Hiking route Skilift - Dead Man - No. 4, Wenigzell - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Hiking route Skilift - Dead Man - No. 4, Wenigzell - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Skilift - Dead Man - No. 4, Wenigzell

A wonderful tour around Wenigzell.
Plan time here for a mushroom or berry hunt.

On a winter hike you can stop off at Schneeland Wenigzell.

The circular trail takes you to the Dead Man. This is how he is said to have got his name:

Legend:At the crossroads of Strallegg, Vorau, Ratten, Miesenbach and Wenigzell, on the old Roman road, there is a small chapel. It is said that a penitent lies beneath this chapel. A long time ago, he and his wife wanted to make a pilgrimage from Hungary to Mariazell on their knees. But on the way, the man fell ill and died in the area. He was buried by compassionate farmers. They later built a small chapel over his grave. There, on the night of 5 to 6 January at midnight, you can talk to the devil if you call his name three times. The wife of the deceased penitent continued on to Mariazell, but she too succumbed to the hardships and died in the Mürz valley near the village of Frein. Since then, the area there has also been called Totes Weib (Dead Woman).

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
8,9 km
Route
3:00 h
Time
300 hm
Uphill
300 hm
Downhill
1103 m
Highest point

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More information

Wenigzell is located in the Joglland mountains in the north-east of Styria.
 
By car:
From Vienna: via the A2, exit Pinggau - Friedberg, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Mönichwald, Waldbach, Wenigzell
 
From Graz: via the A2, exit Gleisdorf, Kaindorf, Pöllau bei Hartberg, Schloffereck, direction Vorau, left after the Kreuzwirt to Wenigzell
 
Detailed information on how to get here can be found here.

 

  • We start at the village square and head past the barefoot park, the old festival hall, "Florl im Haselbach" and straight on into the forest until just before the valley station of the ski lift
  • Now we keep left and walk through the forest up to a field, which we cross to the right and reach the ski lift parking lot
  • We continue left along the Römerstraße to the "Toten Mann" and the "Bergler Stub'n"
  • Immediately afterwards, we hike up the meadow path on the left and walk along the edge of the forest (we absolutely have to take a short break here and enjoy the wonderful view) until just before the "Walddörfl"
  • There we turn right down along the edge of the field, cross the road and follow the second asphalt road to the "Brunnschneider", down to the local museum and the starting point at the village square.
Out of your shoes - into the barefoot park
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
Wenigzell, children's playground, old armory, in front of the school, village square
Information about the region, places to stop for refreshments and overnight stays, excursion destinations, etc., can be found here:

East Styria Tourist Board

Office Joglland-Waldheimat

Church Quarter 24

8255 St. Jakob im Walde

Tel.: +43 3336/ 20 255

Joglland-Waldheimat

Eastern Styria

Current weather

Mobility East Styria with SAM shared taxi

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What the weather will be like

Wenigzell (814m)

23.08.2024
very sunny
14°C 27°C
24.08.2024
sunny
17°C 28°C
25.08.2024
sunny
17°C 27°C

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