3. Stage: Path of the 100.000 steps, Nechnitz - Sommeralm

• The hike starts on the Nechnitz, at the Haider inn, right at the entrance to the inn the "Holzskulpturenweg" (wood sculpture trail) leads steeply up to the Gschaid-Nock.
• After the end of the "wood sculpture path", there is a small stretch of path leading all the way up to the summit cross of the Gschaid-Nock or Gschaidberg.
• The magnificent view at the summit should definitely be enjoyed, a board explains the mountain world around it- with a view of the "Rote Wand", the trail continues in a westerly direction over the Wildkogel to the "Gerlerkreuz" and on to the Angerwirt Inn on the Teichalm (trail no. 2 and then trail no. 740), you can stop off at the Gerler Hut on the way.
• At the Angerwirt inn, cross the main road and continue right into the meadow (trail no. 45).
• After a steep ascent through the forest, you reach the highest point of the tour, the Osser summit (1,548 hm), from here you have a beautiful view back to the Teichalmsee.
• From the Osser summit the path leads steeply down to the "Schwoabauern-Kreuz", which can be seen from far away.
• At the bottom left is the GH Holzmeister directly on the Sommeralmstraße, the last few metres down you take trail no. 754.

The figures of the wooden sculpture path were carved with a chainsaw by the farmer and innkeeper Erich Haider-Harrer, who also created this path.

Timetables and travel information can be found at: Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at busbahnbim.at.

For local or return transport we recommend the SAM-SammelTaxi.

Parking spaces on the Nechnitz or at the Teichalmsee.

You can find all the information about the "Trail of 100,000 Steps" here.

More info about the region, where to stop, where to find rooms and where to find the description of the excursion destinations and businesses:

Tourismusverband OststeiermarkAlmenland Nature Park OfficeFladnitz 1008163 Fladnitz/TeichalmTel: +43 3179 23000Mail: almenland@oststeiermark.comwww.almenland.at | www.oststeiermark.com

The Styria Tours App, which is available free of charge on Google Play and in the App Store (Android, iOS), offers detailed first-hand information: short facts (length, duration, difficulty, ascent and descent in altitude metres, ratings), map, route descriptions, altimeter, compass, summit finder, navigation along the tour. In addition, you can create your personal list of favourite tours and points, save tours and excursion destinations offline, play on social media channels and more.

Hiking map "Almenland", freytag & berndt, 1:50 000 - available at the tourist office or at the businesses,Hiking map "Grazer Bergland - Schöckl - Teichalm - Stubenbergsee", freytag & berndt, 1:50 000, available in bookshops

The trail has its own website with lots of additional information.