St. Francis' Way from Weiz to Anger
Characteristics
The tour in numbers
medium
Level of difficulty
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The district capital of Weiz is located in eastern Styria and is very easy to reach via the A2 from Vienna (approx. 2 hrs) and Graz from Graz (approx. 30 min).
- Arrival from Vienna and Graz: On the A2 from Vienna, take motorway exit 161/ Gleisdorf West in the direction of the B 54/B64. Follow the B65 / Gleisdorf federal road until you reach the B54 / Wechselbundesstraße. At the roundabout take the second exit to the B64 / Rechberg-Bundesstraße. After about 15 km you will reach the district capital Weiz.
- Arriving from Graz via the main road: take Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Kai and Wickenburggasse to Jahngasse / B67a. Follow the B72 to Weiz and take the exit towards Weiz-West.
Route planner
- From the main square in Weiz we reach the Weizberg and on to the castle tavern in Thannhausen.
- The Franziskusweg ("root and dew symbol") first leads over the Büchlberg to Trennstein to the milk collection point at the Hirzer homestead (no. 25).
- Here the trail branches off to the right and we reach the Grubbründl Chapel via meadow and forest paths and continue via Trog and the Bründlberg to Anger.
There are a number of places to stop and rest along the route:
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Grubbründl Chapel, Thannhausen, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
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Tourism Region Weiz, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Therese Raser
What the weather will be like
Weiz (473m)
Fairly sunny with scattered clouds. Showers will be possible towards evening.
Rather cloudy in the morning, then sunny spells will develop gradually.
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