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Weißeck starting in Unzmarkt-Frauenburg

A hike in the Murtal region that perfectly combines peace, well-being and endurance training. We hike from the Murtal to the Weißeck in the Seetal Alps.
We associate the market town of Unzmarkt-Frauenburg with the Mur Cycle Path R2, the ruins of Frauenburg Castle, the minstrel Ulrich von Liechtenstein, the Mariazell Founders' Trail and the opportunity to travel comfortably by train. There are two notable local mountains in the municipality: the Bocksruck, 1763 m, to the north-west and the Weißeck, 1743 m, on the "Schattseitn" to the south-east, which is one of the northern foothills of the Seetal Alps. An early morning hike to the Weißeck in combination with the natural swimming pond (free entry) near the Mur is a "cool" tip for this summer.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
20,0 km
Route
6:30 h
Time
1030 hm
Uphill
1030 hm
Downhill
1743 m
Highest point

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More information

From Judenburg via the B317 (20 km, approx. 20 minutes)

From Murau via the B96 and B317 (26 km, approx. 25 minutes)

We start at the train station in Unzmarkt (1), 730 m, and walk upstream on the right bank until we cross the Mur at the cycle and pedestrian bridge (2), 723 m. Now we follow the road straight ahead until we reach the newly built bypass, where we cross the road on the right at the traffic circle. On an asphalt road, the hiking trail leads past farms and a few houses, slightly uphill. After a short time, we are on a continuously ascending gravel road that leads across cultivated fields and, from an altitude of approx. 1200 m, into a shady forest. Staying on the forest road, past the Martha hut (3), 1393 m, we soon reach the alpine pastures around the private Weißeck hut (4), 1585 m. Behind the hut, the trail begins, which is somewhat steeper as it leads up to the Weißeck (5), 1743 m. A summit cross, wooden benches, a radio transmitter and a view of the first 3000 m peaks of the Hohe Tauern await us at our destination.
An alternative for a descent is to take trail 311a to Scheifling. 
Take the train or bus to Unzmarkt-Frauenburg station.

The exact timetable and general information about public transport in the region: www.verbundlinie.at 

At the train station and several parking options in Unzmarkt
Refreshments and overnight accommodation:

Zum Burgblick, Tel.: +43 650 5745985, Kärntnerstraße 5, 8800 Unzmarkt-Frauenburg, 

GH Eckberg, Tel.: +43 650 5583238, Simon Hafnerplatz 11, 8800 Unzmarkt-Frauenburg,  www.eckberg.at 

Sempre al Lago, Tel.: +43 3583 30210

Freytag & Berndt (2017): Seetaler Alpen, Seckauer Alpen, Judenburg, Knittelfeld. WK 212 Wander-, Rad-, Freizeitkarte; 1 : 50 000 C. und M. Hlatky, (2017): Murtal – Rund um Spielberg – Seetaler Alpen und Seckauer Alpen. Kral Verlag, S. 160

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What the weather will be like

Unzmarkt-Frauenburg (750m)

Morning
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6°C
85%
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Noon
foggy
8°C
85%
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Night
foggy
6°C
65%
5 km/h
Thick clouds through the day. More rain in the beginning, then mostly light rain.
Morning
cloudy
5°C
15%
5 km/h
Noon
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10°C
15%
5 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
6°C
15%
5 km/h
Rather cloudy in the morning, then sunny spells will develop gradually.
06.10.2024
sunny
3°C 14°C
07.10.2024
sunny
2°C 17°C
08.10.2024
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6°C 17°C

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