Hiking route Wenigzell Hiking Trail No. 919: Dead Man - Lafnitzegg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Hiking route Wenigzell Hiking Trail No. 919: Dead Man - Lafnitzegg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Wenigzell Hiking Trail No. 919: Dead Man - Lafnitzegg

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This part of the panoramic hike towards Vorau is really something for connoisseurs.
This stage of this hiking trail leads past the Bergler Stub'n refreshment stop. From the starting point you could also hike to the Wildwiesenaussichtswarte.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
5,2 km
Route
1:40 h
Time
7 hm
Uphill
319 hm
Downhill
1066 m
Highest point

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More information

From Vienna: via the A2, exit Pinggau - Friedberg, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Mönichwald, Waldbach, Wenigzell.

From Graz: via the A2, exit Gleisdorf, Kaindorf, Pöllau bei Hartberg, Schloffereck, direction Vorau, left after the Kreuzwirt to Wenigzell.

 Municipal office, Wenigzell

From the Toten Mann we hike via the Landesstraße junction, Faustenbauer and the Hofer joinery to Lafnitzegg. The trail then leads us on to Vorau.
Very close to the trail you will find basket weaver and cot maker Josef Pillhofer. His workshop is definitely worth a visit.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie. For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
Parking possible throughout Wenigzell
You can find information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc. here:

Eastern Styria Tourism Association

Joglland-Waldheimat office

8255 St. Jakob im Walde

Tel.: 03336/20255

info@joglland.at

www.joglland-waldheimat.at

Eastern Styria

current weather

Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

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What the weather will be like

Strallegg (849m)

Morning
very sunny
11°C
5%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
15°C
45%
5 km/h
Night
cloudy
12°C
65%
5 km/h
Fair in the early morning, later variable with frequent showers.
Morning
slightly cloudy
11°C
10%
10 km/h
Noon
cloudy
15°C
10%
10 km/h
Night
cloudy
12°C
20%
10 km/h
Mostly cloudy through the day with a chance of occasional sunny spells.
14.05.2024
sunny
8°C 16°C
15.05.2024
slightly cloudy
8°C 17°C
16.05.2024
foggy
9°C 17°C
GenussCard Steiermark | © Thermen- und Vulkanland Steiermark, Harald Eisenberger

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