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Hiking route St. Andrä - Höcher Round No. 21 Variant b - Touren-Impression #1 | © Südsteiermark Hiking route St. Andrä - Höcher Round No. 21 Variant b - Touren-Impression #1 | © Südsteiermark

St. Andrä - Höcher Round No. 21 Variant b

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy
Route 5,8 km
Time 2:00 h
Uphill 95 hm
Downhill 95 hm
Highest point 380 m
This variant is a small, fine loop with little difference in altitude.
The first historical reference to the Sausal dates back to 977, when the forest "Susil" became the property of the Archbishopric of Salzburg.of the Archbishopric of Salzburg. Farmers cleared the forest through generations of hard work,drained the swampy valleys and ditches and planted vines on the bare, sunny mountain slopes.sunny mountain slopes. Sausal place names such as Reith, Greith, Neurath, Neudorf still remind us of this today.

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

More information

Coming from the south, north, west and east on the A9 Phyrnautobahn - exit Leibnitz - continue towards Kaindorf/S - Heimschuh - Kitzeck - St. Andrä/Höch.
Variant 21b: Small St. Andrä Round. Variant 21b offers the possibility of considerably shortening the circular hiking trail starting in Sankt Andrä im Sausal without major differences in altitude. (See tour St. Andrä-Höcher round no. 21)
After the hike, visit the panorama walkway with a magnificent view or the world's largest Klapotetz on the Demmerkogel.
We take the train to Kaindorf/Sulm. www.oebb.atFrom the station continue by taxi to St. Andrä i. S. T: 0043 (0)664 886 57 826
Parking spaces are 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)

Forecast

06.09.2025
very sunny
13°C 24°C
07.09.2025
very sunny
11°C 25°C
08.09.2025
slightly cloudy
12°C 25°C

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