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Back to the (Pöllau) origin

Name: Back to the (Pöllau) origin
Brand: Steiermark
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Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 18,0 km

Time 6:30 h

Uphill 658 hm

Downhill 658 hm

Highest point 1203 m

The hiking trail is entirely dedicated to the theme of water.

In the Gragschlucht you can hike along the torrent to the cascade waterfall, then you continue to a Romanesque church to the Pöllau origin. The beautiful circular hiking trail takes us to the center of St. Marein and back to the Graggerschlucht parking lot.

At the Pöllau spring, the purest water bubbles directly from the earth. This happens due to the geology of the Grebenzen. An almost 600 m high water-impermeable layer of limestone forms a threshold inside the mountain and allows the spring to emerge.

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By car from Germany
From Munich via the A8 towards Salzburg. From Salzburg on the A10 Tauernautobahn to St. Michael im Lungau. On the B 96 to Tamsweg, then on the B 95 to Predlitz. The B 97 leads via Stadl/Mur to Murau. There at the roundabout towards St. Lambrecht to Murauer train station and further towards St. Lambrecht. Via Laßnitz near Murau you reach St. Lambrecht, which is already in the nature park. From there continue towards Mariahof and Neumarkt. In Mariahof turn right towards Neumarkt. Continue to St. Marein, turn right immediately after the pedestrian traffic light.

Arrival from Eastern Austria/Hungary
At the motorway junction in St. Michael near Leoben, take the S 36 towards Klagenfurt. Past Knittelfeld and Judenburg to Scheifling. In Scheifling continue towards Klagenfurt to Neumarkt, via Unzmarkt and Perchau am Sattel you reach Neumarkt. Drive through Neumarkt, then turn right at the pedestrian traffic lights in St. Marein.

Arrival from southern Austria/Italy
Via Klagenfurt on the S37 past St. Veit/Glan, Treibach and Friesach. In Friesach continue towards Vienna, via Dürnstein and Wildbad to St. Marein. Just before the pedestrian traffic lights turn left to St. Marein.

From St. Marein near Neumarkt, we walk past the church to the Graggerschlucht gorge. There, we can experience the impressive power of water up close along the Ursprungbach stream with its fascinating cascade waterfall. At the end of the Graggerschlucht gorge, at Zecki's hut, we turn sharply left and walk along a forest path to the Jakobikirche church. From there, we walk past the “7 Kirchen Blick” observation tower and continue towards Pöllau Ort, where the Pöllau parish church and the Pöllauerhof inn are located. Passing the Buchmoar farmstead, we reach the Pöllauer Ursprung. The way back takes us back to Pöllau, where we turn right in front of the church. We walk cross-country to the Grundner farmstead and follow the road from there. About 350 m after the Haslwirt inn, we turn sharply right onto a forest path, which we follow past Lind Castle back to St. Marein.

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Public parking spaces are available in Mühldorf in front of the Graggerschlucht.

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