Hiking route Wayside promenade and dragon seat, Fischbach - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Hiking route Wayside promenade and dragon seat, Fischbach - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Wayside promenade and dragon seat, Fischbach

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This shady forest path leads us via the wayside shrine to the dragon's seat, where we not only get to see the nest of the young dragons, but also traces of the dragon, some benches to rest on and a beautiful view into the Feistritz valley.
Many thousands of years ago, the dragon Vistix lived here. He lived happily with his family on this ridge for many years until one day his wife fell ill and died. Now he had to look after his children all by himself. To find food, Vistix had to fly all over the surrounding area and often spent half a day on the road until he came home again to his hungry children. One day, when the dragon returned from the search for food, the nest was empty; the young were nowhere to be found. So Vistix flew to Fischbach for advice and help. The people of Fischbach were afraid of the dragon for the time being. When he told the villagers his misery, they took pity on him and helped him look for the cubs. The little dragons were untraceable and remained gone forever. The dragon and the Fischbachers were good friends until death.

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The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
4,5 km
Route
1:49 h
Time
150 hm
Uphill
150 hm
Downhill
1050 m
Highest point

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From Vienna via the A2 southern motorway and the S6 Semmering motorway to the Kindberg exit. Here through the Stanzertal valley on the Schanzsattel-Landesstraße L114 to Fischbach.

From Graz via the Weizer-Bundesstraße B72 to Birkfeld and from here via the Schanzsattel-Landesstraße L114 to Fischbach.

From Linz/Salzburg/Munich via the A9 Pyhrn motorway and the S6 Semmering motorway to the Kindberg exit. Continue as above.

 Elementary school, Fischbach

We start our tour at the primary schools in Fischbach. There we cross the road to the cemetery and turn right into Roseggersiedlung. Here we walk slightly uphill for a short while through a nice housing estate until we turn left following the yellow markings onto trail no. 2. A shady forest path with fragrant conifers leads us to the wayside shrine "Faschingbauer Kreuz" and then on to the dragon's seat. The nest, the traces of a dragon and a beautiful view of eastern Styria await us there. Here we enjoy the view on the resting benches before we continue to hiking trail no. 3 after a short steep connecting trail. We make our way back along the so-called Dichterweg (path no. 3) - a comfortable forest path. This leads back to trail no. 2, on which we hike back to our starting point.
Refreshment stops in Fischbach, bathing pond and mini-golf course.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie. For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
You can find information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc. here:

Eastern Styria Tourism Association

Joglland-Waldheimat office

8255 St. Jakob im Walde

Tel.: 03336/20255

info@joglland.at

www.joglland-waldheimat.at

Eastern Styria

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Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

Wanderkarte des Höhenluftkurortes Fischbach 1:27.778 Infobüro Fischbach Tel. +43 (0)3170/ 206 www.hoehenluftkurort-fischbach.at

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What the weather will be like

Fischbach (992m)

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35%
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Noon
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Night
sunny
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Morning clouds will clear gradually. Then frequent sunny periods.
Morning
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sunny
14°C
15%
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Fair or bright in the beginning, cloudy towards the end of the day.
16.05.2024
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7°C 11°C
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cloudy
7°C 15°C
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