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Almenland-Pilgerweg von Pernegg

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The Almenland pilgrimage route is not only balm for the mind and soul, but on this route you get to know the Almenland Nature Park really well!
Turn inward. Pause. Ponder. On the trail of the pilgrims.

On the Almenland pilgrimage route you get to know the Almenland Nature Park really well. Here you can discover well-known places of pilgrimage and new places for reflection and contemplation. The Almenland Nature Park is characterized by the diverse pilgrimage sites that can be explored along this staged route.
  • Stage 1: Pernegg an der Mur - Rennfeld - Buckecksattel - Breitenau am Hochlantsch (Gasthof Hofbauer)
  • Stage 2: Gasthof Hofbauer - St. Jakob - St. Erhard - Hochlantsch & Schusserlbrunn - Teichalm 
  • Stage 3: Teichalm - Sommeralm - Brandlucken - Heilbrunn
The stages are designed so that at the end there is always a place to stop for refreshments or to spend the night or a public transport point (train, bus, SAM station). This means the hikes can also be shortened.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
53,1 km
Route
19:30 h
Time
3230 hm
Uphill
2660 hm
Downhill
1720 m
Highest point

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The pilgrimage route starts in Pernegg an der Mur. There are two pilgrimage churches waiting for pilgrims here: the Frauenkirche in the town center and the Maximiliankirche in Kirchdorf (not directly on the path, junction). We continue on path no. 714 to the Rennfeld to the Ottokar Kernstock Haus. Over the 1,275m high Buchecksattel and the Schlaggraben, past the chapel at the Obersattler inn and the Hocheck chapel, you continue to the Hofbauer inn in Breitenau am Hochlantsch. Then we go via the town of St. Jakob, where the parish church is located, to St. Erhard with the pilgrimage church. Via path no. 5, also called Pastor Franz Kelz Path, you hike up to the Schusserlbrunn pilgrimage church, which clings to the rock wall on Hochlantsch. We continue down to Teichalmsee with several places to stop for refreshments. You hike back up to the Heulantsch summit and continue towards the Sommeralm past the Stoahandhütte and the Haberlstall Alm Hut. The next striking point is the wind turbine and the Plankogel on the Sommeralm. Via the Stoakoglhütte and the “Bucklige Lärche” you go down to the Brandlucken. Here you can still find the idyllic Mauhubert Chapel and the Brandlucken Chapel. In Heilbrunn, the pilgrimage church concludes.
​​Timetables and travel information can be found at the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) or at Verbundlinie Transport Information. For local transport we recommend the SAM shared taxi East Styria.
SAM stop: 
BM3619 St. Jakob-Breitenau - Tatzlweg
WZ3424 Teichalm - Teichwirt
WZ3144 Heilbrunn - Ort
All information about the region, the places to stop and stay overnight and the excursion destinations can be found at

Eastern Styria Tourist Board
Naturpark Almenland Office

Fladnitz 100
8163 Fladnitz an der Teichalm
T: +43 3179 23000 
www.almenland.at | www.oststeiermark.com

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Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

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.
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