The Mondweg is a comfortable circular trail with a few climbs, which leads you from the center of Ratten through forests and along field paths back to the starting point. After about 1 1/2 hours you reach the inn "Dirndlhof". Afterwards, the Keuchgraben leads you back to the village center.
Ratten is located in the Upper Feistritztal at the foot of the Fischbach Alps in Joglland. Brown coal was mined open-cast in Ratten until 1960; the mining museum and the Montanweg are reminders of this time. Today Katzen is an attractive holiday resort with a hiking area between 740 and 1,660 meters above sea level. The Moon Trail starts in the town center and first leads along the Feistritz out of the town, then it goes over a steeper climb to the Kirchenberger homestead and on to the “Dirndlhof” inn with a playground and game reserve. We then return to the town via the Keuchgraben. There are some nice rest areas along the way, the eight panels on the themed trail were elaborately designed by the rat artist Alois Tösch and provide information on the topics: solar eclipse, low tide, high tide, new moon, waxing moon, full moon, waning moon and space travel. The Moon Trail is an easy-to-walk themed trail for the whole family!
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Ratten is located approx. 25 km north of the district capital Weiz between Pretulaple and Joglland in the upper Feistriztal valley.
By car:
From Graz - A2 to Gleisdorf - at the traffic circle 2 exit (B64/B72)
From Weiz - via B72
From Germany - via A3
Detailed information on how to get here can be found
here.
- We start at the hiking board and walk downstream on the Feistritztalradweg/R8.
- On the asphalt path, we walk along the housing estate and continue beyond the end of the village on the Feistritztalradweg/R8 and arrive at the 1st station "Sonnenfinsternis" (solar eclipse)
- Shortly before the junction with the B72 main road, we turn right uphill.
- After a short climb, we turn left and come to the 2nd station "Die Gezeiten: Low Tide"
- A short stretch in the forest, then we turn right and continue uphill.
- We leave the forest and continue uphill to the left. We now have a beautiful view of the countryside.
- Back on the asphalt path, we reach the 3rd station at the next bend, "The tides: Tide".
- We now walk through the "Kirchenberger" farmstead and turn left uphill immediately after the stable.
- There is now a pasture in front of us, we may have to open the gate, please close it again!
- The section of the trail across the meadow now offers very beautiful views.
- Back in the forest, we continue slightly downhill.
- Be careful not to miss the turn-off to the right!
- We have now reached the 4th station "New Moon" and turn sharp right up into the forest.
- At the crossroads, we continue straight ahead and come to the 5th station "Waxing moon".
- At the top of the crossroads, continue straight ahead along the middle path.
- We leave the forest and continue left before the house on the asphalt path.
- We now come to the beautiful "Dirndlhof" of the Steiner family with the 6th station "Vollmond". In front of the house, we turn right onto the road.
- At the crossroads, we turn right towards "Ratten".
- After a short stretch on the road, we turn left down into the forest. We are now already on the way back and therefore walk downhill.
- We cross a forest path twice and continue straight ahead along the path.
- Now we are at the 7th station "The waning moon"
- Always in the forest, the path descends steeply to Ratten.
- Shortly before the asphalt path, we come to the 8th station "Space travel"
- Once we reach the stream, we continue right into the village.
- Before the main school, we turn right and then continue immediately left along the footpath, returning to the starting point at the hiking board.
On this path you will learn a lot of interesting facts about the moon on the basis of 8 artistically designed panels!
Ratten, Leisure Center (free)
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View to Ratten, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Starting point of the Moon-Path in Ratten, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Playground Ratten_Park Generations_Eastern Styria | © Helmut Schweighofer
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Along the Moon path in Ratten, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Along the Moon path in Ratten, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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"Flow" station along the Moon-Path in Ratten, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Along the Moon-Path in Ratten, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Flower meadow in Ratten, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Dirndlhof in Ratten, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Hollyhock, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Dirndlhof in Ratten, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Station at Moon-Path in Ratten, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Moon-Path marking in Ratten, Joglland-Waldheimat in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
What the weather will be like
Ratten (736m)
Light snowfall in the early morning, but most of the day will be dry.
Mostly thick clouds, and a chance of some snowfall in the first half of the day.
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