Alpannonia - Oststeiermark Panoramaweg, Mönichkirchen

Borderless hiking - from Rosegger's Waldheimat to Köszeg / Styrian part
The Styrian part of the Alpannonia long-distance hiking trail, which leads from Semmering or Fischbach and the Fischbach Alps via the Hochwechsel and the Bucklige Welt to Köszeg.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
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June
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August
September
October
November
December

The tour in numbers

53,6 km
Route
18:00 h
Time
1804 hm
Uphill
2310 hm
Downhill
1780 m
Highest point

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More information

You can find detailed information on how to get here.
  • Via the Niederwechsel we reach the Wetterkoglerhaus
  • At the Hochwechsel we can see practically the entire route of the main alpannonia trail
  • From the Wetterkoglerhaus we descend gently via Schwaigen to the Feistritzsattel saddle
  • We meet the main trail coming from Semmering
  • We hike downhill and uphill mostly through forests before making the ascent to the Pfaffensattel saddle
  • Now we reach the Stuhleck, the highest point of aplannonia
  • Now we hike along the Pretulalpe to the Rosegger Schutzhaus
  • From there we hike on the Rattener Alm, with a striking wind farm, steadily downhill to the Alpl
  • From the Alpl we take a leisurely walk to the Almtor, from where we can reach the Teufelstein summit (1499m) in around 15 minutes via a turn-off
  • Via the “Zellerkreuz” we reach our destination - the center of Fischbach.
Enjoy the wonderful views!
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
Mönichkirchen, Talstation der Sonnenbahn (free)
Tourism Association East Styria
Office Joglland Waldheimat
Kirchenviertel 24
8255 St. Jakob im Walde
Tel.: +43 3336 20255
Joglland-Waldheimat
Oststeiermark
Aktuelles Wetter
Mobilität Oststeiermark mit Sammeltaxi SAM
RegioBus
Weitere Touren im Wanderheft "Einfach Wandervoll", gratis erhältlich beim Tourismusverband Joglland - Waldheimat.

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What the weather will be like

Spital am Semmering (774m)

Morning
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-3°C
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Noon
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Night
cloudy
-3°C
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Mostly thick clouds, and a chance of some snowfall in the first half of the day.
Morning
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-2°C
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Noon
slightly cloudy
2°C
20%
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Night
sunny
-4°C
5%
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Light snowfall at daybreak, then fairly sunny during the day.
24.11.2024
slightly cloudy
-5°C 9°C
25.11.2024
very sunny
-1°C 8°C
26.11.2024
slightly cloudy
0°C 9°C
Südosten Region Österreich | © Thermen- & Vulkanland Steiermark

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