HWW-Hiking route: Dechantskirchen - Hohenau/Kapelle - Flourls Schenke - Stögersbach (circular trail)

Name: HWW-Hiking route: Dechantskirchen - Hohenau/Kapelle - Flourls Schenke - Stögersbach (circular trail)
Brand: Steiermark
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This HWW hiking route is part of the Wechselland Historical Long-Distance Hiking Trail (HWW), which tells the story of Wechselland along more than 100 HWW stations. More information can be found at www.wechsel-wandern.at.

This HWW hiking route runs from the center of Dechantskirchen to Hohenau Chapel to Flourls Schenke via Stögersbach back to Dechantskirchen. Along the HWW hiking route, at the HWW station Hohenau/Kapelle, you will learn that the high-altitude Hohenau was an independent political municipality for decades. You can also learn about the impact the introduction of political municipalities in 1849/50 had on the history of Wechselland.

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Experience

Scenery

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

12,9 km

Route

3:45 h

Time

408 hm

Uphill

401 hm

Downhill

867 m

Highest point

514 m

Lowest point

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Directions - By car

via the Südautobahn (A2) to the Pinggau exit
at the traffic circle take the 3rd exit
along the B54 towards Graz/Hartberg
turn left onto Dechantskirchen

The tour is not signposted throughout. Route guidance with app recommended.

start: Park and Ride Dechantskirchen
turn right down Kroisbachweg to the village square in Dechantskirchen
turn right towards the Dechantskirchen municipal office
after the municipal office, turn left onto Karnerweg
turn right at the crossroads and walk along Bergenweg
turn left onto Grabenweg past the Zinggl-Bäck cider barturn right onto Hilmweg
pass the Hohenau chapel
then turn right again onto Bergenweg
at the crossroads, you can take a detour to the right to Flourl's Schenke with a wonderful view
keep right and pass the 2nd farm on the left
the path leads across fields and through a wood towards Stögersbach
keep right at the next crossroads past inn Jeitler
along Reithoferweg in the direction of Dechantskirchen
turn left onto Bergenweg
at the crossroads, turn onto Schwammerweg
pass inn Schwammer and return to the Park and Ride

We recommend a stop at Flourl's Schenke. The inn with the flair of a Buschenschank has a wonderful view of the Pannonian Plain across Eastern Styria all the way to Slovenia!

Timetables and travel information can be found at:

Bus: www.richard.at

Train: www.oebb.at

For local transportation we recommend the SAM- Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark: www.oststeiermark.at/sam

Parking spaces are available at the Park and Ride in Dechantskirchen.

Historical long-distance hiking trail Wechselland

www.wechsel-wandern.at

Historical Association Wechselland

Chairman Dr. Andreas Salmhofer

Tel: +43 664/400 27 17

info@geschichte-wechselland.at

www.geschichte-wechselland.at