Montanweg - Ratten - St. Kathrein am Hauenstein
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A varied themed hike that takes you along forest and field paths, local roads and short climbs to the summit of the Hauereck and thus also connects the communities of Ratten and St. Kathrein am Hauenstein.
The "Friedensstollen" (show gallery), which was closed in 1960, is the starting point of the mining nature trail. Along the trail, you can learn about how lignite was mined in those days by means of information boards at original Ratten mining sites.
Characteristics
The tour in numbers
medium
Level of difficulty
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Further information on how to get there can be found on Google Maps: leisure center, Ratten
We start our tour at the mining museum and the show tunnel at the Ratten leisure center. The path then leads us between the leisure center and the Red Cross to the main school park, where, in addition to display boards, a steam excavator shovel and a material ropeway hut remind us of former mining activities in the upper Feistritz valley. We continue around the school building in the direction of Keuchgraben. Approx. 100 meters after the main school, we turn left onto a somewhat steeper, narrow forest path to the next information board "Seilbahnstützenfundament". We follow the slightly ascending forest path to the Grubfeldsiedlung before reaching the municipal road. After approx. 200 meters, we keep left and come to several farmsteads. After another 150 meters, we branch off to the right onto a narrow forest path, past some detached houses and then arrive at Gasthof Dirndlhof. With beautiful views, we continue along the municipal road to the Gasthof Ponyhof. Between the riding stables and tennis court, we continue on the path to the Moosbauern. At a right-hand bend in the gravel road at the edge of the field, we keep left and head towards the mining settlement. We follow this hiking trail for approx. 300 meters. After the next Montanlehrpfad signpost, we walk along paths and forest tracks to the next information board "Wetterschacht". At the junction, we keep right, reach a farmstead and hike along a field path and the access road to the Hauereckhütte. Past the chairlift mountain station and the legendary Katharinenstein, we follow the path downhill to the snack station "Zum alten Bergwerk". The mining memorial is also very close by. Then continue north briefly to the end of the mining settlement. There, following the signs to the right, we return to the Ponyhof via beautiful forest paths and continue along a local road and a forest path towards Ratten to the starting point of the mining museum.
Mountain farming museum in Ratten
Parking available at the mining museum and the Ratten leisure center
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Hunt und Baggerschaufel | © Heribert Hahn | TV Joglland Waldheimat
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Bergbaumuseum Ratten | © Gemeinde Ratten | TV Joglland Waldheimat
What the weather will be like
St. Kathrein am Hauenstein (783m)
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
The day starts sunny, but will be partly cloudy in the afternoon.
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