Mariazell Trail to the Brandlucken

Characteristics

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The tour in numbers

Route 14,9 km

Time 4:00 h

Uphill 988 hm

Downhill 403 hm

Highest point 1278 m

Section of the Mariazell Trail from Weiz to Gschaid (2 variants)

The Mariazell Trail (No. 745) leads from the Weizer School Centre via Sturmberg and Naas Dorf to the Vogelhube Hut on the Patscha. Now you can either hike around or over the Patscha peak (no. 745a) to Gschaid, where the trail continues over Eibisberg and the Bendlerhöhe to Brandlucken; gradient/descent: 1090/435m.

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More information

The district capital of Weiz is located in eastern Styria and is very easy to reach via the A2 from Vienna (approx. 2 hrs) and Graz from Graz (approx. 30 min).

Arrival from Vienna and Graz: On the A2 from Vienna, take motorway exit 161/ Gleisdorf West in the direction of the B 54/B64. Follow the B65 / Gleisdorf federal road until you reach the B54 / Wechselbundesstraße. At the roundabout take the second exit to the B64 / Rechberg-Bundesstraße. After about 15 km you will reach the district capital Weiz.
Arriving from Graz via the main road: take Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Kai and Wickenburggasse to Jahngasse / B67a. Follow the B72 to Weiz and take the exit towards Weiz-West.

Route planner

There is a mountain ruin in Sturmberg that can be visited.

The ruin is located here.

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

main square, Weiz (chargeable)

Information about the region, places to stop and stay, excursion destinations etc. can be found here:

Eastern Styria Tourist Board
Weiz office
Main square 18
8160 Weiz
Tel: +43 3172 2319 660
www.oststeiermark.com
weiz@oststeiermark.com

Current weather

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What the weather will be like Weiz (473m)

Today, 08.07.2026

Alternating cloudiness and sunshine. And a chance of thundery showers towards evening.

Morning

21°C

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Noon

25°C

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Night

20°C

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Tomorrow, 09.07.2026

Some clouds in the morning, lateron much sunshine and hardly any clouds

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18°C

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Noon

24°C

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Night

22°C

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Forecast

10.07.2026

13°C 27°C

11.07.2026

15°C 28°C

12.07.2026