Steinplan via Kalchbauer

We start in the center or at the parking lot of the Raiffeisenbank in Großlobming (1), 641 m, and follow the yellow signposts with the inscription "Lobmingtaler Höhenweg". It goes through the center of the village and then left into the Sulzbachgraben. At the end of the avenue trees we go right, past the houses and in succession steadily, partly steeper, uphill through the forest. We follow the markings, along hollow and forest paths, until we reach the hunter's cross at Lobmingtaler-Rosenkogel (2), 1008m. After a leisurely break, we continue slightly downhill, at the farm vlg. Gföller (3), 920 m, and continue slightly uphill along the asphalt road. During the ascent we have a wonderful view of the largest inner alpine basin of Styria and the Seetaler, Seckauer Alps and Wölzer Tauern towering behind it. At the next crossing we keep straight on and follow the wide gravel road continuously uphill, at the farm vlg. Kalchbauer (4), 1150 m and the Stoana hut. During the ascent we have a wonderful view here before we enter the forest. At the next crossroads (5), 1280 m, we see the yellow signpost in the direction of Steinplan with a time indication. Continuing uphill we come to the wayside cross "Überstiegl Papst Pirschtling" and from now on we are on the well-marked Weitwanderweg 02. The trail crosses a gravel road several times and leads directly to the Steinplan (6), 1670 m, where a refuge of the Friends of Nature is located in the immediate vicinity of the summit cross.

• 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 

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

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

Maislinger Inn, Tel.: +43 3512 82125, Lindenweg 3, 8734 Großlobming,  www.gh-maislinger.at 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

At the destination, the Steinplan:

Steinplan Schutzhaus, Tel.: +43 3512 72210, Hintertal 77, 8734 Kleinlobming,  www.steinplan-schutzhaus.naturfreunde.at 

Opening hours: From the beginning of May to the beginning of November- Monday is a day of rest!

Further info:

Region Murtal: www.murtal.at 

Community Lobmingtal: www.lobmingtal.at 

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

Region Murtal - Hiking map 1 & 2 - Tour 45f

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 

Zeller S., (2004): BergErleben – Seckauer Alpen, Seetaler Alpen, Glein- und Stubalpe. Verlag Gertraud Reisinger, S. 160