From Mureck along the meadows to the ship mill and the Murturm tower (Von Mureck entlang der Auen zur Schiffsmühle und zum Murturm)

From the main square in Mureck (1), 237 m, it is only a few minutes to the swimming pool and the campsite Mureck. Here is the parking lot and also the starting point of the bike trail "Amazon of Europe Bike Trail". We see the yellow signposts with the inscription "Südalpenweg 03 - Steirischer Landesrundweg" and orient ourselves by them. Along a wide gravel road we head towards the Mur. Right next to the restaurant Mühlenhof is also the Mureck Ship Mill (2), 233 m. The entrance fee has to be paid at the restaurant. We walk downstream and enjoy the wide walkway close to the river bank. On the opposite side of the Mura, the Obermureck Castle can be seen on the hill. We always stay along the bank, pass under the border bridge and continue on a narrow path that obviously shortens the longer marked hiking trail here. It goes a short distance along an asphalt road before we keep to the right and follow a path until we reach the buildings of the building yard. At the crossroads "See-Weg" we keep straight on and follow the Mur-Grenzweg Nr.10 to a resting place and subsequently to our destination, the Murturm (3), 229m. We choose the way back via the Gosdorfer Rundweg Nr. 20, which branches off at the tower. We hike up the Saßbach to the bridge at the federal road. Here you have the possibility to stop at the Gasthof zur Post (4), 234 m, and then hike back on the other bank in the direction of the Mur. The hike takes us directly past the Röcksee, with its inn, guesthouse and camping site. We continue along the asphalt road, where the lake path no. 21 and the bicycle path run parallel. Arriving again at the buildings of the building yard, we leave the road to return to the path we already know.

Mureck can be reached by train and with the Genuss Card, admission to the Mureck Ship Mill is free - www.genusscard.at.

Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at  www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website www.busbahnbim.at

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Near the swimming pool in Mureck

Parking near the swimming pool

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Tourist Office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Mureck
Hauptplatz 13
8480 Mureck
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