Murtalblick-circular route

At the highest point of this tour, you can enjoy the wonderful view over the Mur Valley.

This not too strenuous mountain bike tour offers fantastic views of the Mur Valley as well as a good view of St. Lambrecht Abbey. Surrounded by nature, this bike tour allows you to enjoy to the fullest.

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

17,0 km

Route

2:00 h

Time

330 hm

Uphill

330 hm

Downhill

1187 m

Highest point

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More information

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.

The Murtalblick circuit leads from St. Lambrecht Abbey along the developed cycle path along the Thajagraben towards Lessach. After leaving the main road, the climb begins towards Lessach. From here a shady forest path leads to the highest point on the route, the Murtalblick. After enjoying the wonderful view, the route runs down to the farm Knölli , before which you have to expect a short pushing section. The path then continues moderately mainly downhill all the way back to the starting point.

With the BusBahnBim app from the interconnected line, timetable information is easier than ever before: all bus, train and tram connections in Austria can be queried by entering locations and/or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) - on Google Play and in the App Store.

ÖBB www.oebb.at | Styria connection line www.busbahnbim.at

Public parking spaces are available at St. Lambrecht Abbey or along the Abbey Wall.

The ideal time for this tour is from April to September. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.