Steinplan starting Oberkamper

Following the asphalt road we come in about 400 m to the organic farm Oberkamper (1210 m). Immediately after the farmhouse, the hiking trail leaves to the right and crosses the meadow to a fence crossing. Continue uphill - keeping slightly left - until you reach the next farmstead (Stadlmoarhütte). Here the path leads past the house and farmstead on the left and the well-marked hiking trail continues straight uphill across pastures and meadows with isolated larch and spruce trees. With a crossing we come to a forest road, which we follow for about 500 m and then continue to the left on the hiking trail. We come back to the forest road, cross it and now follow the clearly recognizable and marked path through the forest. After another crossing we come to a meadow, go left uphill along the edge of the forest, to turn left again immediately after a few minutes. Only a few more meters to the Steinplan Schutzhaus and the nearby summit cross. The way back is via the ascent route.

For a conflict-free coexistence on alpine pastures and meadows it is important to observe a few rules, especially when traveling with dogs. (Source: www.sichere-almen.at  - 06/2021)

• Avoid contact with grazing animals, do not feed them, keep a safe distance!
• Keep calm, do not frighten grazing animals!
• Mother cows protect their calves. Avoid encounters between mother cows and dogs!
• Always keep dogs under control and on a short leash. If an attack by a grazing animal is foreseeable: Immediately unleash!
• Do not leave hiking trails on alpine pastures and meadows!
• If grazing animals block the way, avoid them as far as possible!
• When grazing animals approach: Stay calm, do not turn your back, avoid the animals!
• Leave the grazing area quickly at the first sign of restlessness of the animals!Fences must be respected!
• If there is a gate, use it, then close it well and cross the pasture quickly!
• Treat the people working here, nature and the animals with respect!

A few tips for correct and fair behavior in the forest: (Source: www.bundesforste.at  - 6/2021)

• Hikers should avoid visits to the forest about 1.5 hours before sunrise and after sunset, as wildlife is especially active during this time.
• Plastic bottles, handkerchiefs, cigarette butts & Co have no place in the forest! Please make sure that you do not leave any trash in the forest.
• Camping and making fire - is strictly forbidden in the forest!
• In principle, each person is allowed to collect 2 kg of mushrooms and berries per day for personal use in the forest. It is only forbidden if the forest owner expressly forbids it.

Alpine emergency call:

Mountain rescue emergency number: 140

EU emergency number: 112

Weather service: www.zamg.ac.at 

Direct link mountain weather Styria: https://www.zamg.ac.at/cms/de/wetter/produkte-und-services/bergwetter/steiermark 

• Backpack with rain cover
• Telescopic / hiking poles
• Mountain / hiking boots
• Gloves: waterproof and warming
• Headgear / sunglasses
• Outerwear: Onion layer system, T-shirt, sweater, jacket and winter jacket with hood
• Hiking pants
• Seat pad
• Drinking bottle / thermos flask (on cooler days a warming drink is pleasant)
• Snack
• First aid kit with blister plaster and tick tongs

Other important equipment

• Route descriptionDetailed
• plan of the hike
• Hiking map: For overview a map in scale 1 : 50 000 of the respective region
• GPS device
• cell phone

Steinplan Schutzhaus, 1670 m, nature friends' house, open from May to the end of October, from July daily, winter room always open, Tel. +43 3512 72210 or +43 650 8700931, www.steinplan-schutzhaus.naturfreunde.at

By train to Knittelfeld and here by bus or cab to Kleinlobming. You can hike to the starting point from here, but you will certainly have to add half an hour to three quarters of an hour.

www.oebb.at 

The bus connection is via the company Watzke only during school hours from Monday to Friday.

 Steinplan Schutzhaus

 www.steinplan-schutzhaus.naturfreunde.at. 

Opening hours: From the beginning of May until the beginning of November- Monday is a day of rest!

freytag & berndt, WK 212 Wander- Rad- Freizeitkarte, Seetaler Alpen, Seckauer Alpen, Judenburg, Knittelfeld, 1:50000

You can also find this tour on the following hiking map:

Region Murtal - Hiking map 1 & 2 - Tour 47

The hiking maps 1,2&3 - you can get for free at the tourism association Murtal - info@murtal.at  - Tel.: +43 3577 26600

You can also find more information about the region on - www.murtal.at 

BergErleben – Seckauer Alpen, Seetaler Alpen, Glein- und Stubalpe Siegbald S. Zeller Verlag Gertraud Reisinger

Murtal – Rund um Spielberg, Seetaler Alpen, Seckauer Alpen Christine und Michael Hlatky Kral Verlag

Steiermark – Rother Schneeschuhführer Silvia Sarcletti und Elisabeth Zienitzer Rother Verlag