Wildon Culture Trail

Discover geological, archaeological, historical and cultural-historical features.

Be it only the former castles on the Wildon castle hill, the castles Schwarzenegg, Freibühel, Murstätten, Eybesfeld and Wildon, old burgher and farm houses or the parish churches St. Lorenzen am Hengsberg, St. Magdalena zu Wildon and St. Margarethen bei Lebring - the four Hengsberg communities are rich in historical and architectural monuments from the Middle Ages to modern times. Moreover, Hengsberg was the seat of the original and mother parish for the entire Kainach Valley. Researching the history of the nobility and clergy, citizens and peasants of Hengsberg is a central theme of our association's work. Further information at www.hengist.at

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

February

March

April

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June

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September

October

November

December

The tour in numbers

easy

Level of difficulty

8,5 km

Route

2:30 h

Time

250 hm

Uphill

257 hm

Downhill

550 m

Highest point

Map & downloads

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More information

Coming from the A9 Pyhrnautobahn - exit Wildon.

Great round trip from Wildon Castle via Unterhaus to the Buchkogel.Then continue to the Buschenschank Bockmoar, from there again via Unterhaus to the church of Wildon and back to the castle.Along the hiking trail there are some interesting information boards about geology, archeology and history of the region.

With the Wildon Culture Trail we get to know a part of the cross-community project "Hengist Culture Trail". Several themed trails lead through the municipalities of Hengsberg, Lang, Lebring-St. Margarethen and Wildon, linking geological, archaeological, historical and cultural-historical features at over 60 stations. More detailed information: archaeoregion.at/hengist-kulturwanderweg.

By car or public transport to Wildon.www.oebb.at or www.busbahnbim.at

Parking possibilities around the castle Wildon.

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Moser Martin, 4th edition 2023: Steirisches Weinland, Schilcherland - Südsteiermark - Vulkanland. 55 tours with GPS tracks, Bergverlag Rother, Munich, p. 160.
Günter and Luise Auferbauer, 2021: Wander-Erlebnis Süd- und West-Steiermark, 55 excursions and tours, Verlag Kral GmbH, Lower Austria, p. 280
Gery Wolf, 2017: Steirisches WEIN Land, Verlagsgruppe Styria GmbH & Co KG, Graz, p. 144