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HWW-Hiking route: Pinggau - Schäffernsteg - Dirnegg (circular trail)

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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 leads from Pinggau via Haideggendorf to Schäffernsteg and via Dirnegg back to Pinggau. At the HWW station Pinggau/Bahnhof is the monument shown here, which commemorates a traffic accident in 1921. You can find out the story behind this incident there.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness
Experience
Scenery

Best season

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

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
11,0 km
Route
3:05 h
Time
247 hm
Uphill
245 hm
Downhill
656 m
Highest point
453 m
Lowest point

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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

Mariazell (860m)

Morning
very sunny
3°C
0%
0 km/h
Noon
very sunny
14°C
5%
10 km/h
Night
very sunny
11°C
5%
5 km/h
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
sunny
7°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
19°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
very sunny
14°C
0%
5 km/h
Early clouds will clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
29.04.2024
sunny
5°C 22°C
30.04.2024
sunny
7°C 23°C
01.05.2024
very sunny
6°C 22°C
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