Hiking route Schoberkogelweg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Karl Zodl Hiking route Schoberkogelweg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Karl Zodl

Schoberkogelweg

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The hike through village and woods, leads us to one of the most beautiful viewpoints.
On the Schoberkogel you can see the 7 church towers around Birkfeld, as well as enjoy the magnificent view.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness
Experience
Scenery

Best season

January
February
November
December

The tour in numbers

challenging
Level of difficulty
17,4 km
Route
5:50 h
Time
740 hm
Uphill
740 hm
Downhill
1037 m
Highest point
468 m
Lowest point

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We start the hike at the Birkfeld railway station car park and walk along the pavement past the petrol station up the "Dechantleitenweg" towards the centre of Birkfeld, from the lower main square straight on to the upper main square, past the Marian column up towards Bergasse, at the water hydrant we go straight on into the forest and then come to the Esser Kreuz, cross the Pireggerstrasse and follow the Alte Gasenerstrasse, past the Laglbauer farm and the Jagaleitner farm through the forest. After a few kilometres you come to Breitenauer Landesstrasse, with the Baumgartmühle inn on your right. At this road we go left over the bridge and after about 50m we go right, past the houses, from now on it's uphill again, after the farm "Hansl in der Leitn" we hike up through the forest and come to the farm "Schoberbauer" and thus it's not far to the Schoberkogel. Arriving at the Schoberkogl we are rewarded with a beautiful view and you can see 7 church towers. After the rest at the Schoberkogel, we walk a short distance along the path from where we came, but then keep to the right, so that we hike around the Schoberkogel and come back at a high seat where the tour closes and walk back along the same path to the starting point at Birkfeld station.
The refreshment stops directly along the trail provide refreshments along the way, for example at the Baumgartmühle inn before heading uphill to the Schoberkogel.
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

 

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What the weather will be like

Birkfeld (619m)

Morning
very sunny
7°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
16°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
very sunny
13°C
5%
5 km/h
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
very sunny
10°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
20°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
sunny
17°C
0%
5 km/h
The day starts sunny, but will be partly cloudy in the afternoon.
29.04.2024
sunny
7°C 23°C
30.04.2024
very sunny
9°C 24°C
01.05.2024
very sunny
8°C 22°C
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