Hiking route Bärnhof - circular hiking trail, Waisenegg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Karl Zodl Hiking route Bärnhof - circular hiking trail, Waisenegg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Karl Zodl

Bärnhof - circular hiking trail, Waisenegg

Easily walkable hiking trail which invites you to switch off.
An easy hiking trail through a lot of forest, along farms, invites you to relax. On the way, you will be rewarded again and again with a beautiful view. The starting point is in the centre of Waisenegg, from where the trail leads to Kern-Hütterl, parallel to the Hoadholz circular trail.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
December

The tour in numbers

6,1 km
Route
2:00 h
Time
235 hm
Uphill
230 hm
Downhill
893 m
Highest point

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More information

Waisenegg is located between Birkfeld and Fischbach in the Joglland-Waldheimat region, in the north-east of Styria!

From Graz - Weiz - Birkfeld - Waisenegg (direction Fischbach)Journey time: approx. 1 hour

From Hartberg - Pöllau - Birkfeld - Waisenegg (direction Fischbach)Journey time: approx. ½ hour

From Kindberg - Stanz - Fischbach - WaiseneggJourney time: approx. ½ hour

 Car park at the municipal office (village centre).

  • We start at the pavilion in the parking lot in front of the Waisenegg kindergarten
  • Passing the elementary school and the Stuhlhofer farm, the Bärnhof circular hiking trail leads us out of the village, downhill on the asphalt road until we turn left onto a gravel road
  • On a slight incline, we walk along the gravel road in the forest past the Kern-Hütterl and we come to a turning area for timber trucks
  • From now on the gravel road begins to climb
  • Before we leave it, we follow a section of flat forest path to later rejoin the gravel road
  • We walk along the gravel road until we branch off into a forest path again and walk along the meadow path towards Bärnhof
  • The wayside shrine at the first farm (Bärnhof) on the asphalt road invites you to linger and pause for a moment
  • You can also enjoy a wonderful view of Waisenegg and Strallegg from here
  • The road continues downhill past the Ebner farm until we branch off and continue through the forest
  • We leave the forest one last time and follow the asphalt road steeply uphill on the right to our starting point
The Kern-Hütterl is a resting place in the forest.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
Waisenegg,municipal office (free)
You can find information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc. here:

Eastern Styria Tourism Association

Joglland-Waldheimat office

8255 St. Jakob im Walde

Tel.: 03336/20255

info@joglland.at

www.joglland-waldheimat.at

Eastern Styria

current weather

Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

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What the weather will be like

Birkfeld (619m)

Morning
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-1°C
55%
10 km/h
Noon
cloudy
1°C
15%
20 km/h
Night
cloudy
-1°C
10%
20 km/h
Light snowfall in the early morning, but most of the day will be dry.
Morning
cloudy
1°C
25%
25 km/h
Noon
cloudy
2°C
40%
20 km/h
Night
cloudy
2°C
25%
25 km/h
The day will be dry, but mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells.
25.12.2024
sunny
-2°C 4°C
26.12.2024
very sunny
-2°C 6°C
27.12.2024
cloudy
0°C 7°C

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