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Walk up to the Bruck Castle Hill

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 1,5 km

Time 1:00 h

Uphill 50 hm

Downhill 50 hm

Highest point 530 m

A comfortable and short 'hike' to one of the most beautiful viewpoints high above the Mur and Mürz. Shorter steeper sections, but mostly wide and paved paths. However, there is no winter service, and it is not fully accessible!

Actually an alternative old town walk with a summit achievement.

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From the greater Vienna area via the A2 Südautobahn motorway and the S6 Semmering motorway to Bruck an der Mur.

Here at the new roundabout ‘Bruck Süd’ on the new Europabrücke bridge over the Mur and via Herzog-Ernst-Gasse and Kreckerstraße to the church square/parish church not far from the main square.

From Graz and Slovenia via the A9 Pyhrn motorway to Bruck an der Mur. Continue as above.

From Linz/Salzburg or from Germany via the A9 Pyhrn motorway to Bruck an der Mur. Continue as above.

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Minoritenplatz - Herzog-Ernst-Gasse - Kupferschmiedgasse - Schloßbergsteig - Schiller-Straße (Kulturhaus)

The combination of the old town walk, the Mur terraces loop, and the castle hill hike is one of the most beautiful city hikes in Upper Styria.

ÖBB railway junction Bruck an der Mur, long-distance travel centre, bus station. Direct enquiry at www.oebb.at,

Styrian public transport network: www.busbahnbim.at

Underground car park in the city centre, first hour free. Further short-stay car parks in the entire city centre for a fee.

City tours with visits to the wrought-iron Renaissance fountain, the Kornmesser House, the Parish Church, Castle Hill, and the Gothic Minorite Church with its famous frescoes. If you are interested in a tour of Bruck an der Mur, please contact the location marketing of Bruck/Mur.

We are happy to organize city tours through the historic old town of Bruck an der Mur, as well as to the idyllic Castle Hill with its unique literature path. The Minorite Church or other landmarks of Bruck an der Mur, also known as Kornmesserstadt due to its Gothic landmark, can be visited with or without a guide.

Special programs: Children's tours, school programs, and culinary night watchman tours are available upon request.