Milestone trail (Meilensteinweg) / Trail 4

Name: Milestone trail (Meilensteinweg) / Trail 4
Brand: Steiermark
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)

A charming "detour" via Rehgraben (beautiful floodplain forest) to the village of Bad Loipersdorf and along the Meilensteinweg back to the spa resort.

From the starting point Therme it goes over a forest section into the Rehgraben and after a flat section you come to the "Sauberg" with a beautiful view into the Rittscheintal with Bad Loipersdorf, Dietersdorf and Gillersdorf. From the center of the village, this trail "gets" a theme: the new Bad Loipersdorf milestone trail. At 6 stations along the way (again in the direction of the thermal resort), the most important developments of the community and tourism in recent decades are presented. Shortly before the finish you have a wonderful panoramic view on the panorama terrace of the VINO.TAKE. On a clear day, you can see as far as the Koralm in the west and Hungary in the east.

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

9,4 km

Route

3:30 h

Time

186 hm

Uphill

186 hm

Downhill

355 m

Highest point

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From Vienna & Lower Austria
By car: South freeway (A2) to exit Riegersdorf, from here via the S7 in direction Budapest to exit Fürstenfeld, via Fürstenfels bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.

From Graz
By car: on the A2 motorway in the direction of Vienna as far as the Riegersdorf exit, from here via the S7 in the direction of Budapest to the exit Fürstenfeld. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.

From Western Austria and Bavaria
By car: via Salzburg on the Phyrn freeway (A9) and the Süd freeway (A2) or via Carinthia on the Süd freeway (A2) to the Riegersdorf exit, from here via the S7 in the direction of Budapest to the exit Fürstenfeld. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.

From Italy or Slovenia
By car: via Villach on the southern freeway (A2) to the Riegersdorf exit or via Maribor on the Phyrn freeway (A9) and the southern freeway (A2) in the direction of Vienna to the Riegersdorf exit. From here via the S7 in the direction of Budapest to the exit Fürstenfeld. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.

THERMENLANDBUS

The Thermenland bus runs daily between Vienna and the Loipersdorf spa resort.

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

From the starting point of the spa, turn left in the direction of Hotel Stoiser and vis á vis into the forest (starting point of the running track and other hiking trails.) After about 50 m, turn right and continue downhill along the forest path. At the bottom of the valley you finally leave the forest and walk along a dirt road until you reach the municipal road. Stay left here and follow the road until you reach the intersection with the state road towards Stein. Here you continue to the right on the sidewalk. After about 500 m, at a bridge, turn left into Rinngrabenstraße. After about 200 m leave the asphalt road on the right and walk up the hill on the dirt road. At the top, turn left on the asphalt road towards the farm. Passing the farm on the right, you come to the Sauberg. Here you have a beautiful view of the village of Bad Loipersdorf and the districts of Dietersdorf and Gillersdorf. Continue along the ridge past another farm - here turn right onto the road. After about 150 m, at the crossroads, turn right downhill in the direction of Bad Loipersdorf. In the village area please pay attention to the signs. The path leads past the parish church on the left and at the municipal office on the right to the newly designed village square on the opposite side. From here you are on the "Meilensteinweg". Cross the square and then turn right towards the elementary school. From here keep straight on along the signposted path. After 500 m you come between 2 houses to the access road in the direction of the spa. Here, continue along the accompanying path along the road. Benches invite you to rest and on the panorama terrace of the VINO.TAKE Kowald you have beautiful panoramic views. Then continue a little further off the road to the spa, where you hike the last piece over the power hill.

I would recommend enjoying the beautiful panoramic view on the panoramic terrace on the roof of VINO.TAKE Kowald with a glass of wine. Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9:00 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 18:00

Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website www.busbahnbim.at

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Parking in front of the Thermal Resort Loipersdorf and parking in the center of Bad Loipersdorf depending on the starting point.

A hiking map is available at:

Tourist Office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Guest information Bad Loipersdorf
Thermenstraße 152
8282 Bad Loipersdorf
Tel.: +43 3382 55 100-82
badloipersdorf@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at