Hiking route Rundweg Gastrumerofen (trail 7) - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Murau Hiking route Rundweg Gastrumerofen (trail 7) - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Murau

Rundweg Gastrumerofen (trail 7)

This circular route, which is steep in places, requires a bit of fitness, but offers some worthwhile "side destinations" along the way.
This route offers the perfect opportunity to get to know the landscape around Oberwölz better. There are also fantastic viewing points to linger. There are also some sections of the path away from the busy road, far into the forest areas. In this regard, you can really enjoy the nature of the Murau region here.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
4,7 km
Route
2:00 h
Time
394 hm
Uphill
394 hm
Downhill
1157 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Coming from Judenburg via Unzmarkt to Scheifling. Turn right here towards Murau. In Niederwölz turn right again towards Oberwölz.

Coming from Tamsweg, drive via Ranten (or Stadl an der Mur) to Murau. Continue to Niederwölz - keep left here and drive to Oberwölz.

From the information center (opposite the town parish church) you leave the town through the Hinteregger gate to the west. At the cemetery turn right, at the first fork follow the road uphill. (From this point on, the markings of the "Sagenweg" to the "Blaues Thörl" also apply).

Shortly before the Strahbauer homestead, turn right to a modern single-family house and continue following the signs to the "Blauer Thörl". From the house the path is steep at first, then in a left curve it changes into a flat, later slightly ascending section of path.

At the end of the first ascent, a path on the left leads steeply uphill to the "White Cross", from where you have a wonderful view of Oberwölz, the Wölzer valley and the Zirbitzkogel.

At the end of the forest path, the trail branches off to the left to the "Blaues Thörl", which can also be visited optionally.

For the actual circular route, however, follow the path straight ahead, which soon becomes somewhat steeper and leads again to a forest path. Follow this to the left further uphill. It leads to the junction with the trails "Große Sonnleitenrunde" and "Luegtratte".

If you follow the forest road to the left at this crossroads, you will reach a vantage point after about 5 minutes, from which you have a wonderful view over Oberwölz and the entire Wölzer Valley. An absolutely worthwhile side trip!

Our circular route leads from the junction left down the forest. You walk in the opposite direction of the above mentioned paths and reach the farmstead "Strahbauer" via the "Felsensteig" as well as via a short forest and meadow section. From there, follow the access road to Oberwölz.

With the BusBahnBim app from the interconnected line, timetable information is easier than ever: 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.

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Public parking spaces are available in the area of the city parish church.
The ideal time for this tour is from April to November. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

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Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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