First we walk from the Feldbach train station into town to the main square. Continuing via Burgfried we leave Feldbach and arrive at Mühldorf, from where we climb the Steinberg, a basalt volcano. On the stone spine we hike towards the two Gleichenberger Kogel, cross a ditch and climb to the Höchkogel in Gossendorf, which offers a fantastic view of the gently rolling landscape. Continuing along the ridge, we finally reach the Gleichenberger Kogel, the oldest volcano in the region. The reddish and yellowish shimmering rock at the quarry, which we cross during the ascent, is trass rock, which was formed by volcanic vapors and gases after the extinction of the volcano. Here, very close by, is also mined the natural fango that is used in the thermal baths for mud packs.
We bypass the quarry and hike halfway up under the summit of the Bschaidkogel to the millstone quarry. Here, with a little luck, you may even find fossils that were washed up here about 10 million years ago by what was then called the "Mur"!
On the forest path we then descend to Bad Gleichenberg, the heart center in which natural healing waters for cardiovascular problems bubble up. Through the town center we come to the famous spa park. A little further is then already the station of the Gleichenberger Bahn, where either the tour No. 13 connects or the possibility to return to Feldbach.