Theme path HWW-Hiking route: Pinggau - Schäffernsteg - Dirnegg (circular trail) - Touren-Impression #1 | © Historischer Verein Wechselland Theme path HWW-Hiking route: Pinggau - Schäffernsteg - Dirnegg (circular trail) - Touren-Impression #1 | © Historischer Verein Wechselland

HWW-Hiking route: Pinggau - Schäffernsteg - Dirnegg (circular trail)

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 HWW hiking route leads from Pinggau via Haideggendorf to Schäffernsteg and via Dirnegg back to Pinggau. At the HWW station Pinggau/Bahnhof is the monument shown here, which commemorates a traffic accident in 1921. You can find out the story behind this incident there.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
October
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
11,0 km
Route
3:05 h
Time
247 hm
Uphill
245 hm
Downhill
656 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Arrival by car
  • Leave the A2 at the Pinggau/Friedberg exit.
  • Turn right onto the B54 in the direction of Pinggau.
  • Follow the B54 for approx. 3 km to Pinggau.
The tour is not signposted throughout. Route guidance with app recommended.
  • This HWW hiking route starts in Pinggau.
  • It continues via Haideggendorf to Schäffernsteg.
  • From Dirnegg you return to Pinggau.
We recommend a visit to the Maria Hasel pilgrimage church in Pinggau or a refreshing dip in the local swimming lake.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichischen Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
There are parking spaces around the Pinggau municipal office.
Historical long-distance hiking trail Wechselland
www.wechsel-wandern.at
Historical Association Wechselland
Chairman Dr. Andreas Salmhofer
Tel.: +43 664/400 27 17
info@geschichte-wechselland.at
www.geschichte-wechselland.at
 
Find out about hiking maps, cycling maps, excursion destination maps and other tour tips at the tourist office.
You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.
Eastern Styria Tourist Board
Herbal Region Wechselland office
Main square 20, 8240 Friedberg
Tel.: +43 3339/25110-19
wechselland@oststeiermark.com
www.oststeiermark.com

Gallery

Kindererlebnis-Bauernhof Perhofer, Silvia | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser

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