Timber Route in Styria

The manifold uses of wood – as a construction and industrial material, as an energy source, as the raw material for musical instruments or toys, and as the medium for works of art – look back on a centuries-old tradition in the heavily forested holiday region around Murau. Timber is a major factor in the region’s economic and cultural life.
The Styrian Timber Route links up 25 towns and villages. It takes you on a fascinating voyage of discovery into the world of the ”green gold”. The more than sixty exhibits along the route document the essential role which wood has played in this region – a role which is further illustrated by the wooden shrines, chapels, fences, wells and functional buildings which line the route. To enhance the visitor’s enjoyment of the countryside there are hiking paths, cycling tours and excursions in horse-drawn carts.

HIGHLIGHT:
Wooden Europabrücke
This bridge is one of the most fascinating items on the itinerary, spanning as it does the river Mur for a width of 45 metres. Constructed from 300 cubic metres of Styrian larch wood, it is a masterpiece of timber construction. Europe’s largest wooden bridge has a load-bearing capacity of 65 tonnes.