Loretto trail (Loretto-Weg)
A beautiful hiking trail that leads to the Loretto Chapel and back to St. Magdalena.
Starting point of the hiking tour is the center of St. Magdalena. The 4.6 km long hike leads to the small Loretto Chapel in St. Johann in der Haide.
Characteristics
Best season
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
The tour in numbers
medium
Level of difficulty
4,6 km
Route
1:30 h
Time
70 hm
Uphill
70 hm
Downhill
450 m
Highest point
Map & downloads
More information
From direction Vienna:
Freeway A2 direction Graz - you take the exit Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf, then direction St. Magdalena.
From direction Graz:
Freeway A2 direction Vienna - you take the exit Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf, then direction St. Magdalena.
Detailed information on how to get to us can be found here.
Freeway A2 direction Graz - you take the exit Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf, then direction St. Magdalena.
From direction Graz:
Freeway A2 direction Vienna - you take the exit Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf, then direction St. Magdalena.
Detailed information on how to get to us can be found here.
The tour starts in the center of the village of St. Magdalena. Along the main road you walk in the direction of Weinberg. In a slight right turn you branch off in the direction of Rohrberg. Via Steinbüchl you then come to the Lorettokapelle, where you will also find a black Madonna. Follow the same path back to the starting point in St. Magdalena.
- start in the center of St. Magdalena
- along the main road in the direction of Weinberg
- in a slight right bend turn off in the direction of Rohrberg
- via Steinbüchl to the Lorettokapelle (Black Madonna)
- take the same path back to the starting point.
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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There are numerous parking spaces available in the center of the village.
Tourist Office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Bad Waltersdorf
Hauptplatz 90
8271 Bad Waltersdorf
Tel: +43 3382 55 100-71
badwaltersdorf@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at
Hiking maps are available at the information office in Bad Waltersdorf.
Gästeinfo Bad Waltersdorf
Hauptplatz 90
8271 Bad Waltersdorf
Tel: +43 3382 55 100-71
badwaltersdorf@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at
Hiking maps are available at the information office in Bad Waltersdorf.
Gallery
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Luftaufnahme Buch St. Magdalena | © Bad Waltersdorf | Gemeinde Buch St. Magdalena
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Bauernmuseum St. Magdalena | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Rath
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Naturvielfalt in Bad Waltersdorf | © Bad Waltersdorf | Ingrid Jansky
What the weather will be like
Buch-St. Magdalena (453m)
Morning
10°C
90%
10 km/h
Noon
10°C
45%
10 km/h
Night
9°C
40%
10 km/h
Light rain in the early morning, but most of the day will be dry.
Morning
8°C
75%
5 km/h
Noon
9°C
75%
10 km/h
Night
10°C
40%
5 km/h
Light rain until the early afternoon, then slowly becoming dry.
07.05.2025
8°C
15°C
08.05.2025
7°C
13°C
09.05.2025
7°C
14°C
