"alpannonia" - feeder: Wenigzell - St. Jakob im Walde - Hochwechsel
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From the UNESCO World Heritage site of Semmering or the high-altitude health resort of Fischbach to the edge of the Pannonian plain near Köszeg, a path full of variety and attractions of nature leads: alpannonia®.
Or you can start the alpannonia trail in the fairytale village of Wenigzell. From there, the "power trail" continues to the neighboring community of St. Jakob im Walde. Across the hilly landscape, the trail then continues to the Hochwechsel. From there you can then join the main alpannonia trail.
The "Kraftpfad" connects the two communities of Wenigzell and St. Jakob im Walde. Along the way, 15 stations tell you everything about the sources of power that make us who we are, and at the same time you walk through 15 billion years of evolutionary history. In St. Jakob im Walde there is the exhibition center Kräftereich and the blooming Europapark. Wenigzell is known for the Joglland Oasis and the 1st Barefoot Park in Austria. Both communities also belong to the Styrian Flower Road.
After reaching the community of St. Jakob im Walde, you hike around the 1111m high Arzberg and then reach the Rabl-Kreuz Hütte. Via the Kaltwiesenhütte or the Hochwechselstraße you reach the summit of the 1743m high Hochwechsel after about 2 1/2 more hours.
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Further information on arrival: village square, Wenigzell
- We start in Wenigzell
- From there we hike along the Kraftpfad to St. Jakob im Walde
- We still follow the path 914 until we pass the Bühlhofer cross
- Then we walk over the Blasenkogel and the Ochsenkopf to the Rabl-Kreuz hut
- Now we can either hike directly to the Hochwechsel, or make a short detour to the Kaltwiesen hut
The hike along the Alpannonia feeder road from Wenigzell to the Hochwechsel is a true hike to recharge your batteries: First you hike from Wenigzell along the Kraftpfad to St. Jakob im Walde, there you can visit the Kräftereich exhibition and then you continue on to the Hochwechsel. The innkeepers in the villages also invite you to a little refreshment.
Take the ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) to Rohrbach station. From there take a bus or taxi to Wenigzell. Further information at www.oebb.at or at
Verbundlinie Steiermark
Parking spaces in Wenigzell at the village square, at the Barfußpark and the former secondary school.
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Hochwechsel road up to the Hochwechsel summit, Joglland forest home in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Birgit Kandlbauer
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Parish church in Wenigzell, Joglland forest home in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Birgit Kandlbauer
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View from St. Jakob im Walde to Wenigzell, Joglland forest home in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Europapark in St. Jakob im Walde, Joglland forest home in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | TV Jofglland-Waldheimat
What the weather will be like
Rettenegg (856m)
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Rain, rain, and rain again. Also a chance of thunderstorms towards evening.
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