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Mariazeller Gründerweg section, St. Lambrecht - Scheifling

Accessible by public transport

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 16,2 km

Time 4:34 h

Uphill 104 hm

Downhill 405 hm

Highest point 1110 m

The St. Lambrecht - Scheifling route is a section of the 192-kilometer Mariazell Founders' Trail and leads from St. Lambrecht Abbey in Murau to Teufenbach and on to Scheifling.

In 1157, the abbot of St. Lambrecht Abbey sent Brother Magnus out with a statue of the Virgin Mary to provide pastoral care. An insurmountable rock blocked his path, whereupon it split and cleared the way. Magnus placed the statue (which was carved from St. Lambrecht lime wood) on a tree stump and erected a “cell” (monk's dwelling). Since then, this place has been called Mariazell.

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By car from Germany
rom Munich via the A8 towards Salzburg. From Salzburg on the A10 Tauernautobahn to St. Michael im Lungau. Take the B 96 to Tamsweg, then continue on the B 95 to Predlitz. The B 97 leads via Stadl/Mur to Murau. At the traffic circle there, take the direction of St. Lambrecht as far as Murau railroad station and continue in the direction of 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 highway junction in St. Michael bei Leoben, take the S 36 towards Klagenfurt. Drive past Knittelfeld and Judenburg to Scheifling. In Scheifling continue to Teufenbach. There turn left towards Mariahof and St. Lambrecht. In Mariahof, turn right at the train station 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 railroad crossing towards St. Lambrecht. The monastery is located in the center of St. Lambrecht.

From the Mariazell lime tree at St. Lambrecht Abbey, walk down towards the parking lot and the entrance to the St. Lambrecht gorge. If you keep to the middle path there, you will come to Heiligenstadt. Pass there, always following the path to St. Blasen / Felberg. At the Fellmoar farmstead, continue straight ahead before turning right across a meadow and then along the road to Teufenbach. Once there, walk along the Mur cycle path to Scheifling. After crossing the main road via the underpass and Mursteg bridge, you reach Lind bei Scheifling.

It is easy to get to St. Lambrecht by public transport during the week. A bus also runs from Mariahof station to St. Lambrecht at weekends during the summer months.
The Murtalbahn (R 630) runs from Teufenbach via Lind bei Scheifling, Wallersbach to Unzmarkt.

Parking available at the starting point. This parking lot is a free long-term parking lot.