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Kapellen und Pestheilige

Meditative hike 3
On this hike you will discover the following chapels and plague saints:
  • Cross Chapel, at the Rindermarkt bridge
  • "Red Cross", just before the wooden bridge on the main road
  • Brigittenhof Chapel, behind the tennis court near the right bank of the Mur
  • Florianibrunnen, in Anna-Neumann-Straße
  • Marian column with the plague saints, Schillerplatz

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
April
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
4,2 km
Route
1:05 h
Time
60 hm
Uphill
50 hm
Downhill
849 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Coming from Judenburg via Unzmarkt to Scheifling. Turn left at the first traffic circle and continue to Friesacher Tor.

Coming from Murau via Ranten (or Stadl an der Mur), drive straight on to Murau. Turn right at the double traffic circle and drive via Schillerplatz and Liechtensteinstraße to Friesacher Tor.

The hike starts at the Kreuzkapelle chapel on the Rindermarktbrücke bridge. Cross the bridge, keep left and walk along Raffaltplatz and Gustav-Baltzer-Straße to the "Red Cross". Along the main road in the direction of Tamsweg, cross the wooden bridge on the left-hand side and walk to the tennis hall. Return via the railroad crossing to Murau-West and the Wurmbvilla. The path leads back to the Rindermarktbrücke bridge. Cross it again, but this time turn right and walk along Anna-Neumann-Straße & Liechtensteinstraße to Schillerplatz.
In the town center of Murau there are several places to stop for a bite to eat afterwards.
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The Murau building yard offers parking facilities.
The ideal time for this tour is from May to October. Information brochures are available from the various information offices.

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What the weather will be like

Murau (811m)

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Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, clouds will be rare.
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slightly cloudy
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Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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