Theme path HWW-Hiking route: Schäffern - Tauchen/Wechsel - Koglreith - Hilmtor - Trahütte - Touren-Impression #1 | © Historischer Verein Wechselland Theme path HWW-Hiking route: Schäffern - Tauchen/Wechsel - Koglreith - Hilmtor - Trahütte - Touren-Impression #1 | © Historischer Verein Wechselland

HWW-Hiking route: Schäffern - Tauchen/Wechsel - Koglreith - Hilmtor - Trahütte

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 long HWW hiking route leads from Schäffern via Ochenbauer and Tauchen am Wechsel to Baumgarten and Koglreith and from there via Hofgraben and Hiltmtor to Trahütte. Along the HWW hiking route, you pass the Koglreith HWW station, where it is explained that the tranquil Koglreith was once an important toll point in Wechselland for centuries.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
October
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
21,9 km
Route
6:50 h
Time
1069 hm
Uphill
403 hm
Downhill
1333 m
Highest point

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More information

Arrival by car
Take the Schäffern exit from the A2.
The tour is not signposted throughout. Route guidance with app recommended.
  • Hike from Schäffern through the forest and across meadows to Tauchen.
  • Follow the path from Tauchen in the direction of Koglreith.
  • Follow the path to the Hilmtor rest area.
  • Continue from Hilmtor to the Trahütte.
We recommend a nice picnic at the idyllic resting places at the Kreuzbühel Chapel or Hilmtor, or a stop at the Glatzl Trahütten Alm.
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 is a parking lot next to the church in Schäffern.
 
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

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