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Hiking route HERZWÄRTS - Following the footsteps of the Herzlfresser along the Antoniusweg (Hiking Trail Kindberg No. 7). - Touren-Impression #1 | © TV Hochsteiermark Hiking route HERZWÄRTS - Following the footsteps of the Herzlfresser along the Antoniusweg (Hiking Trail Kindberg No. 7). - Touren-Impression #1 | © TV Hochsteiermark

HERZWÄRTS - Following the footsteps of the Herzlfresser along the Antoniusweg (Hiking Trail Kindberg No. 7).

Accessible by public transport

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 5,8 km
Time 2:15 h
Uphill 553 hm
Downhill 33 hm
Highest point 1085 m
The hike from Kindberg’s town center to Alpengasthof Pölzl takes hikers past the historical sites of the Kindberg Herzlfresser.
Learn more about one of Styria’s most gruesome murder series, the story of the "Kindberg Herzlfresser", as you follow this hiking trail from Kindberg’s town center past various stations to Alpengasthof Pölzl.

Best season

January
February
March
December

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From Bruck/Mur: S6 exit Kindberg West

From Mürzzuschlag: S6 exit Kindberg East

We follow the signs “HERZWÄRTS – IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE KINDBERG HERZLFRESSER”.

Our hike begins in Kindberg’s town center, heading east. We cross the pedestrian crossing, pass through the archway, and follow Schlossallee, continuing under the motorway and between the swimming pool and Möstlingbach.

We reach the Teufelsfelsen, where we find the first information board. Following the Rosegger Weg, we arrive at the second information board and continue uphill, passing the Pulverturm and along a forest path to the waterworks.

We then follow Möstlinggrabenstraße uphill, passing the water wheel until we reach the junction for Antoniusweg. Keeping left, we cross Möstlingbach to the Antoniusbründl, where the next information board is located.

Continuing uphill toward Pölzl, we reach the Herzlfressermaterl, where we find another information board. We follow the trail further toward Pölzl, passing Grüblbauer, where the final information board is located.

From here, the marked hiking trail leads us directly to Alpengasthof Pölzl.

Visit Kindberg’s town center with its Zunftbaum.

Take the train to Kindberg station.

For more information, visit https://www.verbundlinie.at.

 

Parking available at Kindberg West or Kindberg East.

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What the weather will be like Kindberg (565m)

Forecast

06.09.2025
very sunny
10°C 22°C
07.09.2025
very sunny
9°C 24°C
08.09.2025
slightly cloudy
10°C 25°C

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