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Forest trail (Waldwanderweg)

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 10,2 km
Time 3:00 h
Uphill 180 hm
Downhill 180 hm
Highest point 450 m
Leisurely walk through the diverse forest landscape with a possible connecting trail.
Starting point of the hiking tour is the center of St. Magdalena. The 5.5 km long hike, as the name suggests, leads through various forests of the 2-Thermenregion.

Best season

January
February
November
December

More information

Aus Richtung Wien:
Autobahn A2 Richtung Graz - Sie nehmen die Abfahrt Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf, dann Richtung St. Magdalena

Aus Richtung Graz: Autobahn A2 Richtung Wien - Sie nehmen die Abfahrt Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf, dann Richtung St. Magdalena

Detaillierte Informationen zur Anreise finden Sie hier.
Starting point of the hiking route is the center of St. Magdalena. Start in the direction of Harras to Schmiedböck. Turn left and hike through the forest to Längenbach. Now you can either go back the same way or decide to keep the direction and continue towards Oberlimbach on the connecting trail W6 Keltischer-Baumkreis-Weg to Bad Waltersdorf.   

  1. Start from the center of St. Magdalena
  2. direction Harras to Schmiedböck
  3. left through the forest to Längenbach
  4. the same way back to St. Magdalena to the starting point

You can decide whether you want to go back the same way to St. Magdalena or whether you want to add the connecting trail W6 to your tour.
Find timetables and travel information directly at: Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), Steiermärkische Landesbahnen (STLB), www.busbahnbim.at.

With the BusBahnBim app from Verbundlinie, timetable information has never been easier: all bus, train and streetcar connections in Austria can be queried by entering locations and/or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) - on Google Play and in the App Store

Thermenlandbus: From Vienna comfortably with the Thermenlandbus to Bad Waltersdorf.

There are plenty of parking spaces available throughout the town centre.
Tourismusverband Thermen- & Vulkanland
Tourist Office Bad Waltersdorf
Hauptplatz 90
8271 Bad Waltersdorf
Tel: +43 3382 55 100-71
badwaltersdorf@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

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

Today, 23.06.2026

The day starts sunny, but will be partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Morning
very sunny
22°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
sunny
29°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 50%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
sunny
25°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 40%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Tomorrow, 24.06.2026

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
very sunny
22°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
29°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 25%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
very sunny
27°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 10%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

25.06.2026
very sunny
16°C 33°C
26.06.2026
very sunny
17°C 34°C
27.06.2026
very sunny
17°C 35°C
Südosten Region Österreich | © Thermen- & Vulkanland Steiermark

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