Hiking route Untergreithweg No. 17 Variant a - Touren-Impression #1 | © Südsteiermark Hiking route Untergreithweg No. 17 Variant a - Touren-Impression #1 | © Südsteiermark

Untergreithweg No. 17 Variant a

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Beautiful circular hiking trail with many vantage points in the South Styrian wine country.
The topography of the municipality of St. Johann im Saggautal is the ideal example for the entire South Styrian hill country. The municipality lies in the middle of the beautiful Saggau Valley. The main village lies at 316 m above sea level, the highest points reach up to 589 m above sea level. St. Johann im Saggautal is characterised by a diverse landscape: Fertile fields in the valley, lush meadows and orchards on the gentle to very steep hills with charming vineyards and vineyard slopes. A colourful forest area stretches in between. 

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness
Experience
Scenery

Best season

January
February
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
13,2 km
Route
3:34 h
Time
199 hm
Uphill
198 hm
Downhill
414 m
Highest point
299 m
Lowest point

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More information

Coming from the south, north, east and west on the A9 Phyrnautobahn - exit Leibnitz - continue towards Kaindorf/S. - Heimschuh - Großklein - St. Johann i. S.
Variant 17a: The Untergreithweg has its starting point at the car park next to the Jauk car dealership in St. Johann im Saggautalweg, past the Jauk Hartner inn, past the St. Johann im Saggautal municipal office and then left in the direction of Buschenschank Wildpacher- towards Radigaberg then left in the direction of Schlammegg and via Schimpeleck, Habitschegg and Saggau back to the starting point.
Visit the Stelzl distillery in the village centre.
By train to Kaindorf/ Sulm. www.oebb.at or www.busbahnbim.at
Continue by taxi T: 0043 (0)664 886 57 826
Parking is available at the starting point.
Tourist Office Südsteiermark
Hauptplatz 40
A-8530 Deuschlandsberg

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

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What the weather will be like

St. Johann im Saggautal (306m)

Morning
sunny
11°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
21°C
0%
15 km/h
Night
very sunny
19°C
0%
10 km/h
Early clouds will clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
Morning
sunny
12°C
0%
0 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
23°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
very sunny
20°C
0%
5 km/h
Early clouds will clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
29.04.2024
sunny
8°C 25°C
30.04.2024
very sunny
9°C 25°C
01.05.2024
sunny
9°C 23°C

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