Hiking route Wildwiese - Kreuzwirt no 3, Wenigzell - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Hiking route Wildwiese - Kreuzwirt no 3, Wenigzell - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Wildwiese - Kreuzwirt no 3, Wenigzell

The scenic hiking trail also leads to the Wildwiesen lookout, among other places.
On the varied circular hiking trail you also come to the village borders of Miesenbach and Strallegg. The Wildwiesen lookout tower is located on the border triangle of Wenigzell - Strallegg - Miesenbach. There are refreshment stops in Wenigzell and in the Wildwiesenhütte.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
14,5 km
Route
4:40 h
Time
520 hm
Uphill
520 hm
Downhill
1253 m
Highest point

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More information

Wenigzell is located in the Joglland mountains in the north-east of Styria.
 
By car:
From Vienna: via the A2, exit Pinggau - Friedberg, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Mönichwald, Waldbach, Wenigzell
 
From Graz: via the A2, exit Gleisdorf, Kaindorf, Pöllau bei Hartberg, Schloffereck, direction Vorau, left after the Kreuzwirt to Wenigzell
 
Detailed information on how to get here can be found here.
  • We start at the village square and head down to the local history museum
  • Up to the "Brunnschneider" and on to "In Reith" and the "Stockbauer"
  • There we leave the asphalt road and hike along beautiful forest paths up to the Kreuzwirt inn
  • Now we follow the Roman road and turn left. We continue along beautiful hiking trails to the Wildwiese at 1256 meters
  • At the lookout tower, we enjoy the wonderful distant view and can even see as far as Hungary in the best conditions
  • After a little refreshment in the Wildwiesenhütte (which we have really earned), we continue our hike. Down to the "Toten Mann", through the "Walddörfl" and we are back at the Brunnschneider, where we have a wonderful view of Wenigzell
  • Passing the local history museum, we reach the village square again
The Pillhofer crib maker and the viewing platform on the Wildwiese are particularly worth seeing.

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

Wenigzell, children's playground, old armory, in front of the school, village square

Gallery

What the weather will be like

Wenigzell (814m)

Morning
cloudy
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Noon
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Night
sunny
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Rather cloudy in the morning, then sunny spells will develop gradually.
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Noon
sunny
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Night
sunny
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The day starts sunny, but will be partly cloudy in the afternoon.
02.12.2024
sunny
1°C 6°C
03.12.2024
cloudy
0°C 4°C
04.12.2024
cloudy
-1°C 3°C

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