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Falkenstein - via ferrata in the Mürzer Oberland Nature Park

Name: Falkenstein - via ferrata in the Mürzer Oberland Nature Park
Brand: Steiermark
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Accessible by public transport

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 5,4 km

Time 3:00 h

Uphill 250 hm

Downhill 250 hm

Highest point 974 m

Brand new via ferrata facility in the Mürzer Oberland nature park in Upper Styria near the valley with various climbing options, one of the top via ferratas in the entire region and in Styria. The via ferrata facility set up by the Mürzer Oberland Nature Park and supported by the Edelweiss and Bergverein branches of the Alpenverein is divided into two main routes and several exercise options: Otto's solar plates places C/D, rest B and C Heli's Incredible Pillar: Positions D and E (!) Practice Via Ferrata A and B Here is a short video with impressions of the via ferrata system and a 3D panorama of the entrance. There is also a climbing garden to the left of the climbing facilities, please do not kick any stones when you get off! ATTENTION: Never park along the cycle path or in the marked wood storage areas or along the state road!!! There are 2 marked, smaller parking spaces directly at the access as well as a large, free parking space in Krampen, approx. 15 minutes from the access and easily accessible via the cycle path.

The via ferrata facility is divided into two main routes and several exercise options.

The climb over Ottos' Sonnenplatten, named after Otto Neubacher, the man behind the idea, is the main route with a total length of around 400 meters and overcomes a difference in altitude of 140 metres. The difficulty is in short sections in the C/D area, the rest is B and C. In the lowest part of this climb there is a small practice loop that can also be used as an emergency exit (difficulty A, B). The highlight of this facility is definitely the suspended rope bridge over the Krampengully.

The climbing variant over Helis' incredible pillar, which was named in memory of the Neuberg mountain rescuer legend Heli Mück, has a few extremely difficult individual sections in the lower area (difficulty D and E!). This path is therefore reserved for via ferrata connoisseurs and, after about 150 meters of climbing, joins the main route mentioned above.

In the upper part of the facility, a small panoramic summit tour can be completed, which was set up especially for families. All the climbs have several emergency exits, and the local mountain rescue service has also developed a rescue plan.

Rapid descent: https://regio.outdooractive.com/oar-steiermark/de/tour/wandern/schnellabstieg-falkenstein-klettersteig-im-naturpark-muerzer-oberland/800176257/

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From the large P near Krampen we first follow the main road on the Mürztalradweg R5 into the valley for about 15 minutes before we turn right into the forest at a wayside shrine (stream, bridge).

Now up along a small stream and under the walls that are already visible (here you can see the 3D panorama of the entrance) either keep slightly left to the difficult via ferrata variant (Heli's unbelievable pillar) or right up to the entrance of the main climb (Otto's Sonnenplatten).

Follow the insurance uphill (see topo e.g. in the new via ferrata guide by A. Jentzsch) and from the exit via a forest path to the Falkensteinalm.

Now return to the starting point via the marked path. Rapid descent: https://regio.outdooractive.com/oar-steiermark/de/tour/wandern/schnellabstieg-falkenstein-klettersteig-im-naturpark-muerzer-oberland/800176257/

Falkensteinalm as a culinary rest stop, those interested in culture will find perfect excursion destinations with the nearby Holzknechtmuseum (Mürzsteg / Lanau) or the Neuberger Münster.

Taxi nature park in the Mürzer Oberland nature park: Tel.: +43 3857 20170, www.naturparktaxi.at

ÖBB www.oebb.at or the Styrian transport line www.busbahnbim.at.

With the BusBahnBim app of the Verbundlinie, timetable information is easier than ever: All bus, train and tram connections in Austria can be queried by entering places 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.

ATTENTION: please do not park along the cycle path or in the marked wood storage areas or along the state road!!!

There are 2 marked, smaller parking spaces directly at the access as well as a large, free parking space in Krampen, approx. 15 minutes from the access and easily accessible via the cycle path.

If you want to entrust yourself to a tour operator, simply book with Steiermark Touristik, the official travel agency of Steiermark Tourismus: Tel. +43 316 4003 450, www.steiermark-touristik.com

Mürzer Oberland Nature Park Office, Tel. +43 3857 8321, www.muerzeroberland.at , open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m

Styria Tourism, Tel. +43 316 4003, www.steiermark.com

TRV Hochsteiermark, Tel.: +43 3862 55020, www.hochsteiermark.at

Tip: the Styria tours app, which is available free of charge on Google Play and in the App Store (Android, iOS), offers detailed first-hand information: short facts (length, duration, difficulty, ascent and descent in altitude, ratings), map , directions, altimeter, compass, summit finder, navigation along the tour. You can also create your personal favorites list of favorite tours and points, save tours and excursion destinations offline, use social media channels and more.

Mountain, hiking and nature park guides: information in the Mürzer Oberland nature park office, Tel.: +43 3857 8321

By the way, get your personal summit pins with the Summit Lynx app: www.summitlynx.com

The Mürzer Oberland Nature Park office will be happy to provide you with a regional overview map free of charge.

Compass hiking maps of Vienna's local mountains, Schneeberg, Rax, 1:25,000, Freytag & Berndt hiking maps of Semmering, Rax, Schneeberg, Schneealpe and Hochschwab, Veitschalpe, Eisenerz, Bruck an der Mur, 1:50,000

Tip: you can find the free Pocket Card hiking route "From the glacier to the wine" at www.steiermark.com, the Upper Styrian hiking map "High up" and the "BergZeitReise" are available free of charge from the nature park office.

Hiking guide "BergZeitReise" by TRV Hochsteiermark, 2017,

https://www.morawa.at/detail/ISBN-9783902656315/Jentzsch-Rabl-Axel/Klettersteigf%C3%BChrer-%C3%96sterreich