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Buchenberg trail (M2 Buchenberg-Weg)

Accessible by public transport
  • Public bus (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 9,6 km
Time 3:00 h
Uphill 150 hm
Downhill 150 hm
Highest point 460 m
This path offers the possibility to get to know the surrounding villages as well as the natural diversity, starting from the center of St. Magdalena.
The starting point of the hiking tour is the center of St. Magdalena. The 9.6 km long hike goes through several villages that are located in the vicinity of the municipality.

Best season

January
February
November
December

More information

From direction Vienna:
Freeway A2 direction Graz - you take the exit Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf, then direction St. Magdalena.

From direction Graz:
Freeway A2 direction Vienna - you take the exit Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf, then direction St. Magdalena.

Detailed information on how to get to us can be found here.
The start of the tour is in the center of the village of St. Magdalena. Walk along the main road in the direction of Weinberg. In a slight bend to the right, turn left in the direction of Buchberg. Now you pass the Buschenschank Weiss and the path leads to Noiberg. Via Hopfau you come to the station in Oberbuch. From here the path goes together with the M1 along the main road in the direction of St. Magdalena. After about 200 m in a slight bend to the left, turn right onto the forest path. A slightly ascending forest path leads through the linden forest. Finally you return to the starting point in the center of St. Magdalena.

  1. start village center St. Magdalena
  2. along the country road in the direction of Weinberg
  3. in a slight bend to the right, turn left in the direction of Buchberg
  4. to Noiberg
  5. continue via Hopfau to the train station in Oberbuch
  6. along the main road in the direction of St. Magdalena
  7. after about 200 m in a slight left curve turn right into the forest road
  8. slightly ascending forest path through the linden forest
  9. back to St. Magdalena to the starting point
  • Visit to the Farmers' Museum in St. Magdalena

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.

Daily with the Thermenlandbus directly from Vienna to Bad Blumau in the Thermen- & Vulkanland adventure region www.thermenlandbus.wien

There are numerous parking spaces available throughout the town center.
Tourismusverband Thermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Bad Waltersdorf
Hauptplatz 90
8271 Bad Waltersdorf
+43 3382 55 100-71
badwaltersdorf@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Various hiking maps can be found in the information office Bad Waltersdorf.

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Refreshment at the alp

What the weather will be like Buch-St. Magdalena (453m)

Today, 10.09.2026

Prolonged light rain in the morning, showers and sunny spells in the afternoon.
Morning
foggy
14°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 75%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
foggy
18°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 65%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
cloudy
15°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 75%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h

Tomorrow, 11.09.2026

Rainfall will end around noon, then the clouds will break up.
Morning
weather.icon.66
13°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 85%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
foggy
16°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 75%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
14°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 50%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

12.09.2026
sunny
10°C 22°C
13.09.2026
sunny
9°C 24°C
14.09.2026
slightly cloudy
11°C 24°C
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