Scharfes Eck mountain trail
Short tour in open terrain with the impressive natural spectacle of the Grebenzen.
Depending on the season, you hike through lush flower gardens with various types of orchids and rarities of limestone flora. The mountain owes its name Grebenzen, which comes from Slavic and means Hahnenkamm, to its three mountain peaks, the highest of which is 1870 m high.
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The tour in numbers
medium
Level of difficulty
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By car from GermanyFrom 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. Via Laßnitz near Murau you reach St. Lambrecht, from there to the Dreiwiesenhütte.
Arrival from Eastern Austria/HungaryAt 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. There to Mariahof and St. Lambrecht and to the Dreiwiesenhütte.
Arrival from southern Austria/ItalyVia Klagenfurt on the S 37 past St. Veit/Glan, Treibach and Friesach. In Friesach continue towards Vienna, via Dürnstein and Wildbad to Neumarkt. In Neumarkt turn left towards Mariahof, after the railway crossing turn left towards St. Lambrecht and the Dreiwiesenhütte.
This round leads from the Dreiwiesenhütte over the pastures of the plateau and Gunzenberger Alm to the Scharfer Eck, from where you can enjoy the Carinthian panorama. You pass the impressive deep sinkholes (caves) that can be found in the limestone before and after the Grebenzen. The way back runs over the Third Grebenzenhöhe.
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Public parking spaces are available directly at the Dreiwiesenhütte.
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Grebenzen | © Tourismusverband Murau | Tom Lamm
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Grebenzen | © Tourismusverband Murau | Tom Lamm
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Gipfelsieg Erste Grebenzenhöhe | © Tourismusverband Murau | Tom Lamm
What the weather will be like
St. Lambrecht (1023m)
Mostly sunny throughout the day with a chance of showers towards evening.
Fairly sunny with scattered clouds. Showers will be possible towards evening.
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