Kopfallee on the Oberkindberg Trail (Hiking Trail Kindberg No. 8)

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 1,0 km

Time 1:00 h

Uphill 26 hm

Downhill 26 hm

Highest point 587 m

From the town center – Zunftbaum, we walk through the castle gate to the beginning of the "Kopfallee".

An artistically remarkable walk above the rooftops of Kindberg. We head towards the West motorway exit.

Rest stops: City center and West parking area

Trail conditions: Road, forest and meadow path, marked trail

Afterward, we enjoy the atmosphere of Kindberg’s city center and stop by the cafés.

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From Bruck/Mur: S6 exit Kindberg West

From Mürzzuschlag: S6 exit Kindberg Ost

Free parking near the Kindberg West and Kindberg East motorway exits.

The 12 head monuments made of sheet steel, crafted by voestalpine Tubulars Kindberg, focus on the design of eyes and mouths, to which artist Franz Krammer has given great expressiveness, resembling the human face. No nose or ears disrupt the strict form.

The natural head serves as the model. The result is not an abstract construct in the sense of formal alienation, but rather a kind of head object that also exhibits emotional and individual characteristics. Despite the silhouette-like representation, an extract of human-like forms and proportions remains.

Easy walking trail – sturdy footwear recommended. Bring rain protection and wear sturdy footwear.

Even though the sculptures are precisely described, everyone is free to let their imagination run wild.

Further sculptures by the artist can be found: