The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
The route
The Mur from its source in the Hohe Tauern at the Sticklerhütte, through Salzburg's Lungau and down through Styria by Murau, Judenburg, Leoben, Graz and Leibnitz, to the spa town of Bad Radkersburg on the Slovenian border: about 360 km, dropping some 1,500 m on the way. It is mostly on cycle paths beside the river, and the official route carries on through Slovenia to Croatia.
Stages
A suggested split into 7 days of about 51 km (32 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Sticklerhütte to Muhr 13.2 km · 13.2 km from the start
- Day 2 Muhr to Murau 69 km · 82 km from the start
- Day 3 Murau to Judenburg 50 km · 132 km from the start
- Day 4 Judenburg to Leoben 54 km · 186 km from the start
- Day 5 Leoben to Graz 73 km · 259 km from the start
- Day 6 Graz to Leibnitz 44 km · 303 km from the start
- Day 7 Leibnitz to Bad Radkersburg 52 km · 355 km from the start
Start and finish
Start: near Sticklerhütte, Bezirk Tamsweg. 47.14838, 13.37839
Finish: near Bad Radkersburg, Bezirk Südoststeiermark. 46.67907, 16.04071
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Sticklerhütte, Bezirk Tamsweg · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Muhr, Bezirk Tamsweg · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Murau, Bezirk Murau · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Judenburg, Bezirk Murtal · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Leoben, Bezirk Leoben · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Graz, Styria · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Leibnitz, Bezirk Leibnitz · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bad Radkersburg, Bezirk Südoststeiermark · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Roads and paths change, and surfaces vary with the weather. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, ride to what you find, and give way to walkers and horses.
