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HWW-Hiking route: St. Lorenzen am Wechsel - Festenburg (circular trail)

This HWW hiking route is part of the Wechselland Historical Long-Distance Hiking Trail (HWW), which tells the story of Wechselland along more than 100 HWW stations. More information can be found at www.wechsel-wandern.at.
This HWW hiking route connects St. Lorenzen, Festenburg and Bruck/Lafnitz. The history of Festenburg Castle is explained at the Festenburg Castle HWW station. It also houses an exhibition on the history of the region (www.festenburg.at).

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
17,0 km
Route
5:30 h
Time
660 hm
Uphill
660 hm
Downhill
1000 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

The tour is not signposted throughout. Route guidance with app recommended.
I recommend taking a short break in Festenburg and participating in an interesting guided tour of the castle.
Timetables and travel information can be found at:

Bus: www.richard.at

Train: www.oebb.at

For local transportation we recommend the SAM- Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark: www.oststeiermark.at/sam

Historical long distance hiking trail Wechselland

www.wechsel-wandern.at

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Historical Association Wechselland

Chairman Dr. Andreas Salmhofer

Tel: 0043 / 664 / 400 27 17

info@geschichte-wechselland.at

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www.geschichte-wechselland.at

Find out about hiking maps, cycling maps and excursion destination maps and other tour tips at the tourist office.

You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.

 

Eastern Styria Tourist Office

Herbal Region Wechselland office

Main square 20, 8240 Friedberg

T: +43 3339/25110-19

wechselland@oststeiermark.com

www.oststeiermark.com

All the information that appears on the 57 display boards on the Wechselland Historical Long Distance Trail is also available in book form.

Book: From the Stone Age to the Present. The history of the Wechselland. The book on the LEADER project "Historischer Weitwanderweg Wechselland".

Publication date: November 2017

Authors:

Salmhofer, Andreas

Hofer, Ernst

Kogler, Kerstin

Semlegger, Friedrich

Carpenter, Sighard

Size: 30x30cm

144 pages

Publisher: Own publishing house Historischer Verein Wechselland

In the long term an extension of the HWW is planned.

Gallery

What the weather will be like

St. Lorenzen am Wechsel (725m)

Morning
sunny
14°C
10%
5 km/h
Noon
weather.icon.04
17°C
25%
5 km/h
Night
cloudy
15°C
45%
5 km/h
Starting fair, then increasing cloudiness and possibly showers towards evening.
Morning
slightly cloudy
14°C
20%
10 km/h
Noon
cloudy
19°C
10%
10 km/h
Night
sunny
17°C
5%
5 km/h
Sunny and cloudy periods will alternate throughout the day.
05.07.2024
sunny
13°C 24°C
06.07.2024
sunny
14°C 27°C
07.07.2024
very sunny
16°C 26°C
Kindererlebnis-Bauernhof Perhofer, Silvia | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser

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