Jakobsberg circuit

Name: Jakobsberg circuit
Brand: Steiermark
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The Jakobsberg circuit leads from Mühlen via the Egartbichl, Jakobsberg and Mondorf back to the town center of Mühlen.

This is a slightly longer hike, but worth seeing in terms of scenery. The tour offers some fantastic viewpoints to fully enjoy the Murau region.

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The tour in numbers

8,1 km

Route

2:33 h

Time

251 hm

Uphill

251 hm

Downhill

1208 m

Highest point

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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, which is already in the nature park. Continue towards Mariahof, then to Neumarkt, after Neumarkt and St. Marein turn left towards Mühlen. Follow the main road, then turn left to Mühlen to the town center.

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, via Unzmarkt and Perchau am Sattel you reach Neumarkt. Drive through Neumarkt and St. Marein, then turn left towards Mühlen. Follow the main road, then turn left to Mühlen to the town center.

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 towards Neumarkt. After the gorge and just before St. Marein, turn right towards Mühlen. Follow the main road, then turn left to Mühlen.

You start at the center of Mühlen and go approx. 100 m to the NE to the Jakobsberg-Tonnerhütte or Noreia-Mondorf fork in the road. We go left (NW) and follow path 1 on the asphalt road towards Jakobsberg-Tonnerhütte. Approximately 150 m after the junction of the nature trail (R10 Wasserfallweg), the forest path to Jakobsberg branches off to the right of the road to the Tonnerhütte and leads through an idyllic forest. Immediately before bend 2, the forest path meets the road again in the direction of Jakobsberg-Tonnerhütte. Follow the asphalted road to the fork in Jakobsberg.

Turn left again (NW) and walk past the Gasthof Simabauer into the actual town center of Jakobsberg with the Jakobskirche.

At the intersection go straight ahead. On the mostly flat path you walk about 2 km to Egartbichl and follow the gently sloping gravel path. The Grabenweg takes you back to the center of Mühlen.

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Public parking spaces are available at the Schaumühle in Mühlen.

The ideal time for this tour is from May to October. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.