Tremmelberg "Tower in the mountains" from Knittelfeld

We start from the train station or from the main square (1), 646 m, in Knittelfeld, which is only a few minutes walk away, and walk along Frauengasse to Kapuzinerplatz. At the crossroads turn right - a few meters along Kärntner Straße - and then turn immediately left, into Anton-Regner-Straße. Passing the building of the district administration, we come to a crossroads where we continue to the right. From now on you can see the yellow signposts "Tremmelberg - Seckau - Gaal" with the path number 02. After a few minutes we come to the beginning of the Brunnerkreuz avenue. We follow the linden and sycamore maple avenue slightly uphill, cross the highway overpass and reach the Braunikapelle (2), 688 m. We continue straight ahead on the road until we reach a forest road junction at the edge of the forest. From now on the trail leads continuously in the wooded area. A short stretch along the path and we reach a wide forest road, which we now follow for about 1 km. We orientate ourselves by the sign Kalvarienkirche and branch off to the left. The marked hiking trail leads along a climb, crosses a forest road, and ends on the access road to the farm vlg. Böcksteiner (3), 810 m. We hike past the farm in the immediate vicinity, continuing on the forest road until the trail branches off to the right in a left-hand bend. The turnoff is easily recognizable due to a large "Steinmandl". From now on we are more or less along a ridge - always uphill - until we come to a wide forest road. We keep to the right and also immediately see the entrance to the path. Since several paths are now trodden out, the orientation is also not clear due to the lack of markings. We go right along the ridge and see after this again the red-white-red marking. Over hollow paths we come again to a forest road. From now on we already have a nice view of our destination, the lookout tower "Turm im Gebirge". We now hike comfortably uphill, always following the forest road, until we have reached the height and now have only a few meters left to the observation tower at Tremmelberg (4), 1194 m, ahead of us. The descent is via the ascent route.

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

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

A very nice variant is to continue the hike to Seckau. Whereby you have to plan the return trip in advance.

Entrance towers via a turnstile (2-euro coin). Winter closure from November to March.

The train station Knittelfeld is easy to reach by train and bus.

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

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

Jausenstation am Tremmelberg, Tel.: +43 664 3383301, 8732 Seckau

Gasthof Bachwirt, Tel.: +43 3512 85706, Sachendorfergasse 2, 8720 Knittelfeld,  www.bachwirt.at 

Paul`s Hotel, Tel.: +43 3512 72200-0, Kapuzinerplatz 9, 8720 Knittelfeld,  www.pauls-hotel.at  

Cafe Lipizzaner, Tel.: +43 3512 44266, Herrengasse 23, 8720 Knittelfeld, www.cafe-lipizzaner.at 

La Veneta, Tel.: +43 664 5611008, Herrengasse 23, 8720 Knittelfeld, www.laveneta.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:

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