St. Andrä - Höcher Round No. 21

"Hike over the 3 hills with a wonderful panoramic view. The St. Andrä-Höcher loop begins in the centre of Sankt Andrä im Sausal and leads first along the municipal paths and finally through the forest hiking trail past the red deer enclosure into the Brünngraben (328m). Via Schmalegg you pass the largest Klapotetz to the baroque Harrachegg Castle with the Sausal wine and culture cellar. From there, the forest and game nature trail first leads to the Hubertus Grotto, then you follow the path out of the forest along the educational wine hiking trail, which shows different traditional wine-growing cultures, up to the world's largest Klapotetz at Kalkriegl. Via the Jägersteig (hunter's path) you finally reach the lookout point on the Demmerkogel (671 m), the highest point of the circular trail (the lookout point unfortunately burnt down, reconstruction is planned). From there the hiking trail leads across the butterfly meadow on municipal paths to the second viewing hill to Hochbrudersegg. Via Mitterberg you reach Brünngraben, passing numerous wine taverns, and from there the route leads back to the starting point via Hofholz and Reith on municipal paths without major differences in altitude.

Variant 21a: Small St. Andrä Round. Variant 21a offers the possibility of shortening the circular hiking trail with starting point St. Andrä im Sausal to half of the main trail without major differences in altitude. (See tour St. Andrä-Höcher Round No. 21).

Enjoy the view at the big Klapotetz.

We take the train to Kaindorf/Sulm. www.oebb.at Continue by taxi to St. Andrä i. S. T: 0043 (0)664 886 57 826

Parking spaces are available at the starting point.

Tourist Office SüdsteiermarkHauptplatz 40A-8530 Deuschlandsberg

Office Kitzeck Tel.: +43 (0)3456 3500Office Leibnitz Tel.: +43 (0)3452 76811office@suedsteiermark.infowww.suedsteiermark.info 

Hiking map available at the information office or download here.

Moser Martin, 4. Auflage 2023: Steirisches Weinland, Schilcherland – Südsteiermark – Vulkanland. 55 Touren mit GPS-Tracks, Bergverlag Rother, München, S. 160

Günter und Luise Auferbauer, 2021: Wander-Erlebnis Süd- und West-Steiermark, 55 Ausflüge und Touren, Verlag Kral GmbH, Niederösterreich, S. 280

Gery Wolf, 2017: Steirisches WEIN Land, Verlagsgruppe Styria GmbH & Co KG, Graz, S. 144