The region's famous summit king
ZirbitzKogel
At 2396 metres above sea level, the Zirbitzkogel is one of the highest elevations in the Mur Valley (the highest mountain is the Großer Bösenstein in Hohentauern at 2448 metres). The Zirbitz is the talk of the town, can be hiked on several trails of varying difficulty and is home to Austria's highest mountain hut
A hearty snack with Murtaler Steirerkäse, a hearty soup and a Zirbenschnapserl at Zirbitz-Werner is a must. The Zirbitz offers an impressive natural spectacle at any time of year, whether in spring, when a few snowfields adorn the summit panorama of the Seetal Alps, or in summer, when it glows from pink to fiery red due to the alpine bushes. This is also where it gets its name from. Translated from Croatian, "čьrvenica" means red area. In autumn, the summit king is bathed in the most beautiful colours of the "golden summer" and impresses on romantic sunrise or sunset hikes before it covers itself in a thick white blanket of snow again in early winter. You will pass the Zirbitzkogel on your hiking route "from glacier to wine", after which you will reach Obdach, your next stop.