Nature Trail HWW-Hiking route: Schäffern - Tauchen/Wechsel - Koglreith - Hilmtor - Trahütte - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Nature Trail HWW-Hiking route: Schäffern - Tauchen/Wechsel - Koglreith - Hilmtor - Trahütte - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

HWW-Hiking route: Schäffern - Tauchen/Wechsel - Koglreith - Hilmtor - Trahütte

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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 long HWW hiking route leads from Schäffern via Ochenbauer and Tauchen am Wechsel to Baumgarten and Koglreith and from there via Hofgraben and Hiltmtor to Trahütte. Along the HWW hiking route, you pass the Koglreith HWW station, where it is explained that the tranquil Koglreith was once an important toll point in Wechselland for centuries.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

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

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
21,9 km
Route
6:50 h
Time
1069 hm
Uphill
403 hm
Downhill
1333 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
11°C
10%
0 km/h
Noon
very sunny
18°C
20%
10 km/h
Night
very sunny
16°C
15%
5 km/h
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
very sunny
14°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
19°C
30%
10 km/h
Night
sunny
16°C
25%
5 km/h
The day starts sunny, but will be partly cloudy in the afternoon.
20.05.2024
sunny
11°C 21°C
21.05.2024
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12°C 20°C
22.05.2024
cloudy
12°C 19°C
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