Summer Activities

Hiking                                                                                                                                                          

'Hiking brings harmony to body and soul alike'.

From the high alpine areas to gentle ridges for family hiking this region offers a varied terrain for all abilities of hikers and walkers.  You can enjoy gorgeous mountain scenery, alpine pastures and clear mountain lakes, along with many fantastic natural monuments and cultural attractions.  Along your route you can sample well-known Austrian hospitality at rustic cabins catering to hungry hikers, serving their own produce. 

This region of stunning scenery, with both the 'Nockeberge National Park' and the 'Grebenzen Nature Park' nearby, offers umpteen hiking trails of all levels of difficulty at altitudes of between 800 and 2,700m.  The natural diversity of the eleven large hiking regions and the many additional activity themes such as culture, wood, health, esoterics or adventure make hiking in Murtal a delightful experience.  At the chalet you will find brochures (in English & German) showing you some of the numerous walks, approximate timings, which are graded from 1 star (Family Hiking Routes) to 5 star (Nordic Walking Routes) and everything in between.  The local tourist offices (see folder in chalet) sells a detailed map for hikers.  See the website links below that you plan your holiday. 

Cycling 

An abundance of cycling routes, unspoilt nature and lovely scenic spots are waiting to be discovered in the cycling paradise of Murtal.

Some will delight in a leisurely biking tour along the river Mur, others seek the challenge of uphill runs, aiming for alpine huts and remote mountain lakes.  Again in the chalet and on the Murtal website below (click on active summer - cycling)  you will find the 'radtouren' giving you detailed information about different routes.  There is also a tourist office in Murau where you can obtain maps.  Bike hire also available from Murau.

Fishing, Horseriding & Summer Fun

Horseriding:   Horse riding fans are also well catered for, with trail riding, trekking, carriage rides, dressage and lunge.  Tuition also available.

Golf:  There are several golf courses in the vicinity.  Situated just a few minutes away in Kreischberg, the Murau Kreischberg Golf Club offers an 18 hole course, set amongst the beautiful mountain scenery - see  www.golf-murau-kreischberg.at   Two other courses nearby are www.gc-mariahof.atand http://www.gcmurtal.at.  Golf clubs and trollies are available for hire.

Sightseeing:  Details of many more attractions, such as the Styrian Wood Route, the Crystal Museum at Turracher Hoehe, the Brewery Museum in Murau, steam train rides on the Murtalbahn which runs from Judenburg, through Murau to Tamsweg, are open from the end of June to the beginning of September.  The Grebenzen and Nockeberge National Parks, and numerous ‘trails’ and museums, can be found in the websites below  – the www.murtal.at site in particular has a number of brochures that can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat reader.  The nearby historical town of Murau is also well worth a visit.  You will also find brochures in the chalet itself.

Summer Fun:  You can enjoy white water rafting, catering for all abilities along the River Mur, summer toboggan runs locally in Turrachher Hohe and Grebenzen and many other activities.  For more details see www.st-georgen.murau.atand www.murtal.at.  Children will enjoy the outdoor bathing lake in Stadl village itself, which includes a children's playground, tennis courts, a wooden play area and small restaurant.  The nearby town of St. Lorenzen has a leisure complex with a heated outdoor swimming pool.  Nearby in Maurau there is a heated indoor swimming pool with tubes.

http://www.murtal.at/ - is an excellent website in several languages and give you full details of all the local summer activities.