Sillweger Aussichtswarte

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 5,2 km

Time 2:00 h

Uphill 212 hm

Downhill 212 hm

Highest point 952 m

The Sillweger Aussichtswarte is easy to hike to from Fohnsdorf and is a wonderful place to linger and enjoy. By taking a short detour, you can also visit the Fanestorf ruins and the Styrian heart planted with greenery.

A small lookout with a big effect, that is the Sillweg lookout built in 1909. The lookout is located at an altitude of 959 m above sea level and surprises with a wonderful view due to its exposed position. At this small place there is a wooden house with seats and a panorama board, with the help of which you can determine the peaks of the Stubalpe and the Seetaler Alps. At this special place you can really make yourself comfortable and whoever wants can extend the tour with a hike to the Hammerleck.

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More information

From St. Michael in Upper Styria via the Murtal expressway S36 (vignette required) to the exit "Zeltweg-West". Then via Aichdorf to Fohnsdorf (36 km, approx. 25 minutes).

From Judenburg via the Murtal expressway S36 (vignette required) to the exit "Judenburg-Ost" and then to Fohnsdorf (10 km, approx. 15 minutes).

No time limit and free parking at the stadium in Fohnsdorf. The parking lot (in the Landstraße at the eastern end of the town in the direction of Rattenberg) is only a 5-minute walk from the main square.

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. We walk a short distance along Höhenstraße and then turn left into Precheisengasse, which we follow until we reach the Traunerweg turnoff. We now hike uphill along the Traunerweg, first on the asphalt road and then a gravel road leads us to the Trauner farmstead (2), 994 m. From now on we hike along a well-maintained path, always slightly uphill, and after a wooden path we come directly to a forest road. A bit uphill along the forest road and we see on the right side the entrance to the Sillweg lookout. The path goes slightly up and down until we reach the Sillweger lookout (3), 959m. The way back is via the ascent route.

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

Those who like a circular hike can choose the descent via Sillweg and hike back to Fohnsdorf via asphalt roads.

Fohnsdorf is easy to reach by bus. The nearest train stations are Judenburg, Zeltweg and Knittelfeld.

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

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

Mural Region: www.murtal.at Freytag & Berndt (2017): Seetaler Alpen, Seckauer Alpen, Judenburg, Knittelfeld. WK 212 Wander-, Rad-, Freizeitkarte; 1 : 50 000

You can also find this tour on the following hiking map:

Region Murtal - Hiking map 1, 2 & 3 - Tour 3c

The hiking maps 1,2&3 - you can get for free at the tourism association Murtal - info@murtal.at - Tel.: +43 3577 26600

You can also find more information about the region on - www.murtal.at

C. und M. Hlatky, (2017): Murtal – Rund um Spielberg – Seetaler Alpen und Seckauer Alpen. Kral Verlag, S. 160