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Kreischberground

Family-friendly hiking option above the tree line to the summit and back.
Here, young and old get their money's worth! Experience the World Cup mountain in summer and discover magnificent mountain panoramas with many viewpoints!

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
April
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
6,9 km
Route
2:15 h
Time
339 hm
Uphill
339 hm
Downhill
2047 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.

Starting from the cable car mountain station, follow the signs further to the Esebeckhütte (not managed). From there you walk uphill through one of the most beautiful stone pine forests in Central Europe to the Kreischberg summit. From the summit you walk along the ridge to the top station of the 10-seater gondola lift and along the signposted mountain trail back to the starting point of the new cable car mountain station at the Kreischbergwirt.
With the BusBahnBim app from Verbundlinie, timetable information has never been easier: all bus, train and streetcar 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 | Verbundlinie Steiermark www.busbahnbim.at 

Public parking is available directly at the Kreischberg valley station.
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

Stadl-Predlitz (882m)

Morning
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Noon
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-1°C
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Night
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-3°C
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Considerable cloudiness with light snowfall starting before noon.
Morning
cloudy
-4°C
40%
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Noon
cloudy
-1°C
25%
10 km/h
Night
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-2°C
70%
10 km/h
Mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells. Light snowfall will start in the afternoon.
24.12.2024
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-3°C 2°C
25.12.2024
slightly cloudy
-4°C 2°C
26.12.2024
slightly cloudy
-6°C 2°C
Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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