Hiking route Barbara Sicharter Way, Vorau - Touren-Impression #1 | © VVW Sonja Spitzer Hiking route Barbara Sicharter Way, Vorau - Touren-Impression #1 | © VVW Sonja Spitzer

Barbara Sicharter Way, Vorau

"In the footsteps of pilgrims and pilgrims" you hike on asphalt, field and forest paths from Vorau to Wenigzell - a great tour in the Joglland - Waldheimat region.
On this path, one learns interesting information about Barbara Sicharter, the founder of the order of St. Mary's Hospital Vorau. On the information boards along the way at the rest stops, selected Bible passages are designated, which invite you to reflect, linger and enjoy.The starting point of this trail is also well worth seeing: the Augustinian canons' monastery in Vorau is the only canons' monastery still active in Styria. Vorau Abbey delights visitors especially with its unique library and sacristy. This is also where the trail starts, also the first marking of the Barbara Sicharter Trail: yellow panels with inscription can be found here.Once you arrive in Wenigzell, there are numerous places to stop for refreshments.Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
15,6 km
Route
4:30 h
Time
450 hm
Uphill
400 hm
Downhill
903 m
Highest point

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More information

Vorau is located in the East Styrian hill country at an altitude of between 470 and 1248 meters.

By car:
From Vienna: A2 exit Pinggau - Rohrbach - Vorau

From Graz: A2 exit Pinkafeld or Hartberg - Rohrbach - Vorau

Detailed information on how to get here can be found here.

  • We start at the Augustinian canons' monastery in Vorau
  • We hike leisurely along hiking trail no. 919 to the Joglland bauernladen farm shop.
  • Afterwards we follow the signs of the Barbara-Sicharter-Weg for about 300 meters.
  • From there we continue walking on this path in a westerly direction until we come to the next information point "I am the salt of the earth".
  • After about 15 minutes of walking we come to a municipal road, which we follow to the right.
  • Then we cross the brook "Lafnitz" and reach the next station at Lafnitzegg after a short ascent
  • In 45 minutes we reach Wenigzell
For a spiritual walk along the Barbara Sicharter Way, Sister Johanna of St. Mary's Hospital will be happy to assist you!

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
-> Start: HF 5343, Vorau-Stift | Pick-up: HF 5235, Wenigzell GH Fast or No. 317 Wenigzell Fast

Vorau, Vorau Abbey (free)
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

Tourist Info Vorau
Bahnhofstrasse 80, 8250 Vorau
Tel.: +43 3337 2508
tourismus@vorau.at
www.vorau.at 

Vorau Abbey - Gate
8250 Vorau 1
Tel.: +43 33372351
pforte@stift-vorau.at
www.stift-vorau.at 

Hiking booklet “On foot through Joglland and Waldheimat”: available from the Joglland - Waldheimat tourist office: +43 3336 20255

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Folder “Barbara-Sicharter-Weg”

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What the weather will be like

Vorau (675m)

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Early clouds will gradually clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
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03.11.2024
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