Theme path Sundial path (Sonnenuhrenweg) - Touren-Impression #1 | © TV Thermen- & Vulkanland Theme path Sundial path (Sonnenuhrenweg) - Touren-Impression #1 | © TV Thermen- & Vulkanland

Sundial path (Sonnenuhrenweg)

Time is breathing down your neck? Certainly not here! In Straden, people sometimes set the time according to the sundial.
Sundials invite you to take your time. Time to look at them, time to occupy yourself with them. The noiseless timekeepers adorn churches, house facades or can be found in gardens. Just as our rolling hills and quiet hiking trails invite mindful exploration, sundials are scattered throughout the landscape like pearls waiting to be discovered. The sundial on the Straden church wall dates back to 1521 and shows the true local time. Straden is located in the heart of a region with the most hours of sunshine in Austria. With the construction of a sundial, old cultural heritage is kept alive. It reflects the style and creativity of its builder and can outlast generations. Today, the Straden sundials are a symbol of sunny Straden and pausing in a hectic time.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

The tour in numbers

3,7 km
Route
1:00 h
Time
123 hm
Uphill
123 hm
Downhill
382 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Follow the signs to Straden, before you get to the hilltop turn left into the parking lot. You can find detailed information on how to get here.
Let's leave the watch at home and try the sundials along the way!

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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Ample free parking available at the cemetery parking lot.
Tourist Office Thermen- und Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Bad Gleichenberg
Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Str. 1/top 4
8344 Bad Gleichenberg
+43 3382 55 100-44
badgleichenberg@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at
  • Hiking map of the municipality of Straden

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What the weather will be like

Straden (340m)

23.08.2024
very sunny
14°C 29°C
24.08.2024
sunny
16°C 31°C
25.08.2024
sunny
16°C 30°C
Kindererlebnis-Bauernhof Perhofer, Silvia | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser

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