Themed Nature Trail Forest nature trail, Vorau - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Themed Nature Trail Forest nature trail, Vorau - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Forest nature trail, Vorau

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy
Route 8,9 km
Time 3:00 h
Uphill 300 hm
Downhill 300 hm
Highest point 784 m
This beautiful hiking and walking trail leads you mainly through the beautiful collegiate forests.
The forest nature trail is an approx. 3.5 km long hiking and walking path that leads you from the Vorau collegiate church down to the Brühl, where we cross a small stream that is very suitable for cooling off in the summer.

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

More information

Vorau is located in the East Styrian hill country at an altitude of between 470 and 1248 meters.

By car:
From Vienna: A2 exit Pinggau - Rohrbach-Vorau

From Graz: A2 exit Pinkafeld or Hartberg - Rohrbach - Vorau

Detailed information on how to get here can be found here.
  • We start at the monastery parking lot in Vorau
  • From there we go via a forest road down to the Brühl
  • Afterwards we walk along a forest road to the Erzherzog Johann Cross
  • In total there are 60 educational boards
You can learn more about the forests, plants and animals in the region around Vorau Abbey on around 60 educational boards.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
Vorau, Vorau Abbey (free)
Tourism Association East Styria
Office Joglland - Waldheimat
8255 St. Jakob im Walde, church quarter 24
Tel.: +43 3336 20255

Joglland-Waldheimat
Eastern Styria

current weather

Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

Regio Bus

Map: Walking and hiking trails in the Vorau recreation area

Map & downloads

Gallery

What the weather will be like Vorau (675m)

Today, 08.07.2026

Mostly cloudy in the morning, then showers and sunshine will alternate.
Morning
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20°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 35%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Noon
cloudy
21°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 60%
sr.Windstärke 15 km/h
Night
cloudy
19°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 60%
sr.Windstärke 15 km/h

Tomorrow, 09.07.2026

Some clouds in the morning, lateron much sunshine and hardly any clouds
Morning
sunny
17°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 10%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
22°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 30%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
very sunny
20°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 30%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

10.07.2026
very sunny
14°C 26°C
11.07.2026
sunny
16°C 27°C
12.07.2026
sunny
16°C 27°C
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