Hiking route 3 Kogel trail (3-Kogel-Weg) - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland Hiking route 3 Kogel trail (3-Kogel-Weg) - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland

3 Kogel trail (3-Kogel-Weg)

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Beautiful hike around the 3 large Kogeln in the Bad Gleichenberg region. Let's enjoy the hilly landscape, which invites you to hike and enjoy!
With this hike we can explore the picturesque region of Bad Gleichenberg. It connects the municipalities of Bad Gleichenberg and Kapfenstein and captivates the hiker with its beauty. Starting from the church in Kapfenstein, this hiking trail connects three prominent volcanic cones: the Kapfensteiner Kogel, the cone-shaped Gleichenberger Kogel and the flat basalt plateau of the Stradner Kogel. The hike offers numerous opportunities to learn about the history of the region (volcanic activity & formation of the spa) or to enjoy an achterl or a snack at one of the Buschenschänken in the region.

The Kogel are typical for the Bad Gleichenberg region in the southeast Styrian hill country.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness
Experience
Scenery

Best season

January
February
December

The tour in numbers

challenging
Level of difficulty
26,9 km
Route
8:00 h
Time
782 hm
Uphill
782 hm
Downhill
558 m
Highest point
267 m
Lowest point

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More information

Starting point Kapfenstein Parish Church: Detailed information on how to get there can be found here.
We start the hike at the parish church in Kapfenstein, to the Handspur. Via the Handspur we first go down the steep slope of the Tuffschlots towards Bad Gleichenberg and later via Streuobstwieden to the country road. After crossing the road, the trail leads us along small side roads and forest paths, between vineyards and elder plantations to the Gleichenberger Kogel. At the Trassstein quarry we reach the backbone, which leads us south through the woods of the Gleichenberger Kogel, past the Mühlstein quarry to Bad Gleichenberg.Through the spa gardens and along the Krügeleiweg trail, we continue along the backbone via Steinberg to the Stradner Kogel. After crossing its extensive basalt plateau, we reach the Waltrafelsen. We continue via Jammberg and Jammzeil first to Kölldorf, where we cross the country road at the Buschenschank Fassold and reach the Lutzkapelle chapel. We soon reach Kapfenstein after a short loop at the fish pond. A steep branch path finally leads us to the Kapfenstein municipal office (GeoInfo) and back to the starting point, the parish church!

TIP: Let's take the time and learn a lot in the GeoInfo about the genesis of the region.

A picnic on the way rounds off the hike! Picnic in the vineyard, picnic in the spa park or at the castle - here you will find a suitable offer.
Timetables and travel information can be found 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.

 

Tip: If you start the hike in Bad Gleichenberg, you have a better connection.

Parking is available at the starting point
Tourist Office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Bad Gleichenberg
Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Str. 1/top 4
8344 Bad Gleichenberg
Tel. +43 3382 55 100-44
badgleichenberg@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

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What the weather will be like

St. Anna am Aigen (411m)

Morning
sunny
5°C
5%
5 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
16°C
0%
25 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
13°C
0%
25 km/h
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Morning
sunny
10°C
0%
10 km/h
Noon
very sunny
19°C
0%
15 km/h
Night
sunny
15°C
0%
15 km/h
Rather sunny weather during the day with clouds mainly in the morning and towards the evening
31.03.2024
sunny
8°C 19°C
01.04.2024
sunny
9°C 20°C
02.04.2024
sunny
6°C 14°C
Südosten Region Österreich | © Thermen- & Vulkanland Steiermark

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