HWW-Hiking route: Pinggau - Schäffernsteg - Dirnegg (circular trail)

Name: HWW-Hiking route: Pinggau - Schäffernsteg - Dirnegg (circular trail)
Brand: Steiermark
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)

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 leads from Pinggau via Haideggendorf to Schäffernsteg and via Dirnegg back to Pinggau. At the HWW station Pinggau/Bahnhof is the monument shown here, which commemorates a traffic accident in 1921. You can find out the story behind this incident there.

Characteristics

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

11,0 km

Route

3:05 h

Time

247 hm

Uphill

245 hm

Downhill

656 m

Highest point

Map & downloads

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More information

The tour is not signposted throughout. Route guidance with app recommended.

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichischen Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

There are parking spaces around the Pinggau municipal office.

Historical long-distance hiking trail Wechselland
www.wechsel-wandern.at
Historical Association Wechselland
Chairman Dr. Andreas Salmhofer
Tel.: +43 664/400 27 17
info@geschichte-wechselland.at

www.geschichte-wechselland.at

Find out about hiking maps, cycling maps, 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 Board
Herbal Region Wechselland office
Main square 20, 8240 Friedberg
Tel.: +43 3339/25110-19
wechselland@oststeiermark.com
www.oststeiermark.com