Hiking route Kreischbergsee-Round - Touren-Impression #1 | © Murtal Seilbahnen Betriebs GmbH Hiking route Kreischbergsee-Round - Touren-Impression #1 | © Murtal Seilbahnen Betriebs GmbH

Kreischbergsee-Round

This is an easy tour, which can also be hiked by children.

Dies ist ein leichter Wanderweg mit Einstieg bei der Kreischberg Bergstation.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
April
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
1,6 km
Route
0:30 h
Time
50 hm
Uphill
50 hm
Downhill
1808 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

From D, NL, B, F: Via Munich, Salzburg, Tauernautobahn to St. Michael/Lungau (or Radstätter Tauernpaß), turn off to Tamsweg - continue towards Murau.

From H: Via St.Gotthard, Graz - Packautobahn (exit Twimberg) - Judenburg - Scheifling - Murau - Kreischberg.

From CH: Via Arlberg, Innsbruck, Bischofshofen, Tauernautobahn.

From I: Via Tarvis, Villach, St. Veit/Glan, Scheifling, Murau, Kreischberg.

By car from Vienna: Via Semmering, Bruck/Mur, Judenburg, Scheifling, Murau, Kreischberg.

Visit the Swiss stone pine forest on the Kreischberg and stop for a bite to eat in one of the managed huts after the hike.
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Public parking is available directly at the Kreischberg valley station.
From the Kreischberg mountain station, follow the signposted trail in the direction of the Kreischberg reservoir, the heart of the snowmaking system. You walk around the reservoir and back to the mountain station. In the immediate vicinity of the mountain station, huts and mountain restaurants invite you to take a leisurely break. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

Gallery

What the weather will be like

St. Georgen am Kreischberg (851m)

Morning
slightly cloudy
14°C
10%
5 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
22°C
50%
0 km/h
Night
rainy
16°C
65%
5 km/h
Quite sunny with scattered clouds during the day, but a chance of thunderstorms towards evening.
Morning
slightly cloudy
14°C
15%
5 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
23°C
35%
5 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
19°C
30%
0 km/h
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
27.08.2024
slightly cloudy
13°C 25°C
28.08.2024
sunny
13°C 27°C
29.08.2024
sunny
13°C 28°C
Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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