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Pürgg & Marterlweg from Lessern

The Marterlweg Wörschachwald-Pürgg as a circular route with starting point Lessern.

Relatively easy hike from Lessern. The Gasthof Dachsteinblick, the Marterlweg and the picturesque town of Pürgg with its two churches are the highlights on this route. Differently designed marterls accompany you on the “old church path” from Wörschachwald to Pürgg.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
7,7 km
Route
2:45 h
Time
400 hm
Uphill
400 hm
Downhill
1051 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Coming from Liezen or Schladming, take the exit towards Tauplitz (B145) at the Trautenfels traffic circle. Turn off directly at the village of Lessern and drive onto the signposted parking area.

First you follow the directions for the Dachsteinblick circuit above to the crossroads with path #10. However, you continue hiking towards Pürgg and shortly afterwards you come to a second crossroads. At this point you turn left and hike slightly uphill to the connection to path #289 in the bend near Wischberger-Lehen. Here now the road back - past the natural swimming pool - to Pürgg with the beautiful parish church of St. Georg and the associated rectory as well as the Johannes chapel. We head back west out of town. After just a few meters the Marterlweg branches off to the right again. You follow this again to the crossroads with path #10, which you now follow back to Lessern.

From Stainach-Irdning train station take bus number 950 to Lessern - Bundesstrasse stop. Timetable/times at www.verbundlinie.at

Car parking Lessern

  • SCHLADMING-DACHSTEIN summer experience map EAST, available free of charge at the tourist offices and accommodation establishments.
  • SCHLADMING-DACHSTEIN Hiking Map (1:50.000)

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What the weather will be like

Stainach-Pürgg (665m)

Morning
sunny
17°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
25°C
5%
0 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
20°C
25%
5 km/h
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Morning
cloudy
15°C
65%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
21°C
55%
10 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
16°C
40%
5 km/h
First variable with showers, becoming drier and brighter in the afternoon.
30.08.2025
foggy
11°C 18°C
31.08.2025
very sunny
9°C 25°C
01.09.2025
cloudy
10°C 24°C
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