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St. Georgen circular route

Beautiful circular route in the municipality of St. Georgen am Kreischberg through the district of St. Lorenzen.
This easy hike offers the perfect opportunity to really explore the community of St. Georgen am Kreischberg. Due to its length and duration, this tour is also suitable for families and children.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

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The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
2,9 km
Route
0:46 h
Time
45 hm
Uphill
45 hm
Downhill
872 m
Highest point

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From D, NL, B, F: Via Munich, Salzburg, Tauernautobahn to St. Michael/Lungau (or Radstätter Tauernpaß), turn off to Tamsweg - continue towards Murau.

From H: Via St. Gotthard, Graz – Packautobahn (Twimberg exit) – Judenburg – Scheifling – Murau – Kreischberg.

From CH: Via Arlberg, Innsbruck, Bischofshofen, Tauernautobahn.

From I: Via Tarvis, Villach, St. Veit/Glan, Scheifling, Murau, Kreischberg.

By car from Vienna: Via Semmering, Bruck/Mur, Judenburg, Scheifling, Murau, Kreischberg.

From the starting point at the Kreischberg information office, walk towards the Kreischberg valley station, continue across the car park towards the Hotel Relax Resort. Pass the hotel and follow the path towards Tischlerei Stolz. After the carpentry shop, keep right until you reach Sport Suli. Then turn left onto Grabenstrasse and follow it to the Dorfplatz junction. Continue walking across the village square towards Marbachstrasse. There you turn onto the Föhrenweg and follow it until you reach the Ski-Sepp settlement. Cross the railway crossing and follow the path to the outdoor swimming pool. At the outdoor swimming pool, keep left towards the bridge. Here you have a great view of the Holzeuropa Bridge. Follow the path over a small climb towards Kreischbergstrasse. From the parking lot, walk across the zebra crossing and keep left towards the train station/Kreischberg. Follow the footpath back to the Kreischberg information office.
  • Enjoy the view of the wooden European Bridge as you walk from the outdoor pool towards Kreischbergstrasse
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.

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Public parking spaces are available directly at the information office on Kreischberg.
This tour is accessible all year round. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

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