Kogel circular trail (Kogelrundweg)
The eventful circular trail around the Gleichenberger Kogeln shows us the fascination and versatility of the mixed forest. A summit cross? Yes, there is at the Gleichenberger Kogel!
The Gleichenberger Kogel, on which the forest adventure trail leads, is the peak of the oldest and most powerful volcano in the region. Around 16 million years ago, this volcano with a diameter of around 30 kilometers rose as an island from a sea. Today, most of the volcano is buried under thick layers of gravel.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, the millstone quarry at Gleichenberger Kogel was a quarrying area for millstones for fruit and grain mills, but also for countersinks and building stones. The stone blanks were worked out by hand, block by block. The transport of the heavy stone slabs over steep wooden chutes and with ox or horse-drawn carts was often difficult and dangerous.
The Enzian hut on the forest adventure trail once served as a forge where the tools were sharpened. It was renovated by the "Bergkameraden vom Enzian" and is now a popular picnic spot. (Hut not managed).
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medium
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Our starting point for the hike is the Bad Gleichenberg tourist office. After a few minutes we reach the entrance to the forest adventure trail, to the "Eichgraben": The path leads over the Celtic tree circle to the millstone quarry, a romantic place that is often used as a resting place. Continue via the shelter hut to the summit of the Gleichenberger Kogel (598 m) which also has a summit cross, probably a rarity in Thermenland Steiemark. Enjoy the shady hike through the mixed forest of the Gleichenberger Kogel and hike towards Gleichenberg village and via the donkey trail back to the starting point.
Take a short detour and sign the summit book at Gleichenberger Kogel!
Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website www.busbahnbim.at
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Enzian Hütte am Walderlebnispfad | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Thomas Gußmagg
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Schwebebrücke | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Thomas Gußmagg
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Informationstafel | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Eva Klampfer
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Wurzelstiege | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Eva Klampfer
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Saftige Blätter im frühlingshaften Kogelwald | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Eva Klampfer
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Kogelrundweg | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Eva Klampfer
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Hier entlang - Kogelrundweg | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Eva Klampfer
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Enzianwarte beim Mühlsteinbruch | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Eva Klampfer
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Blick vom Gleichenberger Kogel | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Eva Klampfer
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What the weather will be like
Bad Gleichenberg (295m)
A chance of thunderstorms in the early morning, then dry and partly sunny during the day.
Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, clouds will be rare.
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