Carinthian alternative discovery route (not signposted)

This approximately 50 km long tour, which requires a certain level of fitness and endurance, leads from St. Lambrecht to the neighboring province of Carinthia.

The route takes you across Auen to Metnitz and past Lake Auerling, which offers wonderful refreshment in the middle of the forest on warm summer days, before returning to St. Lambrecht.

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

The tour in numbers

challenging

Level of difficulty

50,0 km

Route

4:50 h

Time

988 hm

Uphill

987 hm

Downhill

1360 m

Highest point

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More information

By car from Germany
From 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/Hungary
At 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/Italy
Via Klagenfurt on the S 37 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.

From St. Lambrecht, the route continues along the so called Styrian Wood Road to Laßnitz. Shortly thereafter, the route branches off to the left toward Auen/Metnitz and continues to the Metnitz, where you turn left again. After passing through the village of Metnitz, the route climbs up through Ingolsthal to Lake Auerling. From here, it rolls gently downhill back to the starting point.

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

ÖBB www.oebb.at | Styria connection line www.busbahnbim.at

Public parking spaces are available at St. Lambrecht Abbey, along the Abbey Wall or at the Grebenzen mountain railways.

Die ideale Zeit für diese Tour bieten die Monate Mai bis Oktober.

Information brochures are available at the various information offices.