Hochwechsel circuit, Waldbach-Mönichwald
The Hochwechsel loop leads past many refreshment stops and impresses with a breathtaking panorama at the 1743 metre high Hochwechsel.
The loop starts at the Rablkreuz hut, passes the Kaltwiesen hut and goes all the way up to the Hochwechsel, where one of the most beautiful panoramas awaits hikers next to the Wetterkoglerhaus. It continues over the Niederwechsel and the Vorauer Schwaig before returning to the starting point via the Kaltwiesenhütte.
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Waldbach-Mönichwald has been a municipality in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district of Styria in Austria since 2015.
By car:
From Vienna: A23 - E59 (exit Pinggau) - L416
From Graz: via E59
You can find detailed information about the journey
here
We start the loop at the car park in front of the Rablkreuz hut.We pass the toll station and follow the Hochwechselweg to the crossroads where we keep left towards the Kaltwiesenhütte.Passing the Kaltwiesenhütte we follow the Kohlweg for a short while Keep left and follow trail S7 up to the Hochwechsel and the WetterkoglerhausFollow trail S7/S2 to the Niederwechsel, where you turn right to the Vorauer Schwaig.We keep to the right, from here the loop leads back via the Kaltwiesenhütte to the starting point of the Rablkreuz Hütte.
Great huts await you along the loop as well as the breathtaking panorama on the Hochwechsel.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie. For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark. -> HF5003 Breitenbrunn - Rabl-Kreuz-Hütte
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Wetterstation Hochwechsel | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Wegweiser Kaltwiese | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Übersichtskarte Hochwechsel | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Wegweiser Vorauer Schwaig | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Sonnenuntergang Hochwechsel | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Weg auf den Hochwechsel | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
What the weather will be like
Waldbach-Mönichwald (574m)
Light snowfall in the early morning, but most of the day will be dry.
Mostly thick clouds, and a chance of some snowfall in the first half of the day.
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