Forest circular trail above Reitinger in Großlobming

At the car park (1), 641 m, of the Raiffeisenbank in Großlobming, we orientate ourselves by the yellow signpost with the inscription "Waldrundweg über Reitinger". Walk through the village past the Wulz inn, change sides of the road and walk along the pavement to the start of the Lobmingtaler Rad- und Erlebnisweg. Cross the bridge over the Lobmingbach stream and continue slightly to the right along the road, passing the herbal competence centre. At the next junction, turn left, briefly along the park road, until we hike slightly uphill to the right at the next junction. Now follow the asphalt road for a few metres until a gravel road branches off to the left, which we follow to the Hubertus wayside shrine (2), 722m. The trail continues along forest roads and forest tracks and brings us directly to a large clearing, the Reitinger waypoint (3), 770 m. After a leisurely break, we follow the forest road downhill and leave the main trail in the first right-hand bend. Continue leisurely through the forest and subsequently downhill along the edge of the forest until you reach the Lobmingtaler Rad- und Erlebnisweg. Now turn left and walk along the newly constructed asphalt path and the path we already know through the village back to our starting point.

• Avoid contact with grazing animals, do not feed them, keep a safe distance!
• Keep calm, do not frighten grazing animals!
• Mother cows protect their calves. Avoid contact between suckler cows and dogs!
• Always keep dogs under control and on a short leash. If an attack by a grazing animal is foreseeable: Immediately unharness!
• Do not leave hiking trails on alpine pastures and meadows!
• If grazing animals are blocking the way, avoid them as far as possible!
• If grazing animals approach: Stay calm, do not turn your back, avoid the animals!
• Leave the grazing area quickly at the first sign of restlessness!
• Respect fences! If there is a gate, use it, then close it well and cross the pasture quickly!
• Treat the people working here, nature and the animals with respect!

A few tips for correct and fair behaviour in the forest: (Source: www.bundesforste.at - 9/2020)

• Hikers should avoid visits to the forest about 1.5 hours before sunrise and after sunset, as wild animals are particularly active during this time.
• Plastic bottles, handkerchiefs, cigarette butts etc. have no place in the forest! Please make sure that you do not leave any rubbish in the forest.
• Camping and making fires are strictly forbidden in the forest!
• In principle, each person is allowed to pick 2 kg of mushrooms and berries per day for personal use. 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 warm
• Headgear / sunglasses
• Outerwear: Onion layer system, T-shirt, pullover, jacket and winter jacket with hood
• Hiking trousers
• 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 items of equipment:

• Route description
• Detailed map of the hike
• Hiking map: For an overview, a map on a scale of 1 : 50000 of the respective region.
• GPS device
• Mobile phone

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

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

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

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

Gasthof Wulz, Tel.: +43 3512 829830, 8734 Großlobming, Hauptstraße 2

Gasthaus Rüf-Peterwirt, Tel.: +43 3512 83193, Hauptstraße 12, 8734 Lobmingtal, www.gasthaus-ruef.at

Cafe im Schablhof, Tel.: +43 664 99707944, 8734 Großlobming, Kirchengasse 1, www.cafeimschablhof.at

Cafe & Kegelbahn Glatz, Tel.: +43 3512 82870, 8743 Großlobming, Weißkirchnerstraße 7

G'Schlössl Murtal, Tel.: +43 3512 46904, 8734 Lobmingtal, Murhof 1, www.gschloessl-murtal.at

Gasthaus Murstüberl, Tel.: +43 664 3045045, 8734 Großlobming, Mursiedlung 24, www.camping-murinsel.at

Grocery shop Grita Moser-Grün, Tel.: +43 3512 82901, 8734 Großlobming, Kirchengasse 2

Region Murtal: www.murtal.at  

Municipality of Lobmingtal: www.lobmingtal.at