Pöllau - Kalvarienberg - Pöllauberg
We start from the center of Pöllau or Schlosspark (signpost east of the Parkcafe) and walk past the former Augustinian canon monastery or today's castle with parish church via Schmiedgasse to the traffic circle, the entrance to Pöllau-Mitte. We follow the red-white-red markings no. 942 and the green signs "Hirschbirnweg" and "Wallfahrerweg Pöllauberg". Once we reach the traffic circle, we cross the L406 country road and walk north past the Raiffeisenbank and then continue following the markings over the Kalvarienberg to the pilgrimage church in Pöllauberg.
Pöllauberg - Masenberg
Starting from the pilgrimage church, we walk northwards across the main square and the local access road to the crossroads at the chapel opposite the former "Bergstube" inn. We now follow the red-white-red markings no. 942 to the Masenberg.
Masenberg - Dorfhansl chapel - Zeil-Kratzer (former inn) From the summit of the Masenberg (1261 m) above the refuge and the Glückskapelle chapel, the trail follows the red-white-red markings no. 913 and the yellow dots of the forest nature trail to the Lüßwaldsattel saddle. Once at the Lüßwaldsattel, we keep left on the 941 hiking trail in the direction of Pöllau (forest nature trail - short section). At the signpost right next to the Dorfhanslkapelle chapel, we keep to the right, following the red-white-red markings no. 941 towards Pöllau and continue downhill to the DeBuigne family's "Zeil-Kratzer" estate.
Zeil-Kratzer - Kalvarienberg - Pöllau
We walk south along the main road on the sidewalk, through a settlement, then in the field and through a piece of forest next to the main road until we reach the intersection with a municipal road, where we follow the markings no. 941 and finally reach the Kalvarienberg church. From the Kalvarienberg church, we now follow the same route as at the start of the hike back to our starting point.