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Fürstenfelder Speltenbachweg

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 13,5 km

Time 3:20 h

Uphill 42 hm

Downhill 58 hm

Highest point 287 m

Family-friendly hiking trail with botanical highlights along meadows, forests, fields and streams.

signs: IVV Wanderweg 2

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More information

Detailed information on how to get there can be found here.

Start this family-friendly hiking trail at the outdoor pool Fürstenfeld and follow the markings along the Hühnerbach and the fish ponds. Between Altenmarkt and Speltenbach the trail leads along fields and meadows to the idyllic edge of the forest near Speltenbach, back you cross the federal road, along the airfield and the romantic Hühnerbach it goes back to the impressive Feistritz. At the foot of the old fortress town of Fürstenfeld, you return to the starting point and can refresh yourself in the cool water of the open-air swimming pool.

Tip: pond shell at the Hühnerbach. Barbecue and relaxation facilities at the Hühnerbach.

Pond shell on the chicken stream, barbecue and relaxation facilities on the chicken stream. This part of the trail is anchored in the NATURA 2000 project.

Find timetables and travel information directly at: Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), Steiermärkische Landesbahnen (STLB), www.busbahnbim.at.

With the BusBahnBim app from Verbundlinie, timetable information has never been easier: all bus, train and streetcar connections in Austria can be queried by entering locations and/or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) - on Google Play and in the App Store.

The Thermenlandbus also takes you directly to Fürstenfeld on the fastest route.

Fürstenfeld, free parking in the Ledergasse (fairground) right next to the starting point.

Tourist Office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Fürstenfeld
Hauptstraße 2a
8280 Fürstenfeld
Tel: +43 3382 55 100-80
fuerstenfeld@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at