Circular hike: Pöllau - Gschaid - Rabenwald - Pöllau

Name: Circular hike: Pöllau - Gschaid - Rabenwald - Pöllau
Brand: Steiermark
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A scenic tour in the Pöllau Valley Nature Park in Eastern Styria for hikers who are in good physical condition.

The Pöllauer Tal Nature Park is one of seven nature parks in Styria.

The region's flagship product is the Pöllauer Autumn pear - its trees, which can grow up to 16 meters high, are wonderfully at home in the orchards that are also characteristic of Eastern Styria.

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The tour in numbers

challenging

Level of difficulty

27,5 km

Route

8:00 h

Time

900 hm

Uphill

900 hm

Downhill

1278 m

Highest point

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Pöllau, castle park

The Pöllau Valley Nature Park is located in the heart of Eastern Styria, the garden of Austria, approx. 60 km north-east of Graz and approx. 150 km south of Vienna

By car from Vienna

If you are driving from Vienna to Pöllau bei Hartberg, take the A2 towards Graz and drive about 110 kilometres until you reach the Hartberg exit. From there, follow the B54 in the direction of Pöllau.

By car from Graz

To get to Pöllau bei Hartberg from Graz, take the A2 motorway in the direction of Vienna. After about 30 kilometres, take the Gleisdorf West exit and then take the B54 towards Hartberg/Pöllau. Follow the B54 for about 25 kilometres until you reach Pöllau.

By car from Salzburg

To get to Pöllau bei Hartberg from Salzburg, take the A1 motorway towards Vienna. Drive about 110 kilometres to exit 109 (Salzburg junction). There change to the A9 motorway in the direction of Graz. At St. Michael, follow the S6 towards Kapfenberg. Continue on the S6 until the Krieglach exit. From there, take the B72 and then the L405 to Pöllau.

We start this circular walk in the castle park at the signposts to the east of the Parkcafe.
The signpost "Richtung Gschaid" leads us through Ortenhofenstraße (alternative via the Aupark past the outdoor pool on the left) in a northerly direction to a wayside shrine and the blue house of the Almbauermühle, where we follow the yellow/blue markings and the "Naturpark-Erlebnisrundweg" to the Hotel Restaurant Gruber on the left.
At the bridge by the hotel, we head in a north-westerly direction and follow the white-blue-white and white-yellow-white markings with the numbers 2 and 3.
At the fork in the path at the farm "Almer" vulgo Toni on the Wiesn, we now choose marking no. 2.
After the Grottenstüberl, the trail initially leads along the country road, then turns left into the forest and leads us to the junction in the direction of GH Derler, where we keep right and reach the Gschaid saddle (SAM stop: HF 5996).
From the Gschaid saddle, our hike continues on the other side of the road in the direction of Pöllau following the red-white-red trail no. 921 to the junction where we meet the red-white-red trail no. 922.
This accompanies us back to Pöllau - our starting point (SAM stop "Pöllau, Zwinger": HF 5943).

SAM - the shared cab in Eastern Styria - can be reached on +43 50 363738 (waiting time approx. 1 hour).

Enjoy the Pöllauer Autumn pear: best in liquid form as juice, cider or brandy - available directly from the producers!

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.

For local transport we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

Pöllau, castle park

Pööllau, P&R at the Pöllau bypass

Information about the region, places to stop for refreshments and overnight accommodation, excursion destinations etc. can be found here:

Tourism region Eastern Styria

Nature Park Pöllauer Valley office

Schloss 1, 8225 Pöllau, Austria

Phone: +43 3335 4210

www.naturpark-poellauertal.at

www.oststeiermark.com

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Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

Kompass Map, Hiking Map Nature Park Pöllauer Valley 1:30,000

Find out about maps, hiking brochures and other tour tips at the tourist office. You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.

Tourism region Eastern Styria

Nature Park Pöllauer Valley office

Schloss 1, 8225 Pöllau

Tel: +43 3335 4210

www.naturpark-poellauertal.at

www.oststeiermark.com

Rother hiking guide "Oststeiermark - Von den Fischbacher Alpen bis in die Thermenregion", 50 tours, Elisabeth Zienitzer & Silvia Sarcletti paperback, ISBN-10, 376334577 available in bookshops