Winter hiking trail from Orthofer to Berger, St. Jakob im Walde
Starting from the Joglland trail in St. Jakob im Walde, a hiking trail leads from the Gasthof Orthofer to the Berger family hotel - a great change for all cross-country skiers and skiers.
Starting from the Gasthof Orthofer, also where the Joglland trail, which is certified with the Styrian trail quality seal, starts, a winter hiking trail begins to the nearby Berger family hotel. You can trudge through the snowy landscape for around 6 kilometers, whether with or without snowshoes. A section also leads next to the Joglland trail, where you can watch the cross-country skiers. Otherwise, enjoy the peace and quiet along this winter hike, where there is a place to stop for refreshments both at the start and at the intermediate destination.
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Sankt Jakob im Walde is located approx. 24 km northwest of the district capital Hartberg in the far northwest of the Hartberg district. The municipality belongs to Joglland.
By car:
From Vienna: via the A2 to the Friedberg exit and B54 to Rohrbach, then via Mönichwald to St. Jakob im Walde
From Graz: via the A2 to the Rohrbach - Vorau exit, then to Rohrbach and on to Waldbach and St. Jakob im
Walde
From the S6 Krieglach exit via the Alpl to Ratten and St. Jakob im Walde
Detailed information on how to get here can be found
here.
- We start our winter hike at Gasthof Orthofer
- We cross the field behind the inn and walk to the snowmaking pond
- There we keep left and hike through a small wooded area to the so-called Blochplatz, a crossroads for several cross-country ski trails
- From here, we follow trail marker 915 to Riegler Kohlstatt at around 1132 meters above sea level. Here we continue on a narrow forest path and follow the signs "Gasthof Berger via Lechner" to the Berger family hotel
- Here we can fortify ourselves and warm up a little before hiking back to the starting point
- The way back leads along the same route back to Gasthof Orthofer
- On the tour, we follow the red/white/red markings with the number 915 via Berger/Krutzler
Discover the winter sports options in St. Jakob im Walde: whether cross-country skiing or downhill skiing, horse-drawn sleigh rides or ice skating.
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Aussicht beim Gasthof Orthofer | © Gasthof Orthofer | Bernhard Bergmann
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Gasthof Orthofer | © Gasthof Orthofer | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
What the weather will be like
St. Jakob im Walde (927m)
Partly sunny in the morning, gradually becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
Light snowfall ending in the morning, then slowly becoming sunny during the day.
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