Hike across Silberberg mountain above Grossstübing

There’s a public car park next to the Grossstübinger Stub’n inn in Grossstübing. From here, the route goes west to Silberbergstrasse. Trail 17 branches off to the right after 100 metres and leads up to the Hiedner inn on Silberberg. On the way you pass a newly installed wayside shrine. After the Huber farm there’s a fantastic view across Stübingtal valley. The panoramic view from the mountain ridge is breathtaking. After crossing the municipal road four times we get to the last stretch on the road to the Hiedner inn on Silberberg at an altitude of 913 m. March on in an easterly direction along the easy-going Höhenweg trail 535; go past the “Eder Cross”, where you can enjoy a glorious view onto the northern Übelbachtal valley towards Hochlantsch, and keep on until you reach to the “Wart”. This is the lowest spot of the pass and the fastest connection between the Übelbachtal and Stübingtal valleys near the Wartbauer farm.

Stübingtal is famous for the Alpine longhorn beetle, a protected species. The beeches of Grossstübing offer the beetles their favourite habitat.

Hikers without a car can get here comfortably by public transport, bus, or train. OberGraz is easily accessible by the S1 rapid transit railway line between Graz and Bruck/Mur.

By S1 rapid transit railway to Kleinstübing and onwards by GUSTmobil minivan.

GUSTmobil minivan stops nearby: 1159 (Grossstübing parish church), 1162 (Hiedner inn), 1157 (Zum Bergwerk inn)

Rides can be booked a minimum of 60 minutes before desired departures by telephone (0123 500 44 11), or via Internet (www.ISTmobil.at), using the app. (business hours: Monday – Saturday: 6am – 12 midnight, Sundays & public holidays: 6am – 10pm)

More details on train and bus connections: www.verbundlinie.at, and www.oebb.at

Public car park: in Grossstübing next to the Grossstübinger Stub’n inn and next to the fire brigade building

Passionate pilgrims might want to take the route from the Grossstübing parish church via the Pilgersteig (“pilgrims’ climb”) in the Jodelgraben (Route 17) to the Mühlbacher hut and onwards via the Kaschlsteig (Route 562) past the Schusterbauer inn to Rein Abbey.

Refreshments: Grossstübinger Stub’n, Hiedner inn (open only at weekends)

Bernthaler inn (in the Königgraben – route variant b)