Theme path Crisscross path (Kreuz & Querpfad) - Long variant / Trail 9 - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland Theme path Crisscross path (Kreuz & Querpfad) - Long variant / Trail 9 - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland

Crisscross path (Kreuz & Querpfad) - Long variant / Trail 9

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On 2 different route lengths you will encounter history and stories. Many wayside crosses, shrines and chapels line these scenic paths.        
The long variant has not only more kilometers, but also more interesting places and charming high trails. On the Kögelberg (with 405 m the highest point of the former district Fürstenfeld) you have a wide distant view.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
18,8 km
Route
5:00 h
Time
270 hm
Uphill
270 hm
Downhill
407 m
Highest point

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From Vienna & Lower Austria
By car: South freeway (A2) to exit Riegersdorf, from here via the S7 in direction Budapest to exit Fürstenfeld, via Fürstenfels bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
 
From Graz
By car: on the A2 motorway in the direction of Vienna as far as the Riegersdorf exit, from here via the S7 in the direction of Budapest to the exit Fürstenfeld. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
 
From Western Austria and Bavaria
By car: via Salzburg on the Phyrn freeway (A9) and the Süd freeway (A2) or via Carinthia on the Süd freeway (A2) to the Riegersdorf exit, from here via the S7 in the direction of Budapest to the exit Fürstenfeld. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
 
From Italy or Slovenia
By car: via Villach on the southern freeway (A2) to the Riegersdorf exit or via Maribor on the Phyrn freeway (A9) and the southern freeway (A2) in the direction of Vienna to the Riegersdorf exit. From here via the S7 in the direction of Budapest to the exit Fürstenfeld. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.

Detailed information on how to get there can be found here.
Entrance vis á vis Hotel Stoiser into the forest. Initially forest path, past the liver cones (Roman tumuli from the 1st and 2nd century AD), then alternately over forest paths and hardly traveled municipal roads. The shorter route leads along vineyards to the village of Stein and then rejoins the longer route in Kleinsteinberg. The longer route leads along a ridge to the Kögelberg (with 405m the highest point of the former district Fürstenfeld). Both routes take you from the Oberberg down to the village of Bad Loipersdorf. Then continue in the direction of Rehgraben and via the forest path back to the spa. An experience!
In addition to the interesting crossroads descriptions, the tour is also very scenic. For a long time, the route takes you along a ridge with beautiful views of the rolling hills of the thermal region. 

Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at  www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website  www.busbahnbim.at

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Parking lot in front of the spa resort Loipersdorf
You can get a hiking map at:

Tourist office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Guest information Bad Loipersdorf
Thermenstraße 152
8282 Bad Loipersdorf
Phone: +43 3382 55 100-82
badloipersdorf@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

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What the weather will be like

Unterlamm (277m)

Morning
cloudy
17°C
45%
5 km/h
Noon
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22°C
25%
5 km/h
Night
sunny
20°C
35%
0 km/h
Scattered showers in the beginning, gradually becoming sunny in the afternoon.
Morning
very sunny
18°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
26°C
5%
5 km/h
Night
sunny
23°C
15%
5 km/h
Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, clouds will be rare.
18.06.2024
sunny
15°C 30°C
19.06.2024
very sunny
15°C 32°C
20.06.2024
sunny
17°C 32°C
GenussCard Steiermark | © Thermen- und Vulkanland Steiermark, Harald Eisenberger

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