Winter Hike in St. Kathrein/Offenegg

Characteristics

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 8,5 km

Time 2:30 h

Uphill 210 hm

Downhill 210 hm

Highest point 1080 m

A wonderful hike above St. Katrein, which leads mainly along municipal roads that are cleared. The tour is therefore good to go even with more snow.

In summer, the "Garden of Eden Cycle Path" leads along this route, in winter it is also possible to hike here without snowshoes or sleds along the little-traveled municipal roads.

Immediately at the entrance to the village, the path leads up to the "Zeil", here beautiful views back to St. Kathrein and far out into the country await. The further path then leads along a beautiful forest path up to the district of Gschaid. Here a magnificent panorama opens up - from the Eibisberg over Schöckl and Rote Wand to the Sommeralm.

The rest of the way leads along the "Mühlental-Wanderweg" with its old mills and the horseshoe figures of "almart" back up to the "Zeil". Along the way, several establishments await hungry stopovers.

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St. Kathrein/O., town entrace

St. Kathrein, Zum Steinhauser

We start at the parking lot just after entering the village ("Silver Horseshoe Panther").
We go up to the right in the direction of "Zeil/Sulamith Garten/GH Spreitzhofer", past the "Panoramahütte" (left) and the "Lindenstüberl" (right)
On the left we can already see the GH Spreitzhofer, we continue and pass the Edelbrennerei Graf.
At the crossroads we now turn right down into the forest (signpost "Eibisberg/Garten-Eden-Tour")
Arrived at the crossroads at the top of the village of Gschaid, we turn right out onto the municipal road (signpost "Garten Eden-Tour")
We now always have a view far out into the country until we enter the forest again after the "Ferienhaus Kreiner".
Now a path soon leads right into the Mühlental hiking trail ("Sulamith Garten/St. Kathrein/Zeil")
We now walk in the forest along the Mühlental hiking trail and pass old mills and the "Horseshoe Dragon".
The further path now leads left over a small bridge up to the "Sulamith Garten".
We pass the "Sulamith Garten" and immediately reach the "Zeil" again.
There we now go left down back into the village

Important telephone numbers:

European emergency call: 112
Emergency call mountain rescue: 140 (if possible, please provide GPS data)
Rescue: 144
Fire brigade: 122
Police: 133

Your safety is important to us, so we have some important information for you:

We recommend the following equipment for a hike:

small rucksack with water bottle (+ provisions)
aturdy shoes
appropriate clothing - preferably several layers - "onion principle"
rain and sun protection
hiking poles as required
mobile phone
small first aid kit
Route description
Before starting the hike, check where you can stop for refreshments, including opening times, or pack suitable provisions.

If you are already in St. Kathrein, you should definitely take a walk through the pretty village. There are also several places to stop for refreshments.

Timetables and travel information can be found at the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) or at Verbundlinie Transport Information. For local transport we recommend the SAM shared taxi East Styria.
SAM stop: WZ3206 village - Hotel Vorauer

All information about the region, the places to stop and stay overnight and the excursion destinations can be found at

Eastern Styria Tourist Board
Naturpark Almenland Office
Fladnitz 100
8163 Fladnitz an der Teichalm
T: +43 3179 23000
www.almenland.at | www.oststeiermark.com

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Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

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