Wexl Trails Summit tour over the Schwaigen

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Summit bliss, Schwaigen flair and panoramic views - this tour combines enjoyment and adventure!

Experience the perfect combination of summit enjoyment and rustic coziness: on this varied tour, the impressive Hochwechsel summit, the flowing Vorauer Schwaig Trail and numerous refreshment stops in traditional Schwaigen huts await you. Panoramic views included!

Day tickets are available online!

Opening hours are from May 15 to Nov. 1 from 09:00-19:00!

The Styrian Panorama Trails were financed to 60 percent with funds from the federal government, the province of Styria and the European Union, with the remainder shared between the participating municipalities of the Styrian Wechsel Tourism Development Association (Schäffern, Pinggau, Friedberg, Dechantskirchen, St. Lorenzen am Wechsel, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz and Lafnitz).

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

February

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November

December

The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

55,6 km

Route

4:00 h

Time

1291 hm

Uphill

1273 hm

Downhill

1733 m

Highest point

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More information

The Styrian Wexl Trails are easily accessible from Vienna and Graz by car as well as by public transport. Here is an overview of the various entry points:

Access Hilmtor/Dechantskirchen: From Vienna or Graz via the A2 to the Pinggau exit, then continue in the direction of Dechantskirchen.
Access Dorfstatt/Festenburg: Take the A2 to the Pinggau exit and continue in the direction of Festenburg.
Access Jakominiplatz/St. Lorenzen am Wechsel: Take the A2 to the Pinggau exit and continue in the direction of St. Lorenzen am Wechsel.
Access Fichtenhof/Pinggau: Via the A2 to the Pinggau exit, from there in the direction of Schaueregg

Start: Flourl's Schenke Dechantskirchen Via the Hilmtor and the Hirschensprungeben it goes up to the Mönichkirchner Schwaigcontinue via the Hallerhaus past the Marienseer Schwaig to the Dreiländereck then to the Hochwechsel summit before it goes down the Vorauer Schwaig Trail to the Vorauer Schwaigfrom there it goes back via the Glatzl Trahütten Alm again via the Hilmtor back to the starting point.

Plan enough time to stop off at the many huts along the way. Also enjoy the Wexl cinema at Flourl's Schenke

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichischen Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

Various parking facilities are available around the Styrian Wexl Trails and their feeder routes.

Parking facilities in the community centers (Schäffern, Pinggau, Friedberg, Dechantskirchen, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Lafnitz, St. Lorenzen am Wechsel and Bruck an der Lafnitz)
Wagner Kreuz elevated tank parking lot
Fichtenhof parking lot
Parking lot Glashütte
Hilmtor parking lot
Parking lot Flourl's Schenke
Parking lot Festenburg Castle

Find out about hiking maps, cycling maps, excursion destination maps and other tour tips at the tourist office.
You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.
Eastern Styria Tourist Board
Herbal Region Wechselland office
Main square 20, 8240 Friedberg
Tel.: +43 3339/25110-19
wechselland@oststeiermark.com
www.oststeiermark.com