Mariazeller Gründerweg - Etappe 2
The Mariazell Pilgrimage Route stretches over 192 kilometres and leads from St. Lambrecht Abbey in Murau, through the Murtal and the region Erzberg Leoben to the final destination of Mariazell in Hochsteiermark. On a total of 7 stages, on foot you discover devotional places of strength in the green heart of Styria. Reversed, the Pilgrim’s Trail from Mariazell to St. Lambrecht can be completed as a part of the famous Romea Strata, with Rome as the end of the journey.
The second stage of the Mariazell Founders' Trail leads from Oberzeiring via the Sommertörl to Gaal and on to Seckau. Here you can marvel at several sights and churches that cross your pilgrimage route. Hanfelden Castle leaves its historical mark, the Loretto Chapel on the Rosenkogel invites you to linger and the imposing abbey in Seckau illuminates the end of this stage.
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We leave Oberzeiring via Franz-Josef-Straße and follow a small road to Unterzeiring, pass Hanfelden Castle and reach St. Oswald via the main road. We follow the Riedelweg (towards Rosenkogel) steeply uphill to the Ruder Sattel and after almost 1,000 strenuous metres of ascent we reach the path coming from Sommertörl to the Loretto pilgrimage chapel. The detour to the Rosenkogel at 1,918 metres takes about a quarter of an hour, a little extra effort that is worth it for the fantastic view and peaceful atmosphere. From here you can also descend directly to the Sommertörl. We now follow the hiking trail 988/998 slightly uphill to the Wildinger Höhe (watch out for game fences: observe hunting restrictions!) via the Schöntalhöhe to the Dirnberghöhe. Keep left here and follow the ridge over the Strasswaldhöhe and Eisenbacherhöhe to the Gaaler Höhe. Several hiking trails intersect here: we turn left onto trail no. 908 and hike down to Ingering Il. There we reach path no. 902, which leads us in an easterly direction, first along the Ingeringbach stream, then across meadows and fields to the hamlet of Moar, where we cross the main road. We continue straight ahead on a side road to Seckau.
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Weg zum Rosenkogel an der Lorettokapelle vorbei | © Erlebnisregion Murtal | Isabella Painhapp
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Kirche Oberzeiring-Murtal-Steiermark | © Kath. Kirche Hl. St. Nikolaus Oberzeiring | Kath. Kirche Hl. St. Nikolaus Oberzeiring
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Schloss Hanfelden_3_Heidi Kainer.jpg | © Heidemaria Kainer | Heidemaria Kainer
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Wegweiser Rosenkogel / St. Oswald | © Weges | Weges
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JUFA-Seckau-Innenhof-Murtal-Steiermark | © JUFA Hotels | JUFA Hotels
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AbteiSeckau-Außenansicht3-Murtal-Steiermark | © Abtei Seckau | Abtei Seckau
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AbteiSeckau-Außenansicht4-Murtal-Steiermark | © Abtei Seckau | Abtei Seckau
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Abtei Seckau_Außenansicht | © Erlebnisregion Murtal | Erlebnisregion Murtal