Hiking route Pfeiter circular hiking trail - Touren-Impression #1 | © Naturpark Zirbitzkogel-Grebenzen Hiking route Pfeiter circular hiking trail - Touren-Impression #1 | © Naturpark Zirbitzkogel-Grebenzen

Pfeiter circular hiking trail

A circular hiking trail with start and finish in St. Veit in the area around Obersteinerkogel.
You can take a leisurely hike on a relatively flat circular hiking trail and enjoy the surroundings around St. Veit in the area and mills with a view of the Zirbitzkogel.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
7,8 km
Route
1:45 h
Time
154 hm
Uphill
203 hm
Downhill
1016 m
Highest point

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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. You reach St. Lambrecht via Laßnitz near Murau. From there continue to Mariahof and Neumarkt in der Steiermark. After Neumarkt and St. Marein, turn left to St. Veit in der Gegend and follow the road.

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. After Neumarkt and St. Marein, turn left to St. Veit in der Gegend and follow the road.

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 Einöd. After Wildbad Einöd, turn right towards St. Veit in der Gegend and follow the road.

You start at the church in St. Veit in the area and go into the forest on the path above the parish church. From there you walk along the forest around the Kogel to the Doblhof. From there you go east again to the intersection in front of the Präthalerhof. From then on you walk along the municipal road back to St. Veit in the area.
If you arrive by public transport, this circular hike can also be started at the  Sportplatz/Doblhof.

With the BusBahnBim app of the Verbundlinie, timetable information has never been easier: all bus, train and streetcar connections in Austria can be queried by enteriing locations and/or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) - on Goolge Play and in the App Store.

ÖBB www.oebb.at | Verbundlinie Steiermark www.busbahnbim.at

Public parking spaces are available directly in St. Veit in the area near the church.
This circular route can be walked at any time. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

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What the weather will be like

Neumarkt in der Steiermark (834m)

Morning
slightly cloudy
15°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
24°C
20%
10 km/h
Night
cloudy
20°C
55%
5 km/h
Mostly dry and sunny throughout the day, but isolated showers will be possible towards evening.
Morning
cloudy
15°C
55%
5 km/h
Noon
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19°C
50%
5 km/h
Night
cloudy
16°C
65%
5 km/h
Mostly cloudy with sunny spells, rainshowers mainly in the afternoon and evening.
17.07.2025
sunny
11°C 20°C
18.07.2025
sunny
10°C 23°C
19.07.2025
very sunny
12°C 26°C
In love, Hochsteiermark

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