HWW-Hiking route: Pinggau - Tauchen/Wechsel - Mönichkirchen
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 hike starts at the HWW station Pinggau/Kirche 1 & 2 and ends at the HWW station Mönichkirchen/Kirche, both of which are Marian pilgrimage sites. At the HWW station Pinggau/Kirche 2 you can find out how long both places have been places of pilgrimage.
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Arrival by car
- Leave the A2 at the Pinggau/Friedberg exit.
- Take the third exit at the traffic circle onto the B63.
- Then follow the B54 to Pinggau.
The tour is not signposted throughout. Route guidance with app recommended.
- Starting point: HWW station Pinggau/Kirche 1 & 2.
- Hike through the picturesque landscape in the direction of Mönichkirchen.
- Arrival at the HWW station Mönichkirchen/Kirche, also an important Marian pilgrimage site.
A visit to the Maria Hasel pilgrimage church is highly recommended.
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Historic long-distance hiking trail Wechselland | © Historischer Verein Wechselland | Andreas Salmhofer
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View of the market town of Pinggau in Eastern Styria | Marktgemeinde Pinggau
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HWW station Hoad | © Historischer Verein Wechselland - Dr. Andreas Salmhofer
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HWW station: rodl mill | © Historischer Verein Wechselland - Dr. Andreas Salmhofer
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Wechselland herbal region logo | Oststeiermark Tourismus
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