Franz Höller circular route, Waisenegg

Name: Franz Höller circular route, Waisenegg
Brand: Steiermark
Rating: 2 (2 reviews)

The easy circular trail, starting from the center of Waisenegg, leads us along the Feistritz along the R8 bike path. We are rewarded with a magnificent view!

The hiking trail was created in honor of the local poet Franz Höller. It leads us past his hometown house and is dotted along the way with sayings and texts from his pen.

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The tour in numbers

easy

Level of difficulty

12,1 km

Route

3:40 h

Time

340 hm

Uphill

340 hm

Downhill

748 m

Highest point

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Arrival from Vienna: A2 to Hartberg, B54 towards Graz to the Pöllau turn-off, Birkfeld, Waisenegg.

Arrival from Graz: A2 to Gleisdorf exit, B64 towards Weiz. Roundabout before Weiz on the B72 towards Anger, Birkfeld.

From Weiz approx. 30 km. Arrival from Salzburg: S6 via Bruck, Kapfenberg to the Allerheilen im Mürztal exit. Immediately after the exit turn right towards Fischbach, Birkfeld, Waisenegg.

Detailed information on how to get there can be found here.

We start at the pavilion at the parking lot in front of the Kindergartne in Waisenegg
We walk past the Peace Chapel across the meadow down towards the asphalt road
After a few hundred meters on the asphalt road we turn left onto a gravel road
After 15 minutes of walking we reach the cycle path along the Feistritz river
We follow the cycle path downstream in the direction of Birkfeld
After a longer walk we leave the cycle path and go onto a gravel road
After a slight ascent we come to the L114
We cross the road and walk past the farm
Passing the many fruit trees, we come to the home house of our poet
Walk uphill in the forest until you reach the L114.
If we follow the sign "Path of Labyrinths", we come to the Gallbrunnger inn
At the Gallbrunner Inn you can have a snack and return to the starting point.

Books with poems by Franz Höller are offered for sale at the market town office in Birkfeld.

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie. For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

Waisenegg, Kingergarten (free)

Tourism Association East Styria

Office Joglland - Waldheimat

Kirchenviertel 24

8255 St. Jakob im Walde

Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

Regio Bus

Market Town Birkfeld