Adventure trail- honey bee, Anger near Weiz

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 3,8 km

Time 1:20 h

Uphill 107 hm

Downhill 99 hm

Highest point 565 m

The educational trail is intended to awaken understanding for nature and show interesting facts about the life of bees.

The romantic nature trail starts at the outdoor swimming pool Anger, and leads you along orchards, past a rustic cider tavern, to the fairytale forest settlement. You hike through shady forests, along the banks of a torrent to the "Mill in the Fairytale Forest". Along the way, display boards inform you about the life and products of bees. Enjoy the East Styrian fauna and flora along the way, far away from stress, past biotopes and quiet crossroads that invite you to linger..

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Directions:

By car

Coming from Vienna:

Via the Südautobahn (A2) to the Hartberg exit - via Bundesstraße (B54) in the direction of Graz - 2 km after Kaindorf in the direction of Graz turn off in the direction of ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Anger.

Coming from Salzburg/Germany:

Freeway via Salzburg - Pyhrnautobahn (A9) to Graz - continue via Südautobahn in the direction of Vienna (A2) to the Gleisdorf West exit - Bundesstraße (B54) to Kaibing - ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Anger

Anger, bus station (free of charge)

The nature trail is intended to awaken understanding for nature and show interesting facts about the life of bees.

The romantic honey trail begins at the Anger open-air swimming pool, leads along orchards, past a rustic cider tavern, to the fairytale forest settlement. You walk through shady forests, along the banks of a wild brook to the romantic "Mill in the Fairytale Forest".

Along the way you will find information boards about the life and the products of the busy bees as well as about many plants.

Enjoy the East Styrian fauna and flora along the edge of the forest, far away from stress, past biotopes and quiet path crossings that invite you to linger.

The wonderful sight of the Styrian farmer's garden and the view of the village of Anger, the Zetz and the alpine region (Sommeralm) give this hike an additional charm. At the halfway point of the trail, you will reach the bee facility.

In addition to a show hive where you can observe the organized life of the bee colony, there is also a bee colony with a wild hive that lives in a hollow tree trunk. The trail continues to the village of Fresen. Here in the village you have the opportunity to buy from the farmers East Styrian specialties(meat, farmhouse bread, eggs, brandies, etc.).

Important telephone numbers:

Euronotruf: 112

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

Rescue: 144F

ire department: 122

Police 133Here you can find the rules of conduct for "Safe handling of grazing livestock" and "Safety on the mountain".A few tips for correct and fair behavior in the forest: (Source: www.bundesforste.at )

Hikers should avoid visits to the forest about 1.5 hours before sunrise and after sunset, as wildlife is particularly active during this time.Plastic bottles, handkerchiefs, cigarette butts & Co have no place in the forest! Please make sure that you do not leave any trash in the forest.Camping and making fire - is strictly forbidden in the forest!In principle, each person is allowed to collect 2 kg of mushrooms and berries per day in the forest for personal use. It is only forbidden if the forest owner expressly prohibits it.

- Backpack with water bottle/thermos flask and provisions- Mountain / hiking boots- Appropriate clothing - preferably several layers - "onion principle" on cool days: long hiking pants, do not forget gloves: Headgear, sunglasses- rain protection, seat pad- walking sticks- cell phone- first aid kit- Route description, detailed plan of the hike/hiking map/GPS device- Before the start of the hike, check the possibilities for refreshments, including opening times, or pack the appropriate food and drink

We recommend:

Display boards about the life and products of the busy beesShowcase, where you can observe the hustle and bustle of the bees

Bus:

Direct bus connections from the provincial capital Graz and the federal capital Vienna.

www.postbus.at

Information about the region, places to stop for refreshments and overnight stays, excursion destinations, etc., you can find out:

Eastern Styria Tourist Board

Office ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee

8223 Stubenberg at the lake 5

Tel. :+43 3176 8882

www.apfelland.info

www.oststeiermark.com