Habring snowshoe hike

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“The Hidden One”: Explore the tranquil winter landscape around Oberzeiring and make your way to the 1,497 m high Habring. The ascent rewards you at the top with a cozy summit cross, a small rest area, and plenty of nature to enjoy. Particularly beautiful: because the summit is heavily wooded, you often only get to enjoy the view on the descent – which makes every snowshoe hike unique.

The market town Pölstal in the adventure region Murtal consists of the villages Bretstein, Oberzeiring, St. Oswald Möderbrugg and St. Johann am Tauern. The village of Oberzeiring is known for its spa center, which specializes in the treatment of respiratory diseases. The historic market has also made a name for itself with the show mine and the THEO studio stage. In summer and winter, numerous hikers are on the local recreational trails in the region. A repeatedly mentioned and also well-known peak is the Habring at 1497 m, which is located in the southwest of the village. A few decades ago, the peak was still full of views, but now there is nothing left of the view, as the peak is in the middle of the forest. Nevertheless, the summit is attractive because we find here a beautiful summit cross with edelweiss, a location board with altitude information and a rest area. This snowshoe hike requires a good sense of direction on the descent, otherwise it is recommended to choose the descent via the ascent route.

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Best season

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

8,1 km

Route

4:00 h

Time

565 hm

Uphill

565 hm

Downhill

1495 m

Highest point

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From Vienna (approx. 2.5–3 hours):

Take the A2 towards Graz.
At 161-St. Michael junction, switch to the S36 towards Judenburg.
Exit at Judenburg-Ost.
Continue on the B114 towards Trieben.
In Sankt Peter ob Judenburg, turn onto the B114a towards Oberzeiring.
Follow the road directly into the center of Oberzeiring.

From Graz (approx. 1.5–2 hours):

Take the A9 towards Linz/Salzburg.
At 161-St. Michael junction, change to the S36 towards Judenburg.
Exit at Judenburg-Ost.
Continue on the B114 towards Trieben.
In Sankt Peter ob Judenburg, turn onto the B114a towards Oberzeiring.
Follow the road into the center of Oberzeiring.

From Salzburg (approx. 3 hours):

Take the A10 towards Villach.
At exit 63-Altenmarkt, change to the B320 towards Radstadt/Schladming.
Continue via Schladming to Liezen.
Join the A9 towards Graz.
At 161-St. Michael junction, switch to the S36 towards Judenburg.
Exit at Judenburg-Ost.
Continue on the B114 towards Trieben.
In Sankt Peter ob Judenburg, turn onto the B114a towards Oberzeiring.
Follow the road into the center of Oberzeiring.

We walk from the parking lot opposite the Oberzeiring ski lift (1), 932 m, towards the end of the village or keep along the road that leads into the Lachtal valley. After about 750 m, we see trail marker 3 on the left and the signpost with the inscription "Trail no. 3 via Greimegger to Habringspitz trail 3a". At the next road junction we go slightly left and follow the road to the farm vlg. Greimegger (2), 1130 m, where we pass directly by the house and farm. Continue slightly uphill along a forest road that leads first along the edge of the forest and then into the forest. We stay on the forest road until we come to a sharp left turn, which we follow. Shortly after, we see the red-white-red markings again. At an altitude of about 1300 m above sea level, we reach open meadows or alpine pastures and have a very nice view of the surrounding area of Oberzeiring. Here there is a crossroads (3), 1330 m, with yellow signposts and the indication of trail 960 in the direction of Habringsattel. A steeper section of trail follows, which is easily recognizable by the forest road and the markings. After a short time we reach the Habringsattel (4), 1415 m. At the Habringsattel several paths diverge and the markings are not clear. Here we go right (trail number 3a) and keep in a line uphill until we reach the ridge and subsequently the summit, Habring (5), 1497m. In the summit area there is a summit cross, a rest bench and a location board with altitude information. The descent leads us back over the Habringsattel to the crossing area (3), 1330 m. From now on we follow the hiking trail or the road, which leads slightly downhill over the meadow area and ends directly at the farm vlg. Freitag farm. From the farm the cleared road leads downhill for about 900 m until a forest road branches off to the left in a sharp right-hand bend. We follow this forest road for about 300 m until we see an open meadow area on the left. We go downhill across the meadow with a view of Oberzeiring. The descent leads us in succession along the edge of the ski lift slope and thus directly to our starting point.

Note: This snowshoe hike requires a good sense of direction on the descent, otherwise you should choose the descent via the ascent route.

A not so well known snowshoe hike with summit experience.

This tour can be reached by public transport.

Timetable information: Verbundlinie Styria
Tip: Always check the latest bus and train schedules before departure.

Parking lot directly at the ski lift

Gasthaus Kump, Tel.: +43 3571 2231, Hauptstraße 32, 8762 Pölstal/Oberzeiring,

Gasthof Zum Grünen Specht, Tel.: +43 3571 2238, Marktplatz 2, 8762 Pölstal, www.gruener-specht.at/

Further accommodation and guesthouses: www.murtal.at

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