Organ Hiking: Stage Puch - Kulm - Puch

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 8,5 km

Time 3:10 h

Uphill 539 hm

Downhill 527 hm

Highest point 963 m

Hiking from the parish church of Puch bei Weiz to the mountain chapel of Maria Brunn am Kulm. For all those who love enjoyable hiking.Cultural tourism: sacred art and organ hiking

We would like to invite you to combine your hike in ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee and the Pöllau Valley Nature Park with art and culture and culinary delights.

Download the free "Hearonymus" app, select "Churches in ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee and Pöllau Valley Nature Park" in the "Guides" section and your smartphone will become an audio guide. Churches and their organs and bells are presented and brought to life acoustically, so you can get to know the advantages of an individual tour with the sound of bells and organs.

The individual organ hiking tours can be easily combined with each other and can be walked in both directions, so that everything is possible, from a short hike to a long-distance hike.

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More information

ApfelLand is located in the heart of Eastern Styria, approx. 60 km north-east of Graz and approx. 140 km south of Vienna

By car: Coming from Vienna: Via the Südautobahn (A2) to the Hartberg exit - via the main road (B54) towards Graz - 2 km after Kaindorf towards Graz, turn off towards ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee- Floing-Unterfeistritz-Puch bei Weiz

Coming from Salzburg/Germany: highway via Salzburg - Pyhrnautobahn (A9) to Graz - continue on the Südautobahn in the direction of Vienna (A2) to the Gleisdorf West exit - main road (B54) to Kaibing - ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee- Floing- Unterfeistritz-Puch bei Weiz

To Google Maps for the calculation of the journey.

Next to the Puch parish church

From the parish church, walk in the direction of Puch-Eben and turn left past the sports field. The path leads uphill through the forest to the "Kreuzwaldlkreuz". At this point, you cross the Kulmstrasse and after another 100 m, keep left uphill towards Ramhof (path no. 9), then turn right and pass the water reservoir to the Kulm summit (975 m), the highest point of the tour. Continue along the Way of the Cross and hike downhill via the Hoader farmstead, Hofersiedlung and Hoadnbauerkapelle chapel back to Puch.

Important telephone numbers:

European emergency call: 112

Emergency call mountain rescue: 140 (if possible, please provide GPS data)

Rescue: 144

Fire department: 122

Police: 133

Here you will find the rules of conduct for "Safe handling of grazing livestock" and "Safety on the mountain"

A few tips on correct and fair behavior in the forest: (Source: www.bundesforste.at )

Hikers should avoid visiting the forest approx. 1.5 hours before sunrise and after sunset, as wild animals are particularly active at this time.Plastic bottles, handkerchiefs, cigarette butts etc. have no place in the forest! Please make sure that you do not leave any garbage in the forest.Camping and making fires is strictly forbidden in the forest!In principle, every person in the forest is allowed to collect 2 kg of mushrooms and berries per day for their own use. It is only prohibited if the forest owner expressly forbids it.

Small rucksack with water bottle (+ provisions)

Sturdy shoes

Appropriate clothing - preferably several layers - "onion principle"

Rain and sun protection

Hiking poles as required

Cell phone

Small first aid kit

Route descriptionBefore starting the hike, check where you can stop for refreshments, including opening times, or pack suitable food and drink.

We recommend you:

Organ and bell ringing in the parish church of Puch bei Weiz

Bell ringing in the Maria Brunn mountain chapel

Timetables and information can be found at the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) or at www.busbahnbim.at