Buchkogel high trail, Stubenberg
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Medium-difficulty hike in the beautiful apple country up the Buchkogel
The tour takes you on a high-altitude trail via the Freiberg Wetterkreuz to the summit of the Buchkogel (907 m).
It is ideal on hot summer days, as this wooded and generally less strenuous tour offers plenty of shade.
Characteristics
The tour in numbers
medium
Level of difficulty
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ApfelLand is located in the heart of Eastern Styria, approx. 60 km north-east of Graz and approx. 140 km south of Vienna
By car: Coming from Vienna: Via the Südautobahn (A2) to the Hartberg exit - via the main road (B54) towards Graz - 2 km after Kaindorf towards Graz, turn off towards ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee
Coming from Salzburg/Germany: Take the highway via Salzburg - Pyhrnautobahn (A9) to Graz - continue via the Südautobahn in the direction of Vienna (A2) to the Gleisdorf West exit - federal road (B54) to Kaibing - ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee
The high-level trail initially leads along the edge of the forest past a farm, then at a medium gradient through forests to the Freiberger Wetterkreuz, where it reaches the ridge of the Buchkogel range. It follows this in the forest only moderately ascending until it finally reaches the Buchkogel summit after the Windhaber Tor on a narrow, steep path through a forest. The descent initially leads through woods to a crossroads at the Gaber farmstead. After a short stretch along the edge of the forest, it crosses a larger section of forest. This is followed by a slightly ascending section along meadows and forest edges with short forest passages. The final section crosses a larger wooded area with varying gradients before ending at the saddle at the Goger farmstead.
Refreshment stops: Buschenschank Holzer and at the 1000 m-Stüberl in Rabenwald near the finish.
We recommend:
Take your time to enjoy the wonderful landscape of ApfelLand in Eastern Styria
Bus:
Direct bus connections from the provincial capital Graz and the federal capital Vienna.
www.postbus.at
Train:
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SAM makes it possible for everyone to travel to places of interest or to be picked up after a hike.
At the start and end point, Gaber farmstead
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View from Buchkogel to Kulm, Stubenberg am See in eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | ©WEGES
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Signpost Buchkogelrunde, Stubenberg am See, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | ©WEGES
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Buchkoglkreuz, Stubenberg in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | WEGES
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Resting place on the hiking trail to Buchkogel, Stubenberg am See in eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | WEGES WEGES
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Buchen these are the name givers of the Buchkogelrunde, Stubenberg am See in eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | XErlebnisregion Oststeiermark Geschäftsstelle ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee
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Stubenbergsee lake in ApfelLand, Eastern Styria | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | Ewald Neffe
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Wanderung in der Oststeiermark: Buchkogel- Höhenweg | © Outdooractive – 3D Videos
What the weather will be like
Pöllau (421m)
The day starts sunny, but will be partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Overcast throughout the day and frequent, but light rain.
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