Tremmelberg "Tower in the mountains" above Calvary Church

Characteristics

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 8,8 km

Time 3:00 h

Uphill 380 hm

Downhill 380 hm

Highest point 1194 m

With the Tremmelberg and the "Turm im Gebirge" viewing tower, you can hike to one of the most popular hiking destinations in the Murtal region directly from Seckau. This hike can be found as tour 27a in the regional hiking maps 1 & 2.

Seckau is known far beyond its borders for its Benedictine abbey, the Regner confectionery and the Hofwirt inn, and the Seckau Alps are well-known to many hikers. The Hochalm church - Maria Schnee - is also the highest pilgrimage church in the Eastern Alps. In both summer and winter, numerous hikers come to explore the gently rolling landscape of the Seckau market town and indulge in the culinary delights of the regional produce. While still in the village, you pass one of the most artistically valuable baroque wayside shrines in the Murtal region - the Färberkreuz, which stands in front of the former (namesake) Färberhaus.

There was already a radio tower on the Tremmelberg in the 1950s, which was also the inspiration for the current tower. The "new" tower was built in 1999 and is a wooden structure based on the Seckau "Dom im Gebirge". The structure is 42 m high in total, with the top viewing platform at a height of 36 m and can be reached via 202 steps (turnstile for ascent: €2 fee, closed in winter from November to March).

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From St. Michael in Upper Styria via the Murtal freeway S36 (toll sticker required) to the "St. Lorenzen" exit; continue in the direction of Knittelfeld via Kobenz to Seckau. (27 km, approx. 20 minutes).

From Judenburg via the Murtal freeway S36 (toll sticker required) to the "Knittelfeld-Ost" exit; continue via Kobenz to Seckau. (30 km, approx. 25 minutes).

Free parking lot in Seckau.

We start at the parking lot in Seckau (1), 843 m, and thus in the center of Seckau, where the monastery, the municipal office and the Hofwirt are located. The hiking trail leads directly past the JUFA Seckau in a south-westerly direction. After the Regner confectionery, we come to a crossroads with a striking wayside shrine - the Färberkreuz (2), 855 m. Here we turn left and after a few meters follow the road on the right through the populated area and past meadows until we reach a crossroads after approx. 500 m. Continue straight ahead on an asphalt road, past a few houses, until you reach a gravel road that leads slightly downhill. We reach a stream and a small parking lot (3), 834 m.

From now on, we leave the road and walk past the wooden hut on the right, slightly uphill. A short stretch along meadows and then we are in the forest. We follow the well-marked hiking trail, which is a combination of paths and forest roads, until we come to a forest road junction, which can be recognized by information boards and Stations of Christ. Here we leave the road and continue uphill to the right along a path or hollow path. During the steeper ascent, we cross forest roads, but always stay in an uphill line until we reach the ridge and continue left at a crossroads station. Here too, the path is perfectly marked and clearly trodden. We pass information boards, where it is also much flatter. Just one more small ascent and we reach the Calvary Church (4), 1191 m. Past the church we come to a forest road, which we follow to the Tremmelberg (5), 1194 m, and the "Turm im Gebirge" observation tower. The way back is the same as the ascent route. A flatter alternative descent leads via Bauenhof vlg. Willhuber (see Tremmelberg hike via Willhuber).

For a conflict-free coexistence on alpine pastures and meadows it is important to observe a few rules, especially when traveling with dogs. (Source: www.sichere-almen.at - 06/2021)

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