Bike Riding HWW-Hiking route: Dechantskirchen - Ehrenschachen - Sinnersdorf - Touren-Impression #1 | © Historischer Verein Wechselland Bike Riding HWW-Hiking route: Dechantskirchen - Ehrenschachen - Sinnersdorf - Touren-Impression #1 | © Historischer Verein Wechselland

HWW-Hiking route: Dechantskirchen - Ehrenschachen - Sinnersdorf

This HWW cycle route is part of the Wechselland Historical Long-Distance Hiking Trail (HWW), which tells the story of Wechselland along more than 100 HWW stations. More information can be found at www.wechsel-wandern.at.
This HWW cycle route leads from Dechantskirchen via Ehrenschachen to Sinnersdorf. Along the HWW cycle route, you come to the HWW station Mindlgraben, where you can learn about the history of the Roma, who settled in the border region to Wechselland for centuries and were mostly murdered in 1938 during the Nazi era.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
October
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
10,1 km
Route
0:50 h
Time
120 hm
Uphill
229 hm
Downhill
568 m
Highest point

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Directions - By car

  • via the Südautobahn (A2) to the Pinggau exit
  • at the traffic circle take the 3rd exit
  • along the B54 towards Graz/Hartberg
  • turn left onto Dechantskirchen
The tour is not signposted throughout. Route guidance with app recommended.
  • The tour starts in Dechantskirchen.
  • It continues through Ehrenschachen.
  • At the end you reach Sinnersdorf.
Near the route, it is worth making a detour to Thalburg Castle, which can be visited from the outside. There is an interesting information board at the entrance gate with fascinating details about the castle.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichischen Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
Historical long-distance hiking trail Wechselland
www.wechsel-wandern.at
Historical Association Wechselland
Chairman Dr. Andreas Salmhofer
Tel.: +43 664/400 27 17
info@geschichte-wechselland.at
www.geschichte-wechselland.at
 
Find out about hiking maps, cycling maps, excursion destination maps and other tour tips at the tourist office.
You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.
Eastern Styria Tourist Board
Herbal Region Wechselland office
Main square 20, 8240 Friedberg
Tel.: +43 3339/25110-19
wechselland@oststeiermark.com
www.oststeiermark.com

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