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Ranten circular route

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Moderately difficult circular route to the “1000 Meter Cross” with a magical view of the Rantental. At the start and end point is the “Martin-Zeiller Garden” which invites you to visit.
Discover the community of Ranten from all its perspectives and explore one or two “geimplatzerl”. In terms of landscape, this is an excellent tour where you can explore the town and really enjoy the view.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
April
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
6,6 km
Route
2:15 h
Time
277 hm
Uphill
277 hm
Downhill
1118 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Coming from Judenburg via Unzmarkt to Scheifling. Turn right here and drive to Murau. At the double roundabout in Murau, keep right and follow the road to Ranten.

Coming from Tamsweg, drive via Stadl an der Mur to Murau. At the double roundabout in Murau, keep left and follow the road to Ranten.

The starting point of this tour is the Ranten municipal office. From here you walk past the Hammerschmied country inn to the beginning of the forest. Here you follow the signposted path through the forest to Neubauerweg. Turn right and walk to the main street. Take the first left and hike along the rear Freiberweg and along the Waldhüttenweg back to the starting point.
There are also one or two places to stop for refreshments in the town of Ranten.
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 directly at the municipal office in Ranten.
The ideal time for this tour is from May to October. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

Gallery

What the weather will be like

Ranten (912m)

Morning
slightly cloudy
15°C
30%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
22°C
65%
5 km/h
Night
rainy
18°C
70%
5 km/h
Early morning sunshine, soon followed by showers and finally thunderstorms.
Morning
slightly cloudy
13°C
15%
5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
21°C
30%
5 km/h
Night
very sunny
18°C
30%
5 km/h
Some clouds in the morning, lateron much sunshine and hardly any clouds
02.08.2024
rainy
13°C 24°C
03.08.2024
sunny
12°C 23°C
04.08.2024
cloudy
11°C 23°C
Kindererlebnis-Bauernhof Perhofer, Silvia | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser

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