Railroad hiking trail Feldbach-Bad Gleichenberg (Bahnwanderweg Feldbach-Bad Gleichenberg)

We start at the ÖBB train station in Feldbach walk over the Raab bridge towards the center. At the end of the main square we keep to the right and pass the Grazer Tor. Staying on the right side of the road, we see the sign for the "Gleichenberger Bahnwanderweg" at a crosswalk. Here we go to the left, along the Ottokar-Kernstock-Straße, until we keep to the right at a crossing and continue walking in the direction of Kalvarienberg. Passing the hospital, we now follow the road slightly uphill until we see a yellow sign on the left "In the footsteps of volcanoes", which indicates the entrance to the Kalvarienbergweg. Now still the stations uphill and we reach the Calvary. From here we have a beautiful view of Feldbach and can see the Riegersburg in the distance. After the short break we hike slightly downhill, pass by a self-service refrigerator and now follow the road that leads through the sparsely populated area and subsequently through the forest. At the road crossings we pay attention to the well-marked path. Shortly after a road junction, the trail branches off to the left onto a dirt road. From here we leave the asphalt road and walk parallel to the railroad tracks until we reach the stop Prädiberg. From the stop we walk along the asphalt road for a while until we see the turnoff into the forest on the left. The trail is clearly marked and so we cross the tracks several times and reach the stops Fischa and Burgfried. Shortly after the Burgfried train stop, we leave the tracks and hike downhill along corridor and forest paths to Maierdorf. After the end of the village we turn left in the direction of Ludersdorf and after about 300 m we go right uphill, to cross the tracks shortly after and follow the road uphill. After we have reached the hill near Hochegg, we go along the road slightly downhill until we reach the fork on the right side with the inscription "Bahntrassenweg - Nur bei Schönwetter" The slightly longer path leads over the stop Hofstätten and joins the "Sommerweg" again after the stop Trautmannsdorf.  This "Sommerweg" is recommended, as we pass through beautiful beech forests and over meadow areas until we reach Trautmannsdorf. Along the road we now go slightly uphill again until we come to a bus shelter. Here we reach the "normal path" again and go past the bus shelter on the right, along Reserlstraße, past the Leitgeb wine tavern and subsequently through the forest until we reach the Hohe-Warte path. From now on we walk downhill through the populated area until we reach the traffic circle at the bottom of the valley. We go straight ahead and after a short time we keep left and see the train station Bad Gleichenberg already in front of us.

Due to the length of the route, it is recommended to leave early enough and also be equipped for the snack break. Important: Obtain timetable information in advance.

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 at Feldbach train station or Bad Gleichenberg train station

Refreshment stops in Feldbach:

• Brückenstüberl, Tel.: +43 3152 38159, 8330 Feldbach, Franz-Josef-Straße 14, www.bajazzostubn.at
• La Piazzetta, Tel.: +43 3152 5250, 8330 Feldbach, Ringstraße 8
• Ristorante „Lo Scoglio“, Tel.: +43 3152 898 620, 8330 Feldbach, Sigmund-Freud-Platz 1, www.loscoglio.at

Refreshment stops in Bad Gleichenberg:

• Delikaterie Bad Gleichenberg, Tel.: +43 3159 44606, 8344 Bad Gleichenberg, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Straße 5, www.delikaterie.at
• Gleichenberger Kellerstüberl, Tel.: +43 664 411 6221, 8344 Bad Gleichenberg, Schulstraße 11, www.kellerstueberl.com
• Pizzeria Venezia, Tel.: +43 664 302 1479, 8344 Bad Gleichenberg, Ringstraße 65

Refreshment stops along the way

• Buschenschank Leitgeb, Tel.: +433159 2885, 8343 Bad Gleichenberg, Trautmannsdorf 104, www.weingut-leitgeb.at

Tourist office Thermen- und Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Bad Gleichenberg
Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Str. 1/top 4
8344 Bad Gleichenberg
Tel: +43 3382 55 100-44
badgleichenberg@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Steiermärkische Landesbahnen
Betriebsleitung FeldbachPeter-Rosegger-Straße 25, 8330 Feldbach, 03152 22 35 0, bahnhof-feldbach@stlb.at, www.stlb.at

Volcanic Land Hiking Map "Man & Nature" 1:500.000 Styrian Volcanic Country Tel. +43 (0)3152/8575-710 www.spuren.at

freytag & berndt WK 412 Southeast Styrian Hills, Volcanic Country, Bad Gleichenberg, Bad Radkersburg 

Hiking with the Gleichenberg Railway Part 1 532-2 Timetable available at the train station and at the Bad Gleichenberg guest information office

Kompass Wanderführer "Steirisches Vulkanland - Auf den Spuren der Vulkane" Beschreibungen, Routenkarten und Höhenprofilen ISBN 978-3-85026-096-1 www.kompass.at