Hiking route St. Nikolaier Buschenschanktour No. 1 - Touren-Impression #1 | © Südsteiermark Hiking route St. Nikolaier Buschenschanktour No. 1 - Touren-Impression #1 | © Südsteiermark

St. Nikolaier Buschenschanktour No. 1

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A beautiful hike that leads past many wine taverns and beautiful views back to St. Nikolai.
The local municipality was established as an autonomous body in 1850. After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the municipality became part of the Reichsgau Steiermark, and from 1945 to 1955 it was part of the English occupation zone in Austria. Anyone who has ever been to St. Nikolai i. S. is struck by the unique landscape. From the Flamberg, a lovely valley with gentle, picturesque hills opens up to the astonished visitor. The Celts began cultivating land and wine here thousands of years ago. Many burial mounds from this and later times bear witness to this unique history. It was the magic of this spot of earth that moved many nomadic peoples to settle here over the course of time.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness
Experience
Scenery

Best season

January
February
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
13,9 km
Route
3:30 h
Time
477 hm
Uphill
477 hm
Downhill
543 m
Highest point
300 m
Lowest point

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More information

Coming from the south, north, west and east on the A9 Phyrnautobahn - exit Leibnitz - continue towards Kaindorf/S - St. Nikolai im Sausal.
Starting from the centre of St. Nikolai im Sausal, the route leads along the municipal road and along forest paths to Mitteregg. Passing wine taverns, you reach the Sausal Wine Road. Here you are rewarded for your efforts with a magnificent panorama. After about 300 m, the trail leads downhill via Kerschegg - Genseberg - down to the Waldschach ponds and then ascends to the Waldschach chapel and via the old trail back to the starting point.

 

Visit the Aeijst distillery in St. Nikolai im Sausal.
By train to Kaindorf/ Sulm. www.oebb.at
Continue by taxi to St. Nikolai i.S. T: 0043 (0)664 886 57 826
Parking spaces are available at the municipality.
Tourist Office Südsteiermark
Hauptplatz 40
A-8530 Deuschlandsberg

 

Office Kitzeck Tel.: +43 (0)3456 3500
Office Leibnitz Tel.: +43 (0)3452 76811
www.suedsteiermark.info 
office@suedsteiermark.info 

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What the weather will be like

St. Nikolai im Sausal (335m)

Morning
sunny
9°C
0%
10 km/h
Noon
sunny
15°C
10%
20 km/h
Night
cloudy
10°C
65%
10 km/h
Fairly sunny with scattered clouds. Showers will be possible towards evening.
Morning
sunny
7°C
5%
5 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
18°C
0%
15 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
16°C
0%
10 km/h
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
30.03.2024
very sunny
8°C 24°C
31.03.2024
sunny
9°C 23°C
01.04.2024
cloudy
9°C 22°C

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