Stone brook ditch path (Steinbachgrabenweg)

A beautiful hike through Styrian forests and some villages of the spa community of Bad Blumau. Enjoy the forest shade and tranquility of nature. Get to know the country and its people.

We start in the center of the small village Schwarzmannshofen and go west into the forest. We pass a stone of the geomantic path and then into the village of Loimeth. Here a detour to the 1000 year old oak tree is possible. At the pond in Loimeth you can also take a rest at the hut. The trail continues leisurely to Lindegg. Many farmhouses line the way. Afterwards we return via gravel and forest paths in the direction of Schwarzmannshofen.

Characteristics

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Fitness

Best season

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The tour in numbers

easy

Level of difficulty

11,3 km

Route

3:00 h

Time

153 hm

Uphill

153 hm

Downhill

355 m

Highest point

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More information

Travelling by car from Vienna:
Motorway A2 direction Graz - take the exit ‘Sebersdorf/Bad Waltersdorf’

Travelling by car from Graz:
Motorway A2 direction Vienna - junction Riegersdorf: S7 direction Budapest - take the exit Fürstenfeld

Travelling by train:
Austrian Federal Railway: Tel. 0043 (0) 51717 or www.oebb.at

Detailed information on how to get there can be found here.

We start directly at the wayside shrine in the middle of Schwarzmannshofen and go over a small bridge into the forest. a short piece it now rises. We pass a small settlement and follow the road into the village of Loimeth. At the crossroads turn right for a short distance and then left towards Jobst. Here we pass by the small pond in Loimeth. A picnic area under a linden tree invites you to rest. After the village of Loimeth we go to the end of the forest and here we turn right. Walk along the edge of the forest to Lindegg. After the chapel turn right. On gravel paths we go past ponds and along the edge of the forest. Walk through the forest for a while until you reach the fork to the right in the direction of Schwarzmannshofen. Follow this path until you reach the road and then turn right back into the village of Schwarzmannshofen until you reach the wayside shrine.

Particularly quiet route through the forest.

Timetables and travel information can be found directly at: Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), Steiermärkische Landesbahnen (STLB), www.busbahnbim.at.

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By train or bus to Bad Blumau. The tour passes by the ÖBB stop. Bus stop directly in the town center about 100 m to the tour entrance.

The Thermenlandbus also takes you directly on the fastest way from Vienna to Bad Blumau.

Tourist Office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinformation Bad Blumau
Hauptstraße 113
8283 Bad Blumau, Österreich
T: +43 (0)3382 / 510083
badblumau@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Free leisure experience map at the info office or directly on this page for printing. Information material available at the Info Office in the town center.