Pankratius circuit (path 1)
Characteristics
SkillThe tour in numbers
Level of difficulty
easy
Route
4,0 km
Time
1:30 h
Uphill
70 hm
Downhill
70 hm
Highest point
890 m
Easy and short hiking tour for the whole family!
The hike offers a magnnificent view of Oberwölz and invites you to explore nature.
Best season
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
More information
Coming from Judenburg via Unzmarkt to Scheifling. Turn right here and drive to Murau. In Niederwölz turn right again and drive to Oberwölz.
Coming from Tamsweg drive via Ranten (or Stadl an der Mur) to Murau. Continue to Niederwölz and keep left towards Oberwölz.
From the information center opposite the town parish church follow the signs to the leisure center (Attention: in Hintereggertor turn left, along the town wall!).
Continue in the direction of the sports field.d Directly behind the training ground you enter the area of the high ropes course. In the climbing area keep to the right. Via the botanical nature trail you reach a forest road, which you follow to the right. Before leaving the forest, turn left onto a path that forks after about 30 meters.
Follow the markings "Pankratius-round" uphill and immediatelly after leaving the forest you are in front of the destination of the hike, the Pankratius church.
For the way back you follow the main road downhill. At the bottom of the valley, you cross the Wölzerbach stream at a farmstead and then head east towards Oberwölz, the starting point of the hike.
Graffiti of the 15th century craftsmen on the eastern exterior of the Church of St. Pancras.
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Parking is available in the area of the city parish church.
The ideal time for this tour offer the months of April to October.
Key for the interior tour in the neighboring residential house above the church.
Information brochures are available at the various information offices.Map & downloads
Gallery
Oberwölz | © Tourismusverband Murau | Tom Lamm
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Pankratiuskirche | © Tourismusverband Murau | Alexander Brunner
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What the weather will be like Oberwölz (833m)
Today, 08.07.2026
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then showers and sunshine will alternate.Morning
18°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit
5%
sr.Windstärke
10 km/h
Noon
22°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit
60%
sr.Windstärke
10 km/h
Night
20°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit
60%
sr.Windstärke
5 km/h
Tomorrow, 09.07.2026
Mostly sunny in the morning and evening, but isolated showers will be possible around noon.Morning
15°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit
50%
sr.Windstärke
0 km/h
Noon
23°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit
55%
sr.Windstärke
10 km/h
Night
22°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit
40%
sr.Windstärke
10 km/h
Forecast
10.07.2026
12°C
29°C
11.07.2026
13°C
29°C
12.07.2026
13°C
28°C
