Merkendorf round 1 (Merkendorf-Runde 1)

This loop takes you around the Grünwald in Steinbach. It starts at the Gutmann chapel along the Grünwaldweg, past the Ulbl cross in the direction of the village chapel and back to the starting point. The route is relatively flat, asphalted throughout and little used. Possibility of extension by connecting to the Merkendorf-Runde 2.

Additional information
Tourist Office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Bad Gleichenberg
Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Str. 1/top 4
8344 Bad Gleichenberg
Tel: +43 3382 55 100-44
badgleichenberg@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Author’s recommendation
Immediately attach Merkendorfrunde 2 and use it for a walk or an extended walking tour.

Author
TVB Region Bad Gleichenberg

Safety guidelines

• Emergency call mountain rescue: 140
• ambulance: 1444
• European emergency call: 112
• firefighters: 122
• police: 133

Tips when reporting an emergency – Answer these six WH questions: What happened? How many people are injured? Where did the accident happen (are there GPS coordinates)? Who is reporting the incident (callback number)? When did the accident happen? What is the weather like at the site of the incident?

Directions
Flache Walking- oder Lauftour entlang des Grünwaldweges, vorbei am Ulbl-Kreuz, weiter zur Dorfkapelle und auf der Nebenstraße entlang der Bundesstraße geht es zurück zum Ausgangspunkt.

Map / Maps
Running and walking brochure available at the Tourist Office Region Bad Gleichenberg