RRound via Schloffereck and Folklore Museum, Muhr Pöllauberg

Name: RRound via Schloffereck and Folklore Museum, Muhr Pöllauberg
Brand: Steiermark
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Starting from the Hotel Muhr in the Pöllau Valley Nature Park, this hike takes us via the Schloffereck to the Folklore Museum in Prätis and then back to the Hotel Muhr.

Starting from the Hotel Muhr, we hike in a north-easterly direction along the forest nature trail to the Zissertaverne, from there we continue towards Schloffereck to the parking lot with the magnificent view of the Pöllau Valley Nature Park. We then head down the valley towards Pöllau to the Folklore Museum and from there back to the starting point at Hotel Muhr.

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The tour in numbers

easy

Level of difficulty

16,8 km

Route

4:55 h

Time

570 hm

Uphill

570 hm

Downhill

1000 m

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Pöllauberg, Hotel Muhr

By car from Vienna

If you are driving from Vienna to Pöllauberg near Hartberg, take the A2 towards Graz and drive about 110 kilometers until you reach the Hartberg exit. From there, follow the B54 in the direction of Pöllau/Pöllauberg.

By car from Graz

To get from Graz to Pöllauberg near Hartberg, take the A2 in the direction of Vienna. After about 30 kilometers, take the Gleisdorf West exit and then take the B54 towards Hartberg/Pöllau. Follow the B54 for about 25 kilometers until you reach Pöllau/Pöllauberg.

By car from Salzburg

To get to Pöllauberg near Hartberg from Salzburg, take the A1 towards Vienna. Drive about 110 kilometers to exit 109 (Salzburg junction). There change to the A9 towards Graz. At St. Michael, follow the S6 towards Kapfenberg. Continue on the S6 until the Krieglach exit. From there, take the B72 and then the L405 to Pöllau/Pöllauberg.

Starting from the Hotel Muhr, we hike in a north-easterly direction along the forest nature trail to the Zissertaverne.
Here we meet the red-white-red marked hiking trail no. 913, turn left and follow this to the junction with trail no. 10.
We follow the latter to the Schloffereck or the parking lot with the magnificent view of the Pöllau Valley Nature Park.
We walk back a short distance to the fork in the trail, where we meet hiking trail no. 11.We now follow this down the valley towards Pöllau until we reach the junction towards the Folklore Museum.
From here, we follow trail no. 4 past the Folklore Museum back to the starting point at Hotel Muhr.

Wonderful views await us and a visit to the Folklore Museum is also recommended - call +43 3335 3567 beforehand

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.

For local transport we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
HF5842 Zeil Pöllau Hotel Muhr am Pöllauberg

Pöllauberg, Hotel Muhr

Information about the region, places to stop for refreshments and overnight accommodation, excursion destinations etc. can be found here:

Tourism region Eastern Styria
Nature Park Pöllauer Valley office
Schloss 1
8225 Pöllau, Austria
Phone: +43 3335 4210
www.naturpark-poellauertal.at
www.oststeiermark.com

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Find out about maps, hiking brochures and other tour tips at the tourist office. You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.

Rother hiking guide "Oststeiermark - Von den Fischbacher Alpen bis in die Thermenregion", 50 tours, Elisabeth Zienitzer & Silvia Sarcletti paperback, ISBN-10, 376334577 available in bookshops