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Safental trail (M6 Safental-Wanderweg)

Accessible by public transport
  • Public bus (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 7,7 km
Time 2:30 h
Uphill 160 hm
Downhill 160 hm
Highest point 460 m
A wonderful trail that offers a view all the way to Pöllauberg and the beautiful Pöllau Valley.
The starting point of the hiking tour is the center of St. Magdalena. The 7.7 km hike requires a bit of endurance.

Best season

January
February
November
December

More information

From direction Vienna:
Freeway A2 direction Graz - you take the exit Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf, then direction St. Magdalena.

From direction Graz:
Freeway A2 direction Vienna - you take the exit Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf, then direction St. Magdalena.

Detailed information on how to get to us can be found here.
Start of the hiking route is in the center of the village St. Magdalena. Go in the direction of Unterbuch and at Grubberg you have to turn left, over Jungberg in the direction of Geiseldorf. Follow the railroad, then turn left. After a slight ascent you come to the Buschenschank Vogel. Continue hiking via Geier. Here you can enjoy a wonderful view of the Pöllauer Valley and Pöllauberg. Finally you return to the starting point in St. Magdalena.

  1. start in the center of St. Magdalena
  2. direction Unterbuch
  3. at Grubberg left, over Jungberg direction Geiseldorf
  4. along the railroad, then left
  5. after a slight ascent to Buschenschank Vogel
  6. continue via Geier, back to the starting point
  • Adventure Park Geier

Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at  www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website www.busbahnbim.at

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Daily with the Thermenlandbus directly from Vienna to Bad Waltersdorf in the Thermen- & Vulkanland adventure region www.thermenlandbus.wien

There are numerous parking spaces available throughout the town center.
Tourismusverband Thermen- & Vulkanland
Tourist Office Bad Waltersdorf
Hauptplatz 90
8271 Bad Waltersdorf
Tel: +43 3382 55 100-71
badwaltersdorf@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Various hiking maps can be found in the information office Bad Waltersdorf.

Map & downloads

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What the weather will be like Buch-St. Magdalena (453m)

Today, 26.06.2026

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
very sunny
25°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
33°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
very sunny
29°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Tomorrow, 27.06.2026

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
very sunny
24°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h
Noon
very sunny
35°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
very sunny
31°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

28.06.2026
very sunny
18°C 37°C
29.06.2026
very sunny
19°C 36°C
30.06.2026
very sunny
19°C 34°C
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