Lois Steiner Weg

Accessible by public transport

Public bus (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)

Characteristics

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Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 8,0 km

Time 2:30 h

Uphill 112 hm

Downhill 111 hm

Highest point 1076 m

The sunny hiking trail runs from St. Lambrecht to St. Blase along the 4th stage of the VIA NATURA, the 130 km long long-distance hiking trail.

VIA NATURA hiking trail extends in 10 stages, connecting all 3 nature park communities and encouraging people to learn from nature and get closer to it again. The 4th stage deals with the topic of “Sound in nature and architecture”. Part of the Lois Steiner Trail also runs along this beautiful section of the trail. The Lois Steiner Trail can also be hiked in WINTER.

The area of St. Lambrecht, St. Blase, Lassnitz, Murau and Ranten is very important in the area of folk culture: throughout Styria we are one of the regions that is home to an incredibly large treasure trove of songs that have been passed down through generations. Thanks to one man, Lois Steiner, this treasure trove of songs was preserved. He recorded around a thousand songs, one of his most famous and often sung is the Christmas carol “O Jubel, o Freud”.

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By car from Germany
From Munich via the A8 towards Salzburg. From Salzburg on the A10 Tauernautobahn to St. Michael im Lungau. On the B 96 to Tamsweg, then on the B 95 to Predlitz. The B 97 leads via Stadl/Mur to Murau. There at the roundabout towards St. Lambrecht to Murauer train station and further towards St. Lambrecht. You reach St. Lambrecht via Laßnitz near Murau. The monastery is located in the town center.

Arrival from Eastern Austria/Hungary
At the motorway junction in St. Michael near Leoben, take the S 36 towards Klagenfurt. Past Knittelfeld and Judenburg to Scheifling. In Scheifling continue towards Klagenfurt to Neumarkt, via Unzmarkt and Perchau am Sattel you reach Neumarkt. Turn right there towards Mariahof and St. Lambrecht. In Mariahof, after the railway crossing, turn left towards St. Lambrecht. The monastery is located in the center of St. Lambrecht.

Arrival from southern Austria/Italy
Via Klagenfurt on the S 37 past St. Veit/Glan, Treibach and Friesach. In Friesach continue towards Vienna, via Dürnstein and Wildbad to Neumarkt. After the town center of Neumarkt turn left towards Murau, in Mariahof turn left after the railway crossing towards St. Lambrecht. The monastery is located in the center of St. Lambrecht.

We start the hike at the venerable Benedictine Abbey of St. Lambrecht, which tells a story spanning 950 years. Through the well-tended abbey gardens, a quiet path leads to the “Schönes Kreuz” (Beautiful Cross) at the edge of town, continuing on to the Heiligenstadt Church and the “Wirt im Pichl” farmstead. Then we turn left into a cool forest to the vineyard near St. Blasner Church. After the Kirchmoar inn, we keep to the right and follow the road downhill. When we reach a small settlement again, we turn right and walk first downhill and then uphill again back to the Straußenhof Waller. From there, we take the familiar path back to St. Lambrecht. Along the way, there are wonderful views towards Kalkberg, Mühlsteinboden, and Zirbitzkogel. Benches invite you to rest, linger, and reflect.

This hiking trail is very sunny and pleasant to walk, especially in the morning and at midday.

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Public parking spaces are available near the town entrance sign, on the main square or at St. Lambrecht Abbey.

This tour can be done all year round. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.