This beautiful walk of five and a half kilometres can also be easily explored with your children. The many opportunities to stop for a bite to eat also make the walk very entertaining.
You start at the Schilcherland car park in St. Stefan ob Stainz. Here you leave your everyday life behind with the car and full of anticipation you set off. The hiking trail marked S10 leads you directly across the main square, but you will soon find yourself in a flowering meadow and wander through a forest until you reach a romantic ruined mill. You should linger a little at this special place and take a souvenir photo or two.
Afterwards, the path climbs slightly through the beautiful, quiet forest and you will soon see the first chestnut trees of the Klug chestnut farm, also called "Pletteri". The path leads you directly through the tree plantation to the farm. You must stop here and enjoy a glass of wine. When the chestnuts are ripe in autumn, you will experience a West Styrian classic for gourmets. Roasted chestnuts accompanied by a glass of Schilchersturm - a delight. Now you have arrived in the heart of Western Styria. Don't be sad if no one is home, there is a silent seller of drinks in the old cellar.
The view over the West Styrian vineyards is gorgeous from up here and makes another special photo motif. Just enjoy the moment and leave everyday life behind you.
Continue along the access road to Hochgrailstraße and from there turn left down to Buschenschank Hiden, vlg. "Höllerhansl". Time for a hearty snack and a refreshing spritzer.
Freshly invigorated, continue the hike down to the path marked S9. At the edge of the forest there is a unique opportunity for a souvenir photo with Archduke Johann and his beloved Anna Plochl. Through the forest, past the cemetery of St. Stefan, you return via the main square to the starting point.
The circle closes and you end a walk that will hopefully whet your appetite for more - for more culinary explorations through the home of the Schilcher.