Grebenzen Hightrail

Excellent high-altitude trail on the Grebenzen that leaves you wanting more!

The alpine bike tour with a summit experience. Via asphalt and the forest road to the Dreiwiesenhütte. From there via a trail/hiking path to Erste Grebenzenhöhe and the Grebenzen Schutzhaus. From there along the partly quite steep toboggan run (forest path) down past the Schönanger Wirtin to St. Lambrecht.

The tour can be extended, for example, in the direction of Zeutschach to the Teichrunde.

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

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The tour in numbers

challenging

Level of difficulty

20,9 km

Route

2:50 h

Time

846 hm

Uphill

846 hm

Downhill

1870 m

Highest point

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By car from GermanyFrom 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/HungaryAt 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/ItalyVia Klagenfurt on the S37 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.

For those who don't mind longer mountain tours, this tour is just the thing. This route starts west to Trattenhof and continues towards Auerlingsee. With the summit victory in mind, the steep forest road winds its way up to the Dreiwiesenhütte. Once at the top, the summit cross of the Erste Grebenzenhöhe is not far away. The bike has to be pushed the last few meters before the effort is rewarded by a fantastic panoramic view. The second half of the route only runs downhill - from the Grebenzen refuge via the toboggan run to the Maria Schönanger pilgrimage church and back to the monastery.

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

The section between Dreiwiesenhütte and Maria Schönanger is only open from June 1st to September 15th. from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and from September 16th to October 31st. Accessible from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. until further notice. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.