alpannonia circular trail - recharge your batteries, St. Jakob im Walde

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 45,6 km

Time 14:00 h

Uphill 1477 hm

Downhill 1477 hm

Highest point 1451 m

The 2-3 day tour leads from St. Jakob im Walde via Mönichwald and Vorau back to the starting point. Here you hike on various Alpannonia feeders, the main trail and many a theme trail.

With the alpannonia circular trail in the Joglland - Waldheimat region in eastern Styria, various feeders of the long-distance hiking trail can be connected. This creates a beautiful tour with numerous highlights, such as the fantastic view at the Rabl-Kreuz-Hütte or the unique Vorau Abbey. On different feeder paths you hike on the tracks of the alpannonia long-distance hiking trail and thus offer an optimal way for everyone who is looking for a 2-3 day tour.

From St. Jakob im Walde to the Rabl-Kreuz hut and on to Mönichwald and Vorau, follow the yellow alpannonia marking (feeder trail). From Vorau you hike on the Barbara-Sicharter path to Wenigzell. You then reach the starting point in St. Jakob im Walde via the so-called Kraftpfad.

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Detailed information on how to get there can be found here.

We start at the parish church in St. Jakob im Walde
We walk leisurely to the supermarket and then pass the houses on the left side
We walk uphill through the forest until we reach the road in the direction of Rettenegg
We follow the road to the Bühlhofer Höhe, where we leave the road and turn right
From here we go to the Rabl-Kreuz-Hut
From the Rabl-Kreuz hut we continue to the Kaltwiesen hut
From there we go downhill by the ski lift to Gasthof Schwengerer
We follow the hiking trail to Mönichwald
From Mönichwald we continue to Vorau
Via the Barbara-Sicharter-Weg we now hike to Wenigzell
At the Buchtelbar starts our last stage back to St. Jakob im Walde
Via the Kraftpfad we come from Wenigzell comfortably to St. Jakob im Walde
Duration: 2-3 days

For those who enjoy long-distance hiking, there is the alpannonia long-distance hiking trail from Fischbach to Köszeg with 6-7 day stages.

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark

St. Jakob im Walde, Kräftereich (free)

Tourism Association East Styria
Office Joglland - Waldheimat
8255 St. Jakob im Walde, church quarter 24
Tel.: +43 3336 20255

www.joglland-waldheimat.at
www.oststeiermark.com
joglland-waldheimat@oststeiermark.com

Hiking map “alpannonia in the Joglland - Waldheimat region” available from the tourist information office of the Joglland - Waldheimat region: info@joglland.at, Tel.: +43 3336 20255