A wonderful tour - partly along the Mariazell trail - with the highlight of a picture-book alpine pasture.
Follow in the footsteps of pilgrims and pilgrims to one of the most beautiful alpine pastures in the Fischbach Alps. This section is also part of the Central Alpine Trail 02.
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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 towards Fischbach onto the Schanz.
From Graz via the Weizer federal road B72 to Birkfeld and from here via the Schanzsattel state road L114 to Fischbach and further towards Stanzertal up to the Schanz.
From Linz/Salzburg/Munich via the Pyhrnautobahn A9 and the Semmering expressway S6 to the Kindberg exit. Continue as above.
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Inn Schanz
- We start our hike on the Schanz at the Alpengasthof Schanz
- From there we follow the Zentralalpenweg 02 and part of the Mariazell trail 06A towards Stanglalpe until we reach an important crossroads at the Walserkreuz
- Here we take the turn-off to the left towards Stanglalpe (while the Zentralalpenweg continues to the right towards Alpl)
- The route is very well marked, it is almost impossible to get lost
- After about 2 km we reach a charming alpine meadow with horses, crosses and shrines
- After a relaxing rest at the Waldheimat-Schutzhaus Stanglalm, we make a short detour to the summit cross of the Stanglalpe and then hike the same route back to the Schanz.
- Alternatively, you can also hike from the Stanglalpe in the direction of Mitterdorf into the Stanzertal valley
- Here, trail no. 723 leads first and then trail no. 722 continues. Steeper forest paths alternate with flatter passages across clearings
- We have very beautiful viewpoints to Mitterdorf and into the Mürztal valley
- However, this path is very demanding with an elevation gain of around 850 meters and no longer leads us to our starting point
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Aussicht zur Stanglalpe | © Marianne Dornhofer | Marianne Dornhofer
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Wanderung auf die Stanglalpe | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
What the weather will be like
Fischbach (992m)
Light snowfall at daybreak, then fairly sunny during the day.
Early clouds will clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
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