Path of roses (Rosenweg) St. Stefan/Rosental

We start at the parking lot Rosenhalle in St. Stefan im Rosental. After we have gained an overview at the hiking board, we walk past the Rose Hall in the direction of the center. In the village, the theme trail starts at the church and the fountain, where numerous rose bushes already show us the way to the Rosarium, a colorful rose garden. In the middle of the garden there is a pavilion, which we pass on the right. At the end of the garden we come to a road in the direction of Stefanberg. We follow the road slightly uphill, passing a few houses, until we pass the village sign of St. Stefan and a little later come to a wayside shrine, with the station "The Plant World". Here at the Stefansberg we continue along the asphalt road for about 500 m and already reach the station "The Fire". From now on we walk downhill, passing a fallow deer enclosure. Arrived at the national road L203, we cross it, whereby at this unclear place caution is required. On the other side of the road, a few meters uphill, a side road leaves to the left. We walk along the road for just a few minutes and then see the entrance to the forest on the right. There follows a beautiful stretch of path through the forest to the station "The Air". At this place we linger and enjoy the view and the peace. Continuing on a dirt road, we soon enter the forest again, where it goes along comfortably on a forest road. When we meet an asphalt road again, we follow it only a few meters, because the hiking trail immediately branches off again to the left into the forest. Now we stay on the forest road, which leads continuously downhill until we come to a pond and the station "Das Wassser". Back on the trail, we continue to follow the gravel road, which subsequently continues as an asphalt road towards the center. Arrived at the thoroughfare in St. Stefan, we go left and after a few meters we see the turnoff to our parking lot on the right.

The hike is easily doable all year round, although you should of course prefer the rose blossom season.

Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at  www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website www.busbahnbim.at

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There is free parking at the Kindererlebniswelt and the outdoor pool in St. Stefan im Rosental.

Frauenbacher Stub`n, Tel.: +43 3116 81115, 8083 St. Stefan im Rosental, Feldbacherstraße 66b, www.frauenbacher-stubn.at

Al Sasso, Tel.: +43 3116 81322, 8083 St. Stefan im Rosental, Mureckerstraße 18

Novelle – Bar-Cafe-Restaurant, Tel.: +43 3116 27001, 8083 St. Stefan im Rosental, Badstraße 15

Marktgemeinde St. Stefan im RosentalFeldbacher Straße 24 8083 St. Stefan im Rosental info@sasstal.at www.rosental.at

Hiking maps are available on site in the guest information office Kompass hiking guide "Styrian Volcano Country - On the trail of the volcanoes", Michael Fend, ISBN 978-3-85026-096-1

Tourist Office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Bad Gleichenberg
Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Str. 1/top 4
8344 Bad Gleichenberg
+43 3382 55 100-44
badgleichenberg@thermen-vulkanland.at
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