Teufelstein - A fabulous snowshoe hike

Name: Teufelstein - A fabulous snowshoe hike
Brand: Steiermark
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A wonderful snowshoe hike through forests, meadows and with beautiful viewpoints, leads us to one of the most beautiful and mysterious power places in Austria.

According to legend, Lucifer, after being cast out of heaven into hell, was to be taken back into heaven if he built a tower from earth to heaven on the holy night of Christ. Lucifer carried three big giant stones up to the Fischbacheralpe, but he could not reach heaven in the imposed time limit. Wildly he went back to hell, but he left the three stones on the Fischbacheralpe, and they are called "the devil's stone" after him.

The oldest cult site in Styria attracts numerous hikers as well as enthusiasts every year at the winter solstice, who watch the natural spectacle together.

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

8,9 km

Route

3:00 h

Time

443 hm

Uphill

443 hm

Downhill

1498 m

Highest point

1232 m

Lowest point

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From Vienna via the A2 Südautobahn highway and the S6 Semmering expressway to the Kindberg exit. Here through the Stanzertal valley on the Schanzsattel-Landesstraße L114 to the Zellerkreuz (on the left-hand side of the road) - just before Fischbach.

From Graz via the Weizer-Bundesstraße B72 to Birkfeld and from here via the Schanzsattel-Landesstraße L114 to Fischbach - through the village after just under 2 km to the Zellerkreuz (on the right-hand side of the road).

From Linz/Salzburg/Munich via the Pyhrnautobahn A9 and the Semmering-Schnellstraße S6 to the Kindberg exit. Continue as above.

Further information: Zeller Kreuz, Teufelstein

We start at the Zellerkreuz
We hike leisurely in the direction of Nordern until we come to the sign "Direction Hochlantsch".
Soon we reach the Alptor
We keep left and reach the Halterhütte a little later
Past the halterhütte we come to an alpine meadow, which we cross
We cross the forest road and by the last ascent we reach the Teufelstein
We follow the green marking "Schanzsattel"
Here we pass the small Teufelstein
Now we keep to the marking "Teufelsteinrunde".
We come to the Schanz via a forest path
From there we take the small path next to the main road uphill.
At two crossroads, which are close to each other, we take the right-hand path in each case
Now we come back to the forest road, which leads us back to Zellerkreuz

Highly recommended is the hike to the Devil's Stone at the winter solstice to watch the sunrise.

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie. For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

There is a large parking lot at the Zellerkreuz - a central hiking starting point above the village of Fischbach.

Tourism Association East Styria

Office Joglland - Waldheimat

8255 St. Jakob im Walde

church quarter 24

Tel.: +43 3336 20255

www.joglland-waldheimat.at

www.oststeiermark.com

joglland-waldheimat@oststeiermark.com