Bike Riding Summit tour: From Mönichwald to the Hochwechsel mountain - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Bike Riding Summit tour: From Mönichwald to the Hochwechsel mountain - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Summit tour: From Mönichwald to the Hochwechsel mountain

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From the lake to the mountain - is the motto of the tour from the flower village Mönichwald to the local mountain, the 1743 meter high Hochwechsel.
The flower village of Mönichwald not only invites you to swim and enjoy in the summertime. The Hochwechsel also offers numerous opportunities for hiking tours. On this tour, the summit is climbed by bike - with the e-bike you also have the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful landscape during the ride.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

challenging
Level of difficulty
14,3 km
Route
3:30 h
Time
1196 hm
Uphill
44 hm
Downhill
1743 m
Highest point

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More information

  • We start in the center of Mönichwald at the Seegasthof Breineder.
  • At the crossroads we turn off immediately in the direction of the Hochwechsellifts
  • We follow the municipal road to the farm "Seppl im Hof".
  • Soon we arrive at the guesthouse Shwengerer
  • Here we turn left to the Alpengasthof Spitzbauer
  • We continue in the direction of Mönichwalder Schwaig
  • After the Kaltwiesenhütte we soon reach a gravel road
  • On this road we drive another 3 km until we reach the Hochwechsel
Refreshment stop at the Kaltwiesenhütte
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.

For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

Parking spaces at Seegasthof Breineder, at the leisure lake or at the elementary school
Tourism Association East Styria

Office Joglland - Waldheimat

8255 St. Jakob im Walde

church quarter 24

Tel.: +43 3336 20255

www.joglland-waldheimat.at

www.oststeiermark.com

joglland-waldheimat@oststeiermark.com

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What the weather will be like

Rettenegg (856m)

Morning
slightly cloudy
12°C
25%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
17°C
5%
5 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
14°C
5%
5 km/h
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Morning
slightly cloudy
13°C
10%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
16°C
45%
5 km/h
Night
cloudy
13°C
60%
5 km/h
Dry and fair in the early morning, then variable with frequent showers.
31.05.2024
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9°C 14°C
01.06.2024
cloudy
8°C 15°C
02.06.2024
cloudy
9°C 17°C
Südosten Region Österreich | © Thermen- & Vulkanland Steiermark

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