Schöckl - Graz's popular mountain

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 12,4 km

Time 4:45 h

Uphill 1000 hm

Downhill 700 hm

Highest point 1443 m

The Schöckl is rightly called Graz's local mountain and offers unique experiences for every taste and all nature lovers throughout the year.

The suggested tour is just one of many ways to hike the Schöckl and connects Graz with St. Radegund. The "Long Trail" leads via the rustic Johann-Waller-Hütte to the western summit and the Schöckl Plateau with its diverse attractions, games and sports facilities for the whole family and the rich gastronomic offer with six catering establishments.For the less sporty, the Schöckl cable car is the ideal alternative and a barrier-free circular trail allows everyone to enjoy the unique mountain panorama.

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By car to Stattegg, Leber or to St. Radegund, valley station of the cable car.

From the bus station "Fuß der Leber", take the newly created hiking trail 20a briefly up the steep Leberstraße; then keep right and follow the forest path to Kalkleitenstraße. Follow the asphalt road briefly to the left for 300 m and then turn right along trail 20a to trail 20 towards Göstinger Forsthaus. From here, hike along trail 730 to the Johann-Waller-Hütte in approx. 15 minutes. After a leisurely stop for refreshments, climb up to the Schöckl West summit in approx. 45 minutes. From there, it's another 15 minutes to the top station of the Schöckl cable car on the Schöckl plateau. You can take this down to St. Radegund. After the mountain station, head east along the plateau to the Johannes Chapel and on to the eastern summit / Schöcklkopf. If you don't want to take the cable car down into the valley, follow the adventure circular route down to the Halterhütte and from there take the normal route 21 downhill to the valley station in St. Radegund.

The entire hike can also be done in reverse order from St. Radegund to Stattegg.

Worthwhile trails lead over the Schöckl from all directions and the good public accessibility allows you to combine great day and multi-day hikes from Graz, St. Radegund, Semriach, Passail and more. An overnight stay in the comfortable Stubenberghaus or in the rustic Johann-Waller-Hütte is a unique experience for young and old.

Bus 53 of the Graz public transport company, final stop "Stattegg Fuß der Leber"

Return journey from the station "St. Radegund bei Graz, Seilbahn Talstation" with regional bus line 250 to Graz

Parking is available at the Schöcklbahn valley station in St. Radegund (fees apply).
Hikers' parking areas are located at Leber or in Kalkleiten/Stattegg or Steingraben/Steingrabenstraße.
There is no parking at the bus station Fuß der Leber.

www.holding-graz.at/en/activities/schoeckl

Information, hiking brochures and maps are available from:
Tourismusverband Region Graz
Erlebnisregion Graz, Information Office
Herrengasse 16, 8010 Graz, Austria
P +43 316 80750, info@regiongraz.at