Nature Trail HWW-Hiking route: Friedberg - Hilmtor - Trahütte - Vorauer Schwaig - Hochwechsel - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Nature Trail HWW-Hiking route: Friedberg - Hilmtor - Trahütte - Vorauer Schwaig - Hochwechsel - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

HWW-Hiking route: Friedberg - Hilmtor - Trahütte - Vorauer Schwaig - Hochwechsel

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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 Friedberg via Hilmtor, Trahütte, Vorauer Schwaig to Hochwechsel. Along the route, you will pass the Hilmtor HWW station, for example. There you can learn about the history of hunting and wild animals in Wechselland. Every few years, individual wolves roam the Wechselland.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
March
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
20,6 km
Route
6:45 h
Time
1314 hm
Uphill
172 hm
Downhill
1742 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

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

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

 

Information about the region, places to stop and stay, excursion destinations, etc., can be found here:

Eastern Styria Tourist Board

Herbal Region Wechselland office

Main square 20, 8240 Friedberg

T: +43 3339/25110-19

wechselland@oststeiermark.com

www.oststeiermark.com

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What the weather will be like

St. Lorenzen am Wechsel (725m)

Morning
very sunny
14°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
21°C
0%
15 km/h
Night
very sunny
16°C
0%
10 km/h
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
slightly cloudy
12°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
17°C
20%
15 km/h
Night
foggy
14°C
40%
10 km/h
Sunny in the early morning, but soon clouds will gather and will lead to light rain towards evening.
02.05.2024
foggy
10°C 18°C
03.05.2024
cloudy
9°C 16°C
04.05.2024
slightly cloudy
8°C 17°C
GenussCard Steiermark | © Thermen- und Vulkanland Steiermark, Harald Eisenberger

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