Theme path Forest nature trail, Vorau - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Theme path Forest nature trail, Vorau - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Forest nature trail, Vorau

This beautiful hiking and walking trail leads you mainly through the beautiful collegiate forests.
The forest nature trail is an approx. 3.5 km long hiking and walking path that leads you from the Vorau collegiate church down to the Brühl, where we cross a small stream that is very suitable for cooling off in the summer.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
4,5 km
Route
1:30 h
Time
243 hm
Uphill
154 hm
Downhill
785 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Vorau is located in the East Styrian hill country at an altitude of between 470 and 1248 meters.

By car:
From Vienna: A2 exit Pinggau - Rohrbach-Vorau

From Graz: A2 exit Pinkafeld or Hartberg - Rohrbach - Vorau

Detailed information on how to get here can be found here.
  • We start at the monastery parking lot in Vorau
  • From there we go via a forest road down to the Brühl
  • Afterwards we walk along a forest road to the Erzherzog Johann Cross
  • In total there are 60 educational boards
You can learn more about the forests, plants and animals in the region around Vorau Abbey on around 60 educational boards.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
Vorau, Vorau Abbey (free)
Tourism Association East Styria

Office Joglland - Waldheimat

8255 St. Jakob im Walde

church quarter 24

Tel.: +43 3336 20255

Joglland-Waldheimat

Eastern Styria

current weather

Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

Regio Bus

Karte: Spazier- und Wanderwege im Erholungsgebiet Vorau

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What the weather will be like

Vorau (675m)

Morning
very sunny
21°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
27°C
20%
5 km/h
Night
sunny
23°C
35%
5 km/h
The day starts sunny, but will be partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Morning
weather.icon.66
19°C
65%
5 km/h
Noon
foggy
22°C
70%
5 km/h
Night
cloudy
20°C
60%
5 km/h
Rain diminishing gradually and dry periods developing in the afternoon.
20.07.2024
foggy
16°C 24°C
21.07.2024
very sunny
13°C 28°C
22.07.2024
sunny
16°C 25°C
Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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