Trail of reflection (Weg der Besinnung)

Name: Trail of reflection (Weg der Besinnung)
Brand: Steiermark
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The geomantic places along the trail invite you to recharge your batteries and spend time. Let's take the time and feel the energy along the path of reflection!

"The path of reflection leads us over the Kapfensteiner Kogel, into a wonderful landscape in the heart of the volcanic country of southeastern Styria. Selected places invite you to experience the diversity of nature and culture in their visible but also invisible qualities."

STATIONS along the way:

Hoher Stein - Flowing, the power of the earth rises and fills the space full of vitality.
Marienbründl - The source leads us to the origin of life.
Josefsbild - With the vastness opens the lightness of being.
Place of Fire - The inner fire inspires the spirit.
Sacred Heart Chapel - We encounter the essential with the heart.
Vital center - Everything is connected with everything.
Place of dance - Movement and rhythm carry life.
St. Nicholas Parish Church - The encounter with God is also an encounter with the landscape and with ourselves.
Place at the church - Communication promotes mutual understanding.

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The tour in numbers

easy

Level of difficulty

2,5 km

Route

1:00 h

Time

115 hm

Uphill

115 hm

Downhill

470 m

Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Detailed information on how to get there can be found here.

Nine geomantic places around the Kapfensteiner Kogel invite you to perceive the special qualities of energy resting places and the power of nature. Starting from the Kapfensteinerhof inn, this contemplation trail leads you on partly narrow paths through steep terrain and invites you to trace the four elements enjoy the charming atmosphere around the Herz-Jesu chapel, hike to the highest point of the Kapfensteiner Kogel and finally relax under a pear tree in front of the church.

Take time to feel the geomantic places and actively perceive them!

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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Free parking available at the starting point

Gemeindeamt Kapfenstein: www.kapfenstein.at

Tourist office Thermen- und Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Bad Gleichenberg
Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Str. 1/top 4
8344 Bad Gleichenberg
Tel: +43 3382 55 100-44
badgleichenberg@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Hiking map available in the guest information Bad Gleichenberg and the municipal office Kapfenstein! Accompanying booklet "Weg der Besinnung" available in the tourist office and in the municipal office Kapfenstein!

Volcano country hiking map "Man & Nature1:500.000 Styrian Volcanic Country Tel. +43 (0)3152/8575-710 www.spuren.at

freytag & berndt WK 412 Southeast Styrian Hills, Volcanic Country, Bad Gleichenberg, Bad Radkersburg

Kompass hiking guide "Styrian Volcano Country - On the trail of the volcanoes". Descriptions, route maps and elevation profiles ISBN 978-3-85026-096-1 www.kompass.at