Hiking route BergZeitReise Tagestourentipp - von der historischen Altstadt Bruck an der Mur auf das Madereck - Touren-Impression #1 | © TV Hochsteiermark Hiking route BergZeitReise Tagestourentipp - von der historischen Altstadt Bruck an der Mur auf das Madereck - Touren-Impression #1 | © TV Hochsteiermark

BergZeitReise Tagestourentipp - von der historischen Altstadt Bruck an der Mur auf das Madereck

From the city center of Bruck an der Mur at the historic Kornmesserhaus leisurely up to the Brucker Schlossberg with beautiful city panorama. Continue to the Madereck, Bruck's local mountain with the highly recommended Almgasthaus Puster. Finally, walk along the Mur from the Mur Island to the oldest house in town and back to the Kornmesserhaus on the second largest town square in Austria.
Bruck an der Mur (www.bruckmur.at)is not only an important center of Hochsteiermark but also one of the oldest towns in Styria and is one of the 16 "Small Historic Towns of Austria". This can be seen immediately in the historic city center. The Schlossberg, which towers over Bruck an der Mur, offers a beautiful view of the entire city and the Mur valley. Together with the leisurely hike up to the Madereck and the final walk from the Mur Island back to the city center, this results in a unique cultural - historical - culinary round trip.

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Best season

January
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The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
10,0 km
Route
3:30 h
Time
563 hm
Uphill
563 hm
Downhill
1049 m
Highest point

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From the main square, we start directly at the Kornmesserhaus towards Brucker Schlossberg. We walk right past the town hall, through the narrow Probsteigasse, and reach the old city wall near the Cultural Center. From here, we hike right over the Hohen Markt and Etzersteig, then continue steeply upwards, directly to the scenic Schlossberg Plateau (with the old walls of the former Landskron Castle, as well as a café and the summit meadow).

We return towards the town center, but this time via the Schlossbergsteig and Schillerstraße (passing the City Museum) to Kreckerstraße. We follow this for about 150 meters and then turn right towards Madereck (indicated by a yellow sign).

We follow the Madereckweg, initially on a wide path, which then becomes narrower. Passing south of the 772m high Dürnberg, we soon reach the Breitenthaler homestead (with a beautiful wayside cross).

We ascend once more, and finally, we arrive at the Almgasthaus Puster (perhaps we can already smell the roast pork).

About 10 minutes on foot from the inn is the large summit cross on Madereck, which stands at 1,050m.

On our return, we follow the southern path downhill through Urgental, enjoying beautiful views into the Murtal until we reach E-Werkstraße. From there, we are already on the Murinsel and walk along the Mur River towards the east, passing the football stadium (restaurant "Phans"), and return to the town center. We reach it at the historic Baderhaus (restaurant "Weinerei"), Riegler Restaurant, and Hotel Landskron, where we can take a well-deserved rest at Austria’s second-largest town square (with many cafés).

If time allows, a visit to the Minoritenkirche is recommended, which can be reached in just a few minutes from the main square via Mittergasse (pedestrian zone).

Bruck an der Mur is one of the most beautiful district towns in Styria. The gothic Kornmesserhaus, the historic buildings along the Mur, such as the Baderhaus (today a stop with excellent culinary: www.weinerei-baderhaus.at), the Minoritenkirche or also the worth seeing Schlossberg with the beautiful city panorama make the hike a cultural - culinary experience.

ÖBB www.oebb.at or Verbundlinie Steiermark www.busbahnbim.at

Numerous underground parking spaces are available at the main square in Bruck an der Mur (paid).

Tourismusverband Hochsteiermark

Overview page for the BergZeitReise: www.bergzeitreise.at

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