Hiking route Neudorf-Demmerkogel Round No. 22 - Touren-Impression #1 | © Südsteiermark Hiking route Neudorf-Demmerkogel Round No. 22 - Touren-Impression #1 | © Südsteiermark

Neudorf-Demmerkogel Round No. 22

This hike leads past the Waldschachersee lake, along orchards and through woodland up to the Demmerkogel, the highest point of the hike at 671m. From there, the trail leads across the butterfly meadow back to Neudorf im Sausal.
The wine-growing and nature park municipality of St. Andrä-Höch lies at the centre of the Sausal wine region on the Sausal Wine Road. At 671 m, the Demmerkogel is the highest elevation in the Sausal wine country and thus also in Southern Styria. The municipality of St. Andrä-Höch lies in the Südsteirisches Weinland Nature Park.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
17,1 km
Route
5:00 h
Time
588 hm
Uphill
588 hm
Downhill
668 m
Highest point

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Coming from the south, north, east and west on the A9 Phyrnautobahn - Wildon exit - continue in the direction of Hengsberg - Preding - Neudorf im Sausal.
The Neudorf-Demmerkogel loop has its starting point in Neudorf im Sausal at the car park and leads us first northwards, along a meadow path to the lakeside road of the Waldschachersee and on to the Buschenschank Stelzer (Stiendl) on municipal roads up to Altkerschegg and Neukerschegg. Past the winery - Buschenschank Fuchshansl and winery - Buschenschank Schneeberger (Schmölzer), the trail continues along the orchards and further along the country road to the so-called Kreuzfreitag. Via an ascending forest section, past the Hotel-Restaurant Steirerland, mostly on municipal paths to the Sausalerhof and on to the world's largest Klapotetz up to the Demmerkogel. From there the hiking trail leads us across the butterfly meadow (supervised by the Austrian Nature Conservation Youth) further in the direction of Schmalegg. Via Krahriegl past the Temmel wine tavern (vlg. Kroanerlschneider), the route leads us back to the starting point in Neudorf im Sausal.
Visit the world's largest Klapotetz on the Demmerkogel.
We take the train to Kaindorf/ Sulm station. www.oebb.atContinue by taxi to Neudorf im Sausal. T: 0043 (0)664 886 57 826
Parking is available at the starting point.
Tourist Office SüdsteiermarkHauptplatz 40A-8530 Deuschlandsberg

Office Kitzeck Tel.: +43 (0)3456 3500Office Leibnitz Tel.: +43 (0)3452 76811office@suedsteiermark.infowww.suedsteiermark.info

Hiking map available at the information office or download here.

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What the weather will be like

St. Andrä-Höch (356m)

23.08.2024
very sunny
14°C 30°C
24.08.2024
sunny
17°C 30°C
25.08.2024
sunny
17°C 30°C
Kindererlebnis-Bauernhof Perhofer, Silvia | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser

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