Forest nature trail, Vorau
This beautiful hiking and walking trail leads you mainly through the beautiful collegiate forests.
The forest nature trail is an approx. 3.5 km long hiking and walking path that leads you from the Vorau collegiate church down to the Brühl, where we cross a small stream that is very suitable for cooling off in the summer.
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Vorau is located in the East Styrian hill country at an altitude of between 470 and 1248 meters.
By car:
From Vienna: A2 exit Pinggau - Rohrbach-Vorau
From Graz: A2 exit Pinkafeld or Hartberg - Rohrbach - Vorau
Detailed information on how to get here can be found
here.
- We start at the monastery parking lot in Vorau
- From there we go via a forest road down to the Brühl
- Afterwards we walk along a forest road to the Erzherzog Johann Cross
- In total there are 60 educational boards
You can learn more about the forests, plants and animals in the region around Vorau Abbey on around 60 educational boards.
Vorau, Vorau Abbey (free)
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Die Eule als Wegweiser. | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Birgit Kandlbauer
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Kölner Kreuz | © Manfred Glössl | TV Joglland Waldheimat
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Erzherzog-Johann Höhe | © Manfred Glössl | TV Joglland Waldheimat
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Wanderer auf dem Waldlehrpfad | © Manfred Glössl | TV Joglland-Waldheimat
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Über 60 Lehrtafeln informieren über das Thema "Leben im Wald". | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Birgit Kandlbauer
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Ein Teil des Lehrpfades führt entlang der Brühl. | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Birgit Kandlbauer
What the weather will be like
Vorau (675m)
Fairly sunny with scattered clouds. Showers will be possible towards evening.
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
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