since. The most important elements are still in place. Along the ascent, you pass information boards about black alder, mountain elm, spruce and Swiss stone pine before reaching the Schlittenhütte (sledge hut) in a small clearing. This hut is home to a forest museum, where old wooden sledges, tools and drawings are on display, as well as the forest school, which is illustrated with information boards. The forest museum and the forest school are freely accessible. A "Steirerherz wooden bench" also invites you to linger. The entire circular trail leads through the forest, with beautiful views from time to time. At the time of recording (April 2021), some of the information board posts are in poor condition, so please take care.

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More information

From St. Michael in Upper Styria via the Murtal expressway S36 (toll sticker required) to the "Knittelfeld-West" exit; continue via Sachendorf (towards Gaal) to the clearly visible parking lot at the end of the village (27 km, approx. 20 minutes).

From Judenburg via the Murtal expressway S36 (toll sticker required) to the "Knittelfeld-West" exit; continue as above. (19 km, approx. 20 minutes).

Large parking lot at the edge of the forest in Sachendorf

At the Sachendorf parking lot (1), 697 m, we follow the asphalt road, past the meadows and fields, slightly uphill. After a few minutes we reach a few houses and come to the junction (2), 715 m, of the hiking trails "Temmelberg via Wolfsgrube" and "Tremmelberg via Vorder-Tremmel". We keep right or straight ahead and follow the signs "Waldlehrpfad zur Waldschule". A short stretch along the forest road and we see a turn-off to the left. There is a steeper section of the path. We follow the path, cross a small wooden bridge and reach a forest road and a crossroads. Now turn right and walk a short distance along a flat path until you reach the wooden building (sledge hut), which houses the forest museum (3), 808 m, and the forest school. After a leisurely break, we continue slightly downhill along a forest road. In a bend to the right, the path branches off to the left, which we now follow. The path joins a forest road, which we follow to the right, parallel to the edge of the forest. We walk mostly flat and a little uphill to the next crossroads, where we keep left and continue steadily downhill until we reach our starting point again.

A few tips for correct and fair behavior in the forest: (Source: www.bundesforste.at - 6/2021)

Hikers should avoid visits to the forest about 1.5 hours before sunrise and after sunset, as wildlife is especially active during this time.
Plastic bottles, handkerchiefs, cigarette butts & Co have no place in the forest! Please make sure that you do not leave any trash in the forest.
Camping and making fire - is strictly forbidden in the forest!
In principle, each person is allowed to collect 2 kg of mushrooms and berries per day for personal use in the forest. It is only forbidden if the forest owner expressly forbids it.

Alpine emergency call:

Mountain rescue emergency number: 140

EU emergency number: 112

Weather service: www.zamg.ac.at

Direct link mountain weather Styria: https://www.zamg.ac.at/cms/de/wetter/produkte-und-services/bergwetter/steiermark

Backpack with rain cover
Telescopic / hiking poles
Mountain / hiking boots
Gloves: waterproof and warming
Headgear / sunglasses
Outerwear: Onion layer system, T-shirt, sweater, jacket and winter jacket with hood
Hiking pants
Seat pad
Drinking bottle / thermos flask (on cooler days a warming drink is pleasant)
Snack
First aid kit with blister plaster and tick tongs

Other important equipment

Route descriptionDetailed
plan of the hike
Hiking map: For overview a map in scale 1 : 50 000 of the respective region
GPS device
cell phone

There is also a very nice picnic spot at the forest school.

The starting point in Sachendorf is easy to reach by bus (bus stop "Sachendorf Abzw Maßweg", from there a 15-minute walk). The nearest train station is in Knittelfeld.

General information about public transportation in the region: www.verbundlinie.at

Murtal Taxi, Tel.: +43 660 1018101, 8740 Zeltweg, www.murtal-taxi.at

Cab Jäger, Tel.: +43 3512 44833, 8720 Knittelfeld

Cab Steiner, Tel.: +43 3512 71718, 8720 Knittelfeld

Jausenstation am Tremmelberg, Tel.: +43 664 3383301, 8732 Seckau

Gasthof Bachwirt, Tel.: +43 3512 85706, Sachendorfergasse 2, 8720 Knittelfeld, www.bachwirt.at

Paul`s Hotel, Tel.: +43 3512 72200-0, Kapuzinerplatz 9, 8720 Knittelfeld,

Cafe Lipizzaner, Tel.: +43 3512 44266, Herrengasse 23, 8720 Knittelfeld, www.cafe-lipizzaner.at

La Veneta, Tel.: +43 664 5611008, Herrengasse 23, 8720 Knittelfeld,

Freytag & Berndt (2017): Seetaler Alpen, Seckauer Alpen, Judenburg, Knittelfeld. WK 212 Wander-, Rad-, Freizeitkarte; 1 : 50 000 C. und M. Hlatky, (2017): Murtal – Rund um Spielberg – Seetaler Alpen und Seckauer Alpen. Kral Verlag, S. 160