St. Nikolai circular hiking trail no. 5

Logo St. Nikolai circular hiking trail no. 5
Logo St. Nikolai circular hiking trail no. 5
Tour data
23.54km
288 - 511m
Distance
590hm
607hm
Ascent
06:50h
 
Duration
Brief description

A varied day tour with wonderful viewpoints and numerous places to stop for refreshments.

Difficulty
difficult
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

Municipal Office St. Nikolai i. S.

Route
Sankt Nikolai im Sausal
Landgasthaus "Zur Post"
0.0 km
St. Nikolai
0.1 km
Waldschach
1.2 km
Seegasthof Annerl
3.8 km
Lamperstätten am See
3.9 km
Lamperstätten
4.7 km
Ortskapelle
4.8 km
Wassermadonna
7.1 km
Grötsch
7.6 km
Kapelle
10.1 km
Weingartenhotel/Restaurant Harkamp
10.2 km
Oberburgstall
10.3 km
Heritzberg
11.2 km
Flamberg
11.5 km
Gasthof Haiden - Stationswirt
11.9 km
Purpurriegel
12.8 km
Schafferkapelle
12.8 km
Buschenschank & Weingut Strauss
16.2 km
Stückleiten
16.6 km
Petzles
17.2 km
Nebenegg
19.1 km
Voregg
19.6 km
Mitteregg
19.9 km
Hochfeld
21.2 km
Landgasthaus "Zur Post"
23.5 km
Sankt Nikolai im Sausal
23.5 km


Best season
Jan
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Description
The local municipality was established as an autonomous body in 1850. After the annexation of Austria in 1938, the municipality became part of the Reichsgau Steiermark, and from 1945 to 1955 it was part of the English occupation zone in Austria. Anyone who has ever been to St. Nikolai i. S. is struck by the unique landscape. From the Flamberg, a lovely valley with gentle, picturesque hills opens up to the astonished visitor. The Celts began cultivating land and wine here thousands of years ago. Many burial mounds from this and later times bear witness to this unique history. It was the magic of this spot of earth that moved many nomadic peoples to settle here over the course of time.

 

Directions

From the municipal office in St. Nikolai im Sausal, walk in the direction of Nikolaiberg to the Waldschach Chapel, from where you have a wonderful view of the West Styrian mountain landscape. Head down the valley to Waldschach Castle and the Waldschach Lakes. Along the lake you reach the village of Lamperstätten. Past the chapel and after about 100 m on the country road, the trail branches off to the left. Through the Laßnitztal valley to Grötsch, past the chapel, head uphill to the Spiegelkogel to the Hakamp vineyard hotel. Along the Flamberger ridge the trail leads to Gasthof Haiden and on the right to Flamhof Castle, continue on forest paths to Unterjahring and after crossing the country road, the trail leads uphill after the sewage treatment plant to Buschenschank Strauß in Petzles. From here you pass the Buschenschenk Riedl and then continue to the Hubertus Chapel. At the chapel, turn left into the Wellinggraben. Then turn right again slightly uphill to the Buschenschank Pichler-Schober. Continue past vineyards to the Höfer wine tavern and uphill to the Steiri wine tavern. From here the trail leads downhill through beautiful mixed forests via Greith back to the starting point of the hike.

Highest point
511 m
Endpoint

Municipal Office St. Nikolai i. S.

Height profile

Equipment
Good and comfortable footwear required.
We recommend that you always take a bottle of water with you.
Safety instructions
Walk on the hiking trail at your own risk.
Please keep dogs on a leash.

Emergency number Red Cross: 144
Emergency number mountain rescue: 140

Tips

The "Distillery Aeijst" is worth a visit!

Additional information
Tourist Office Südsteiermark
Hauptplatz 40
A-8530 Deuschlandsberg

Office Kitzeck Tel.: +43 (0)3456 3500
Office Leibnitz Tel.: +43 (0)3452 76811
office@suedsteiermark.info
www.suedsteiermark.info 


Arrival

Coming from the south, north, east and west on the A9 Phyrnautobahn - exit Leibnitz - continue in the direction of Kaindorf/S. - Muggenau - St. Nikolai i. S.

Public transportation
By train to Kaindorf/ Sulm. www.oebb.at or www.busbahnbim.at
Continue by taxi T: 0043 (0)664 886 57 826
Parking

Parking spaces are available at the starting point.


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General info

Refreshment stop
A lot of view
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