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Kreischberground

Name: Kreischberground
Brand: Steiermark
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 6,9 km

Time 2:15 h

Uphill 339 hm

Downhill 339 hm

Highest point 2047 m

Family-friendly hiking option above the tree line to the summit and back.

Here, young and old get their money's worth! Experience the World Cup mountain in summer and discover magnificent mountain panoramas with many viewpoints!

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More information

From D, NL, B, F: Via Munich, Salzburg, Tauernautobahn to St. Michael/Lungau (or Radstätter Tauernpaß), turn off to Tamsweg - continue towards Murau.

From H: Via St.Gotthard, Graz - Packautobahn (exit Twimberg) - Judenburg - Scheifling - Murau - Kreischberg.

From CH: Via Arlberg, Innsbruck, Bischofshofen, Tauernautobahn.

From I: Via Tarvis, Villach, St. Veit/Glan, Scheifling, Murau, Kreischberg.

By car from Vienna: Via Semmering, Bruck/Mur, Judenburg, Scheifling, Murau, Kreischberg.

Starting from the cable car mountain station, follow the signs further to the Esebeckhütte (not managed). From there you walk uphill through one of the most beautiful stone pine forests in Central Europe to the Kreischberg summit. From the summit you walk along the ridge to the top station of the 10-seater gondola lift and along the signposted mountain trail back to the starting point of the new cable car mountain station at the Kreischbergwirt.

With the BusBahnBim app from Verbundlinie, timetable information has never been easier: all bus, train and streetcar connections in Austria can be queried by entering locations 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.

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Public parking is available directly at the Kreischberg valley station.

The ideal time for this tour is from May to October. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.