Theme path HWW-Hiking route: Zöbern - Schlag bei Zöbern - Patritzl-Kreuz - Schuh-Wirt (circular trail) - Touren-Impression #1 | © Historischer Verein Wechselland Theme path HWW-Hiking route: Zöbern - Schlag bei Zöbern - Patritzl-Kreuz - Schuh-Wirt (circular trail) - Touren-Impression #1 | © Historischer Verein Wechselland

HWW-Hiking route: Zöbern - Schlag bei Zöbern - Patritzl-Kreuz - Schuh-Wirt (circular trail)

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 runs through the Zöbern municipal area. At the HWW border station, you will learn about the eventful history of the border demarcation that made the Wechselland a border region.

Nearby:

Heimatmuseum Zöbern, 2871 Zöbern, Erlenweg 2, please register by calling 0664 735 752 48 or 02642 53710 or the municipality of Zöbern: 02642 8777

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
October
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
15,6 km
Route
4:25 h
Time
364 hm
Uphill
366 hm
Downhill
883 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Arrival by car
  • Drive along the highway A2.
  • Take exit 76 Krumbach/Zöbern.
  • Turn right onto the B55 Wechsel Straße in the direction of Zöbern.
  • Follow the B55 for about 5 km until you reach the village of Zöbern.
The tour is not signposted throughout. Route guidance with app recommended.
  • Starting point: Zöbern.
  • Hike to Schlag near Zöbern.
  • Continue to the Patritzl cross.
  • Hike to the Schuh-Wirt.
  • Return to the starting point in Zöbern.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichischen Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
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

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Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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