Hike to the Fandler oil mill, RETTER Pöllauberg

Name: Hike to the Fandler oil mill, RETTER Pöllauberg
Brand: Steiermark
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Scenic culinary hike from the RETTER Bio-Natur-Resort to the Fandler oil mill - in the Pöllau Valley Nature Park in Eastern Styria.

Enjoy a guided tour of the Fandler oil mill and taste the excellent specialities from the oil press

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The tour in numbers

8,7 km

Route

3:00 h

Time

320 hm

Uphill

320 hm

Downhill

640 m

Highest point

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Pöllauberg, Hotel Retter

By car from Vienna

If you are driving from Vienna to Pöllauberg near Hartberg, take the A2 towards Graz and drive about 110 kilometers until you reach the Hartberg exit. From there, follow the B54 in the direction of Pöllauberg.

By car from Graz

To get from Graz to Pöllauberg bei Hartberg, take the A2 in the direction of Vienna. After about 30 kilometers, take the Gleisdorf West exit and then take the B54 towards Hartberg/Pöllau. Follow the B54 for about 25 kilometers until you reach Pöllauberg.

By car from Salzburg

To get to Pöllau bei Hartberg from Salzburg, take the A1 towards Vienna. Drive about 110 kilometers to exit 109 (Salzburg junction). There change to the A9 towards Graz. At St. Michael, follow the S6 towards Kapfenberg. Continue on the S6 until the Krieglach exit. From there, take the B72 and then the L405 to Pöllauberg.

We start from the hotel, past the quince orchards towards Buschenschank Haubenwaller. The route is marked with a green sign with a red bar.
After the Buschenschank's tarmac pitches, we stay on the road and pass several farms and houses.
Then we leave the road and turn left downhill on the marked hiking trail towards Pöllau. Below the Goldsberghof farm, the hiking trail turns right across meadows into the forest to the Calvary. Here we follow the stations of the cross towards Pöllau.
When we reach the Pöllau bypass, we keep to the right on the pavement and walk along the main road to Erlacker-Straße.
There we turn right and follow this road to the end of the settlement.
We turn left as far as the main road and turn right again at the next entrance. Now we walk along the path to the left of the Safen and to the right of the settlement until we reach the junction with the bridge.
After crossing the bridge, we see the Fandler oil mill ahead of us.
We take the same route for the walk back.

SAM - the shared taxi service in Eastern Styria - can be reached on +43 50 363738 (waiting time approx. 1 hour).

Collective stops: Fandler oil mill (Fandlerbrücke HF 5832) and Hotel Retter (HF 5805)

For the return journey, we recommend booking SAM (the shared taxi in Eastern Styria) - for stops and telephone numbers, see directions.

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transport we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark. HF5832 Zeil-Pöllau - Fandlerbrücke and HF5805 Hotel Retter

Pöllauberg, Hotel Retter

Information about the region, places to stop for refreshments and overnight accommodation, excursion destinations etc. can be found here:

Tourism region Eastern Styria
Pöllau Valley Nature Park office
Schloss 1
8225 Pöllau
Phone: +43 3335 4210
www.naturpark-poellauertal.at
www.oststeiermark.com

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Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

Kompass Map, Hiking Map Nature Park Pöllauer Valley 1:30,000

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.

Rother hiking guide "Oststeiermark - Von den Fischbacher Alpen bis in die Thermenregion", 50 tours, Elisabeth Zienitzer & Silvia Sarcletti paperback, ISBN-10, 376334577 available in bookshops