Hammerleck via lookout point

We start at the main square in Fohnsdorf (1), 736 m, and walk slightly uphill along Grabenstraße, past the parish church and after a short time turn right into Höhenstraße. A short stretch along Höhenstraße and then left into Precheisengasse, which we follow to the junction with Traunerweg. We now hike uphill along the Traunerweg, first on the asphalt road and then on a gravel road to the Trauner farmstead (2), 849m. From here, we follow a well-maintained path slightly uphill and after a wooden path we come directly to a forest road. A little way uphill along the forest road and we see the entrance to the Sillweger viewing platform on the right-hand side. The trail leads gently up and down until we reach the Sillweger Aussichtswarte (3),959 m. After a panoramic break, we follow the path uphill, cross a forest road, continue over a few steps and follow the well-marked hiking trail uphill until we come to a wide forest path on the left, which now continues almost level, past a memorial cross. When the forest thins out, we come to a larger turning point and here the hiking trail branches off to the right. From here, the trail continues uphill along a hollow path to a forest road junction and the detour to Sillweger Berg. Here we keep slightly to the right uphill and follow the wide forest road for approx. 500 m until we come to the junction on the left (4), 1310 m, and now continue along a path again. After passing through a fence, we continue left on a forest road and soon reach the open alpine pastures and the Hammerleck (Hölzelkogel) (5), 1451 m, on the hilltop in front of us. The way back is via the ascent route, whereby you can shorten the detour to the Sillweger lookout point and come directly via the forest road to the path we already know.

• 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 encounters between mother cows and dogs!
• Always keep dogs under control and on a short leash. If an attack by a grazing animal is foreseeable: Immediately unleash!
• Do not leave hiking trails on alpine pastures and meadows!
• If grazing animals block the way, avoid them as far as possible!
• When grazing animals approach: Stay calm, do not turn your back, avoid the animals!
• Leave the grazing area quickly at the first sign of restlessness of the animals!Fences must be respected!
• 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 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

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

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

Landhaus Wilhelmer, Tel.: +43 3577 22631, 8753 Aichdorf, Bundesstraße 19, www.wilhelmer.net 

Gasthof Moser, Tel.: +43 3573 21470, 8753 Fohnsdorf, Grazerstraße 3, www.gasthaus-moser.eu 

Cafe Restaurant Engelhardt, Tel.: +43 3573 4880, 8753 Fohnsdorf, Hauptplatz 9, www.engelhardt-fohnsdorf.at 

Hotel Restaurant Schloss Gabelhofen, Tel.: +43 3573 5555-0, 8753 Hetzendorf, Schlossgasse 54, www.gabelhofen.at 

Gasthaus Pizzeria Zum Kerzenschein, Tel.: +43 3573 20172, 8753 Hetzendorf, Judenburgerstraße 29, www.zumkerzenschein.at 

Pizzeria La Rosa, Tel.: +43 3573 27548, 8753 Fohnsdorf, Hauptstraße 14, Facebook-Seite

Pizzaservice Milano, Tel.: +43 3573 21996, 8753 Fohnsdorf, Hauptplatz 6, www.milano-pizzaservice.at 

Hauptplatztreff, Tel.: +43 3573 677 63691968, 8753 Fohnsdorf, Hauptstraße 1

Postwirt, Tel.: +43 3573 2135, 8753 Fohnsdorf, Landstraße 17

Stoxi’s Mostschänke, Tel.: +43 3573 3554, 8753 Fohnsdorf, Schlapfkogelweg 30

Gasthaus Mooswirt, Tel.: +43 3573 3566, 8753 Fohnsdorf,  Steinemetzgraben 22, www.mooswirt.com 

Bäckerei Cafe Wildbacher, Tel.: +43 3573 2264, 8753 Fohnsdorf, Hauptstraße 32c, Bäckerei Cafe Wildbacher.at

Bäckerei Konditorei Madenberger, Tel.: +43 3573 6034, 8753 Fohnsdorf, Hauptstraße 5, madenberger.at

Fleischerei Autischer, Tel.: +43 3573 2359, 8753 Fohnsdorf, Siemensstraße 1, www.Fleischerei Autischer.at   

Petra’s Hofladen, Tel.: +43 6641454064, 8753 Fohnsdorf, Hauptstraße 1

Dorfladen, Tel.: +43 664 88414843, 8753 Fohnsdorf, Hauptplatz 1A, dorfladen-fohnsdorf.at

Region Murtal: www.murtal.at