Hiking route From Fischbach to Birkfeld, Fischbach - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismus Fischbach Hiking route From Fischbach to Birkfeld, Fischbach - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismus Fischbach

From Fischbach to Birkfeld, Fischbach

Relaxing hiking excursion along the orphan stream.
Beautiful and varied trail with shady forest and babbling brook.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
12,3 km
Route
4:00 h
Time
92 hm
Uphill
498 hm
Downhill
997 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

From Vienna via the A2 southern motorway and the S6 Semmering expressway to the Kindberg exit. Here through the Stanzertal on the Schanzsattel state road L114 to Fischbach. From Graz via the Weizer federal road B72 to Birkfeld and from here via the Schanzsattel state road L114 to Fischbach. From Linz/Salzburg/Munich via the Pyhrnautobahn A9 and the Semmering expressway S6 to the Kindberg exit. Continue as above. Further information: www.at.map24.com
  • We start at the village square in Fischbach
  • From there we walk in the direction of the bathing pond
  • We walk past along the brook to the Angerkarl
  • Here we turn left on the way No. 12 direction Waisenegg-Birkfeld
  • Further we go to the jausenstaton "Hammerlschmied".
  • From there we walk a short distance on an asphalted road and cross a junction
  • We follow the red-white markings and turn right at the next fork in the road.
  • From there we hike on comfortably until we finally reach Birkfeld

We recommend the Ederlseer Alm in Birkfeld. 

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark

Fischbach, village square (free)
Tourism Association East Styria

Office Joglland - Waldheimat

8255 St. Jakob im Walde

church quarter 24

Tel.: +43 3336 20255

www.joglland-waldheimat.at

www.oststeiermark.com

joglland-waldheimat@oststeiermark.com

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What the weather will be like

Birkfeld (619m)

Morning
sunny
4°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
9°C
0%
15 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
6°C
0%
10 km/h
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Morning
cloudy
5°C
10%
5 km/h
Noon
foggy
5°C
80%
10 km/h
Night
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2°C
85%
10 km/h
First mostly cloudy and light rain, then rain mixed with snow or snowfall towards evening.
07.01.2025
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1°C 7°C
08.01.2025
slightly cloudy
-1°C 6°C
09.01.2025
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2°C 10°C
Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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