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Raab Origin Roundtrip

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 3,0 km

Time 1:00 h

Uphill 205 hm

Downhill 205 hm

Highest point 1094 m

Circular trail in the Almenland Nature Park in Styria - from the "Waldmühle" at the head of the valley up to the source of the Raab River.

North of Passail, at the foot of the Osser and in the middle of the Almenland Nature Park, the Raab rises. This mythical river flows 250 km through eastern Styria and Hungary until it flows into the Danube at Györ. A few kilometres after Passail, the Raab forms Austria's longest gorge for 12 kilometres, part of which is a protected Natura2000 area and also a popular destination for hikers.

The trail leads in a large arc to the Raabursprung and back down to the Waldmühle rest stop, which is located at the end of the valley in the north of Passail. This family hiking trail leads past several steeply situated mountain farms, and along the way the story of "Pozilo", the deer and the little droplet "Sprungingerl" is told. The "Waldmühle" snack station, at the starting point of the tour, is only open at weekends; there are other places to stop in Passail.

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Passail, Snack Station Waldmühle

We start at the "Waldmühle" rest stop and walk along a cart track to the "Klingler" farmstead.
The path continues past the "Steilbauer" farmstead and then through the forest to the fence at the Raabursprung.
Now we go back down along the marked path to the Waldmühle.

The trail is marked and described throughout!

If you want to extend the hike a bit, you can hike steeply up from the Raabursprung to the "Schwoabauer-Kreuz" on the Sommeralm (trail no. 754)

Timetables and travel information can be found at the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) or at Verbundlinie Transport Information. For local transport we recommend the SAM shared taxi East Styria.
SAM stop: WZ3309 Hohenau - Raab Origin

Passail, Snack Station Waldmühle

All information about the region, the places to stop and stay overnight and the excursion destinations can be found at

Eastern Styria Tourist Board
Naturpark Almenland Office
Fladnitz 100
8163 Fladnitz an der Teichalm
T: +43 3179 23000
www.almenland.at | www.oststeiermark.com

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Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

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