Weg Nr. 5 Rundwanderweg Sender - Möderbach

Trail no. 5 starts at the Grüner Specht inn and leads along the country road 514 to the “Türkenkreuz”. From there you climb steeply up to the Kalvarienberg and enjoy the view. Continue to the “Sender”, downhill to the “vlg. Taurer” farmstead and along the forest path to the Schneebergerhof. The way back leads via Möderbrugg, past the biomass heating plant and the leisure facility. Along the Pöls river you reach the village of Propstei and follow the Oswalderstraße back to Oberzeiring.

Trail no. 5 starts at the Grüner Specht inn and takes you along the main road 514 in the direction of Möderbrugg. At the “Türkenkreuz” it goes steeply uphill to the Kalvarienberg, where you can enjoy wonderful views of St. Oswald and Möderbrugg. Continue to the Kalvarienberg church and take the steeper path to the “Sender”. After a short descent, you reach the “vlg. Taurer” farmstead and follow the forest path to Mödebachweg. The path takes you past the Treffentalerhütte and the Strallerhütte down to the Schneebergerhof, where a chapel and a beautiful view of the Pölstal await. The descent takes you along the access road to Möderbrugg, where you pass the biomass heating plant and reach Gasthof Scherkl. Continue to the Sanderkreuz, along the Pöls river and past the Adelwöhrer farmstead. After the bridge, the trail follows Oswalderstraße back to Oberzeiring.

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Fitness

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

19,0 km

Route

6:00 h

Time

591 hm

Uphill

591 hm

Downhill

1303 m

Highest point

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By Car:

From Vienna (approx. 2.5 hours):

Take the A2 motorway towards Graz.
Switch to the S36 towards Judenburg.
Take the B78 to Judenburg, then the B114 to Oberzeiring.

From Graz (approx. 1.5 hours):

Take the A9 motorway towards Linz.
Switch to the S36 towards Judenburg.
Take the B78 to Judenburg, then the B114 to Oberzeiring.

From Salzburg (approx. 2.5 hours):

Take the A10 motorway towards Villach.
Take the B96 towards Tamsweg, then the B97 towards Murau.
Take the B114 to Oberzeiring

Trail no. 5 leads from the Grüner Specht inn along the sidewalk of the country road 514, past the middle school on the footpath and cycle path towards Möderbrugg. At the “Türkenkreuz”, turn left uphill along a steeper footpath towards Kalvarienberg. Here you have beautiful views of the villages of St. Oswald and Möderbrugg. As soon as you reach the Kalvarienberg church, follow the steeper footpath and the signs to the “Sender”. The trail then descends briefly to the “vlg.Taurer” farmstead. Before the Taurer farmstead, turn right and follow the forest path past two huts until you reach the Mödebachweg. After a marked left-hand bend, continue straight ahead along the forest path. Follow the forest path for a few kilometers past the Treffentalerhütte and the Strallerhütte back down into the valley. After a short walk, you reach the Schneebergerhof with the chapel of the same name. Here you have a wonderful view of the lower Pölstal valley. The descent to Möderbrugg is via the access road and you reach the village at the biomass heating plant. Cross the Pusterwaldbach stream at the Raiffeisenbank and continue to Gasthof Scherkl, where you turn right across the stream to the Möderbrugg leisure center. Buffet with refreshments available in summer. Continue to the Sanderkreuz, where you cross the road and follow the footpath along the Pöls river to the Adelwöhrer farmstead. Here you have the opportunity to buy various products in the farm store. The path now continues to the bridge over the Pöls river and, keeping left, continues along the walking, running and cycling path (also known as the Ameisenweg) until we reach the asphalted Oswalderstraße again. (wayside shrine) Now we follow the Oswalderstraße to the village of Propstei and follow this road to the junction of the Bundesstraße 114/Landesstraße 514.

A stop at the 24h farm store at Adelwöhrerhof is highly recommended

Information on public transportation can be found at www.verbundlinie.at

Parking spaces are available right next to the church on the market square.

More information at www.murtal.at/wandern