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Brandweg

Characteristics

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy
Route 2,0 km
Time 0:45 h
Uphill 43 hm
Downhill 73 hm
Highest point 818 m
The "Brandweg" is located in Erzberg-Leoben.
The Brandweg branches off approx. 80 m east of the Lindenhof in the direction of Großdorf. On a wide forest road it goes through the forest and over clearings to the Wohntal-Brücke above the settlement in Großdorf. From here you can continue hiking to Bosa to Unterort or in the direction of Pichl-Großdorf.

The origin of the name "Brandweg" cannot be traced with certainty, but it probably dates back to the time of the Brandkorn cultivation. The fresh slashes were burned and cultivated with buckwheat or rye. The ash has the property to act as phosphorus fertilizer.

Best season

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From Vienna: Via the A2/Südautobahn and over the Semmering to Bruck/Mur.

From the south: Via Graz on the A9 to Knoten Deutschfeistritz, continue on the S35 to Bruck/Mur.

From Germany: Via Salzburg on the A9/Pyhrnautobahn (to Knoten St. Michael) in the direction of Leoben to Bruck/Mur.

Arrival details are available here.

A visit to the "Alpacas and Llamas to the Green Lake" or a jump into the cool water at the recreational lake Zenz is a good idea.
Directly from the train station Bruck an der Mur the bus line 175 goes to Tragöß.

1st May to 1st November (hiking season): Monday to Sunday

2nd November to 30th April: ONLY from Monday to Friday

Timetables and travel information can be found directly at:

Österreichischen Bundesbahnen (ÖBB)

Steiermärkischen Landesbahnen (STLB)

www.busbahnbim.at

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

Chargeable car park "Grüner See"

Daily fee: € 6,00

Tourismusverband Erzberg-Leoben
Homanngasse 12
8700 Leoben

Phone: +43 3842 48148
office@erzberg-leoben.at 

Tourist office TRAGÖSS - GRÜNER SEE

8612 Tragöß - St. Katharein, Oberort 45

Phone: +43 3868 8330

gruenersee@tragoess-st-katharein.gv.at

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What the weather will be like Tragöß-Sankt Katharein (650m)

Today, 27.08.2026

Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Morning
sunny
17°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 5%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Noon
sunny
27°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
sunny
23°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 25%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h

Tomorrow, 28.08.2026

Rather sunny weather during the day with clouds mainly in the morning and towards the evening
Morning
sunny
18°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Noon
very sunny
30°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
sunny
24°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 10%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

29.08.2026
cloudy
15°C 25°C
30.08.2026
very sunny
13°C 26°C
31.08.2026
rainy
14°C 26°C

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