Hiking route Alte Gasnerstrasse hiking trail, Birkfeld - Touren-Impression #1 | © Karl Zodl Hiking route Alte Gasnerstrasse hiking trail, Birkfeld - Touren-Impression #1 | © Karl Zodl

Alte Gasnerstrasse hiking trail, Birkfeld

Open
From the Esser Kreuz in Birkfeld to the Baumgartmühle inn
Stroller-friendly hiking trail that is also accessible in winter.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
6,3 km
Route
2:19 h
Time
200 hm
Uphill
200 hm
Downhill
741 m
Highest point

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More information

We start our hike at the Esserkreuz on the outskirts of Birkfeld in the direction of Piregg. There is a parking area at the Esserkreuz. We follow the flat gravel road past farms through forests to the inn. After a snack, we hike back along the same path.
View over Birkfeld from the Esser Kreuz.
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 is available at the Esser Kreuz.
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

Birkfeld (619m)

Morning
foggy
13°C
50%
5 km/h
Noon
foggy
17°C
55%
10 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
15°C
40%
5 km/h
The rain will end in the early afternoon, and the skies will break up afterwards.
Morning
foggy
11°C
75%
0 km/h
Noon
weather.icon.66
13°C
85%
10 km/h
Night
foggy
10°C
80%
5 km/h
Rain for most of the day, maximum intensities around noon.
04.05.2024
cloudy
8°C 18°C
05.05.2024
cloudy
8°C 18°C
06.05.2024
very sunny
7°C 19°C
GenussCard Steiermark | © Thermen- und Vulkanland Steiermark, Harald Eisenberger

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