Theme path Forest, water, summit - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Murau Theme path Forest, water, summit - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Murau

Forest, water, summit

Along a forest trail with 11 themed stations that give hikers an insight into the holistic ecosystem of forest and water, you can enjoy impressive views of the Tauern mountains.
The individual stations:
  • Martin Zeiller Path
  • Rantenbach
  • Forest habitat
  • Calvary Chapel
  • Speck'n Brünnle
  • Black woodpecker cave
  • Schlosswald spring
  • Mixed forest
  • Schlosswald-Rest
  • Hunting lodge with fountain
  • Beautiful view
  • Greimblick
  • Hut
  • Trattnerkogel
  • Marterl
  • Farmer “Hiasala”
  • Sophie's hut
  • Gartler wayside shrine

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
16,0 km
Route

Map & downloads

More information

Coming from Judenburg via Unzmarkt to Scheifling. Turn right here and drive to Murau. Keep right at the double traffic circle in Murau and follow the road to Ranten.

Coming from Tamsweg, drive via Stadl an der Mur to Murau. Keep left at the double traffic circle in Murau and follow the road to Ranten.
The circular hiking trail leads from the village square in Ranten via the Kalvarienberg chapel to the Trattenkogel and back to Ranten via the Sophie Hütte.
The ideal time for this tour is between April and October.
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 spaces are available directly on the village square in Ranten.
Information brochures are available from the various information offices.

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What the weather will be like

Ranten (912m)

Morning
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15°C
10%
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Noon
cloudy
22°C
60%
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Night
cloudy
18°C
75%
10 km/h
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then showers and sunshine will alternate.
Morning
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14°C
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Noon
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16°C
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Night
cloudy
14°C
70%
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Plenty of rain until the afternoon, then drying up in the afternoon.
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10°C 18°C
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sunny
8°C 20°C
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sunny
7°C 23°C
Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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