Raab Origin Roundtrip
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Circular trail in the Almenland Nature Park in Styria - from the "Waldmühle" at the head of the valley up to the source of the Raab River.
North of Passail, at the foot of the Osser and in the middle of the Almenland Nature Park, the Raab rises. This mythical river flows 250 km through eastern Styria and Hungary until it flows into the Danube at Györ. A few kilometres after Passail, the Raab forms Austria's longest gorge for 12 kilometres, part of which is a protected Natura2000 area and also a popular destination for hikers.
The trail leads in a large arc to the Raabursprung and back down to the Waldmühle rest stop, which is located at the end of the valley in the north of Passail. This family hiking trail leads past several steeply situated mountain farms, and along the way the story of "Pozilo", the deer and the little droplet "Sprungingerl" is told. The "Waldmühle" snack station, at the starting point of the tour, is only open at weekends; there are other places to stop in Passail.
More information
Approach via the B64/Rechbergbundesstraße to the centre of Passail, at the Schrenk Inn "Knödelzeit" head north, after 6 kilometres you will reach the starting point at the Waldmühle snack station. Along the last 6 kilometres there is also a marked hiking trail or the "Raabtal-Radweg" R11.
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All information for the journey
- We start at the "Waldmühle" rest stop and walk along a cart track to the "Klingler" farmstead.
- The path continues past the "Steilbauer" farmstead and then through the forest to the fence at the Raabursprung.
- Now we go back down along the marked path to the Waldmühle.
The trail is marked and described throughout!
If you want to extend the hike a bit, you can hike steeply up from the Raabursprung to the "Schwoabauer-Kreuz" on the Sommeralm (trail no. 754)
By train to Weiz or Frohnleiten, from there buses go to Passail.
Timetables and travel information can be found at the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) or at www.busbahnbim.at.
For local transport we recommend the SAM-SammelTaxi.
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Raabursprung bei Passail, Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Jausenstation Waldmühle bei Passail, Naturpark Almenland, Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Raabursprung - für Kinder erzählt, Naturpark Almenland, Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Hirsch Pozilo am Raabursprung, Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | © TVB Oststeiermark | Christine Pollhammer
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Gehöft Klingler, Passail, Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Petergstamm, Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Raabursprung bei Passail, Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Raabursprung bie Passail, Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Blick auf Passail, Naturpark Almenland in der Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
What the weather will be like
Passail (653m)
Rather cloudy in the morning, then sunny spells will develop gradually.
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
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