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For all those who not only like hiking but also like to stop for a bite to eat, this tour in the Murtal adventure region is just right.

For all those who not only like hiking but also like to stop for a bite to eat, this tour in the Murtal adventure region is just right. Through the beautiful pine forest you can hike in a great round the two huts Winterleitenhütte and Sabathyhütte in the adventure region Murtal.

The starting point is the Gasthaus Schmelz or the parking lot below the Winterleitenhütte.

Attention: in wet conditions it is very slippery on the colloquially called "Ho Chi Minh Trail". Surefootedness is absolutely recommended here!

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Experience

Scenery

Best season

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

7,6 km

Route

2:30 h

Time

290 hm

Uphill

290 hm

Downhill

1829 m

Highest point

1548 m

Lowest point

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More information

From Obdach drive to St. Wolfgang and there turn left in front of the church. Follow the road until you reach the Schmelz.

Murtalschnellstraße (S36) to Judenburg-West - into the town of Judenburg and at the traffic circle turn right in the direction of Oberweg, and always follow the country road in the direction of TÜPLSchmelz - from there continue to Winterleitenhütte.

From the Schmelz, take trail 315 to the Winterleitenhütte, past the small Winterleiten lake and continue to the junction. Via trail 32 ("Ho Chi Minh Trail") you continue to the Sabathyhütte. Trail 31 (forest road) closes the circular tour back to the Schmelzhütte.

Attention: in wet conditions it is very slippery on the colloquially called "Ho-Chi-Minh-Pfad". Surefootedness is absolutely recommended here!

Finally, you can treat yourself to a Zirben schnapps and homemade pasta in the Sabathyhütte. Own products in the store, as well as when the hut is closed at the vending machine the possibility to refresh yourself.

By ÖBB / train to Judenburg train station and in the summer months on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays by bus 873 to the stop "Schmelz Schmelzhütte". For more information on how to get there, visit www.oebb.at and BusBahnBim www.verbundlinie.at

On the Schmelz you have sufficient parking possibilities.

Free hiking maps can be found in the tourist office on the main square Judenburg, we will be happy to send them to you free of charge if required.

Tourist office Murtal: Tel. +43 3577 26600

Winterleitenhütte: Tel. 03578 8210

Alpengasthof Sabathy : Tel. 03578 8230