Hiking route Masenberg via Schwaig, Pöllauberg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Hiking route Masenberg via Schwaig, Pöllauberg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Masenberg via Schwaig, Pöllauberg

Along this hike, there are numerous marvellous viewpoints of the region and far beyond.
The starting point of this circular hike is the well-known Marian pilgrimage site of Pöllauberg. The municipality of Pöllauberg and the market town of Pöllau form the Pöllau Valley Nature Park in Eastern Styria.

This hike offers the opportunity to become a "summiteer" on the one hand and to combine the two focal points of "nature" and "culture" on the other:

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
15,4 km
Route
5:00 h
Time
640 hm
Uphill
640 hm
Downhill
1260 m
Highest point

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Pöllauberg, Nature Park Arena
  • Starting from the car park above the Naturparkarena, we walk to the crossroads with the chapel and the entrance to Pöllauberg.
  • At the chapel, we keep left and walk approx. 200 metres along the Pöllaubergstraße L431 to the next crossroads with the signpost "Hartberg" and the red-white-red marking no. 942.
  • We continue uphill "towards Olmstoll", where we immediately come across a slightly hidden bench directly on the hiking trail.
  • Keeping to marker no. 942, we reach the Masenberg with its summit cross, Glückskapelle chapel and Schutzwirt inn after about an hour.
  • At the Glückskapelle chapel, we keep left and follow the red-white-red hiking trail no. 950 towards Grafendorf and Hartberg past the Olmstoll (inn).
  • We cross the municipal road to Vorau and take hiking trail no. 07 towards Schwaig/Hartberg.
  • We walk past the air quality monitoring station on hiking trail no. 07 to Wiesberg-Straße.
  • Heading south on this road, we come across a transformer where we turn left and walk to the "Schwaig" landmark at 970 metres above sea level.
  • Once there, we follow the signposts towards Pöllauberg, the red-white-red marking no. 943, until we reach the Pöllaubergstraße L431.
  • However, we now take the access road into the village of Pöllauberg and visit the pilgrimage church.
  • Via the steps of the west portal of the pilgrimage church, we join the hiking trail towards Pöllau, but immediately leave it again to the right and take the Kogelweg to the car park above the nature park arena.
Special vantage points include the summit cross and the Olmstoll on the Masenberg as well as the Wiesberg road.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.

For local transport we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark. HF5809 Oberneuberg - Pöllauberg Ort

Pöllauberg, Nature Park Arena
Information about the region, places to stop for refreshments and overnight accommodation, excursion destinations etc. can be found here:

Eastern Styria Tourist Board

Pöllau Valley Nature Park office

Castle 1

8225 Pöllau

Phone: +43 3335 4210

www.naturpar-poellauertal.at 

www.oststeiermark.com 

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Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

Kompass Map, Hiking Map Nature Park Pöllauer Valley 1:30,000

Find out about maps, hiking brochures and other tour tips at the tourist office. You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.

Tourism region Eastern Styria Nature Park Pöllauer Valley office Schloss 1, 8225 Pöllau Tel: +43 3335 4210 www.naturpark-poellauertal.at www.oststeiermark.com

Rother hiking guide "Oststeiermark - Von den Fischbacher Alpen bis in die Thermenregion", 50 tours, Elisabeth Zienitzer & Silvia Sarcletti paperback, ISBN-10, 376334577 available in bookshops

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