St. Lambrecht circular hiking trail

Hike with a few meters of altitude, which reflects the character of the spiritual spa and the diverse landscape around St. Lambrecht from different perspectives.

The Benedictine monastery of St. Lambrecht, which is the starting and ending point of this hike, tells a 900-year story. It shapes the place and the people in and around St. Lambrecht. Visitors can get to know the monastery on tours of the monastery, in the temporary monastery, the school of existence, tours of the monastery gardens or in the monastery and nature park shop.

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

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The tour in numbers

12,7 km

Route

3:30 h

Time

375 hm

Uphill

375 hm

Downhill

1165 m

Highest point

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By car from Germany

From 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. You reach St. Lambrecht via Laßnitz near Murau. The monastery is located in the town center.

Arrival from Eastern Austria/Hungary

At 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. Turn right there towards Mariahof and St. Lambrecht. In Mariahof, after the railway crossing, turn left towards St. Lambrecht. The monastery is located in the center of St. Lambrecht.

Arrival from southern Austria/Italy

Via Klagenfurt on the S 37 past St. Veit/Glan, Treibach and Friesach. In Friesach continue towards Vienna, via Dürnstein and Wildbad to Neumarkt. After the town center of Neumarkt turn left towards Murau, in Mariahof turn left after the railway crossing towards St. Lambrecht. The monastery is located in the center of St. Lambrecht.

This circular hiking trail leads clockwise around St. Lambrecht. After starting at the monastery, you go up to the entrance to the gorge and in the open area to Heiligenstadt. From there you go down to Thajagraben and to Weißenbach. We continue through the forest up to the Engelsbrunnen, where you can take a pleasant rest. You go back down to St. Lambrecht via the Stations of the Cross and past the school center into the suburbs. The final loop leads over the Wieskreuz Chapel, the Trattenhof, over the Hohe Brücke and past the gorge back to the starting point.

The following restaurants are located along the way:

Gasthof-Restaurant Torwirt
Marktcafe Pristovnik
Eiszeit - homemade ice cream and more
Stifterl Inn

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Public parking spaces are available near the town entrance sign, the monastery entrance/pharmacy or at the market pond.

This tour can be hiked all year round. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.