Running track, RETTER Pöllauberg

Name: Running track, RETTER Pöllauberg
Brand: Steiermark
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

Running path for demanding runners ...

... with a climb up to the Pöllauberger pilgrimage church.

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The tour in numbers

easy

Level of difficulty

6,6 km

Route

1:15 h

Time

200 hm

Uphill

200 hm

Downhill

754 m

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Pöllauberg, Hotel Retter

The Pöllau Valley Nature Park is located in the heart of Eastern Styria, the garden of Austria, approx. 60 km north-east of Graz and approx. 150 km south of Vienna

By car from ViennaIf you are driving from Vienna to Pöllau bei Hartberg, take the A2 towards Graz and drive about 110 kilometres until you reach the Hartberg exit. From there, follow the B54 in the direction of Pöllau.

By car from GrazTo get to Pöllau bei Hartberg from Graz, take the A2 motorway in the direction of Vienna. After about 30 kilometres, take the Gleisdorf West exit and then take the B54 towards Hartberg/Pöllau. Follow the B54 for about 25 kilometres until you reach Pöllau.

By car from SalzburgTo get to Pöllau bei Hartberg from Salzburg, take the A1 motorway towards Vienna. Drive about 110 kilometres to exit 109 (Salzburg junction). There change to the A9 motorway in the direction of Graz. At St. Michael, follow the S6 towards Kapfenberg. Continue on the S6 until the Krieglach exit. From there, take the B72 and then the L405 to Pöllau.

We start from Hotel RETTER, past the quince orchards in the direction of Buschenschank Haubenwaller.
The route is marked with a green sign with a red bar.
We then stay on the road and walk uphill to the Naturpark Arena.
Opposite the Naturpark Arena, we turn onto the Europabesinnungsweg trail up to the pilgrimage church. A visit with a short prayer and a look behind the altar to the second Madonna is worthwhile.
We then run past the cemetery across the main square and turn left under the elementary school onto the marked running route.

Then we turn right down the steps at the Christmas tree culture and left again.

After approx. 50 meters, we run along the forest path on the right (if there is a private path sign here, you can still use it as a hiker or runner) until we reach the Ölkreuz (fork). Here we continue straight ahead. After the end of the forest, we walk about 150 meters on the road and turn left before the first house onto the meadow path.

Once back on the road, we walk down to the Maierhofer family - here a beautiful field path leads back to the Hotel RETTER.

Don't forget to take candle money with you! A visit with a short prayer and a look behind the altar to the second Madonna is worthwhile.

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

Pöllauberg, Hotel Retter

Information about the region, places to stop for refreshments and overnight accommodation, excursion destinations etc. can be found here:

Tourism region Eastern StyriaNature Park Pöllauer Valley officeSchloss 1, 8225 Pöllau, AustriaPhone: +43 3335 4210 www.naturpark-poellauertal.atwww.oststeiermark.com Current weather Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

Kompass Map, Hiking Map Nature Park Pöllauer Valley 1:30,000

Find out about maps, hiking brochures and other tour tips at the tourist office. You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.

Tourism region Eastern StyriaNature Park Pöllauer Valley officeSchloss 1, 8225 PöllauTel: +43 3335 4210 www.naturpark-poellauertal.atwww.oststeiermark.com

Rother hiking guide "Oststeiermark - Von den Fischbacher Alpen bis in die Thermenregion", 50 tours, Elisabeth Zienitzer & Silvia Sarcletti paperback, ISBN-10, 376334577 available in bookshops