Hiking route 2-mountain panorama round - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Murau Hiking route 2-mountain panorama round - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Murau

2-mountain panorama round

This is a moderately difficult hike with fantastic viewpoints over Althofen, Peterdorf and St. Peter am Kammersberg.
This route offers the perfect opportunity to get to know the landscape around Althofen, Peterdorf and St. Peter am Kammersberg. 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
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
23,4 km
Route
6:45 h
Time
936 hm
Uphill
941 hm
Downhill
1276 m
Highest point

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More information

Coming from Judenburg via Unzmarkt to Scheifling. Turn right here and drive towards Murau. In Katsch in der Mur, keep right again and drive to Althofen.

Coming from Tamsweg, drive via Ranten (or Stadl an der Mur) to Murau. Keep left here and drive via Schöder to St. Peter am Kammersberg. Continue here via Peterdorf to Althofen.

From the starting point S3, go towards Rüsthaus Althofen, turn right onto the gravel path and walk uphill towards the “Klein- und Großsteiner” farm harbors. From there continue to the Krenold homestead (gorgeous view of the valley, webcam location). Follow the gravel path for a while, which then turns into Alsphaltweg, until you reach Mühltratte. From here you continue along a forest and meadow path to the "Buttererkreuz" - stage 3. Then turn right onto the road and go straight ahead until you reach the "Schwarze Sau" intersection. At this intersection you turn left and walk a bit downhill to the forest path, past the "Luagtrattner" farm, continue to the Trattner inn - stage 1 and to St. Peter to the starting point S1 (Pfarrhof). From the starting point S1, follow the signs over the Kirschsteig, to the state road and on to the Katschbach. A forest path (gravel path) leads past the Volz mill (snack bar) to the Speckbauer am Glanz. The forest path continues to the farm cf. "Handl", the descent leads towards Peterdorf via the farmstead cf. "Kleinburger" via a forest and meadow path to Peterdorf. When you arrive in the village, keep to the right and walk along the Katschbach back to the starting point.
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Public parking spaces are available at the Gasthof Würschl in Althofen.
The ideal time for this tour is from April to November. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

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