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Theme path HWW hiking route: St. Lorenzen am Wechsel - Flourl´s Tavern - Friedberg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Historischer Verein Wechselland Theme path HWW hiking route: St. Lorenzen am Wechsel - Flourl´s Tavern - Friedberg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Historischer Verein Wechselland

HWW hiking route: St. Lorenzen am Wechsel - Flourl´s Tavern - Friedberg

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 14,7 km
Time 4:30 h
Uphill 435 hm
Downhill 565 hm
Highest point 889 m
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 runs from St. Lorenzen am Wechsel via Flourl's Schenke to Schwaighof and Friedberg. The HWW station at Auerbach/Höller-Kreuz takes you back to the Stone Age, Copper Age and Bronze Age. The high-altitude municipal area of St. Lorenzen am Wechsel also has some finds from this period.

Best season

January
February
March
October
November
December

More information

Arrival by car
  • Take the A2 highway to the Pinggau exit.
  • At the traffic circle, take the third exit in the direction of Pinggau.
  • Follow the B63 and then turn onto the B54 towards Hartberg.
  • Take the Thalberg exit and follow the signs to St. Lorenzen am Wechsel.
The tour is not signposted throughout. Route guidance with app recommended.
We recommend a stop at Flourl's Schenke. The inn with the flair of a Buschenschank has a wonderful view of the Pannonian Plain across Eastern Styria all the way to Slovenia!
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichischen Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
You can park at the Kulturhaus in St. Lorenzen am Wechsel.
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
T: +43 3339/25110-19
wechselland@oststeiermark.com
www.oststeiermark.com

 

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What the weather will be like St. Lorenzen am Wechsel (725m)

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