Hiking route Peter Rosegger Memorial Trail - "Himmel" Variant - Touren-Impression #1 | © Jakob Hiller Hiking route Peter Rosegger Memorial Trail - "Himmel" Variant - Touren-Impression #1 | © Jakob Hiller

Peter Rosegger Memorial Trail - "Himmel" Variant

In Krieglach, a memorial trail has been dedicated to its famous son, Peter Rosegger. It includes all the key locations related to his life in Krieglach. This variant leads to the Krieglach "Himmel" (Heaven).

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
3,0 km
Route
2:00 h
Time
73 hm
Uphill
10 hm
Downhill
681 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

S6 Semmering Expressway, exit Krieglach. At the roundabout, take the exit towards Krieglach. Follow the road into the town center. At the Alpl junction, turn right and then take another right onto Bürstadtstraße, which leads directly to Rosegger Park.

The Rosegger Monument "Als ich noch der Waldbauernbub war" is located at the starting point of our hike. We walk through the park and turn right at the end of the path, passing the SPAR supermarket into Roseggerstraße. Here, we cross the street and arrive directly at the Rosegger Museum with its study room.

We continue our walk, following Hans-Ludwig-Gasse, which merges into Steinfeldstraße. Turning right onto this street, we reach Alplstraße, which leads directly into the town to the Alpl junction. From there, we turn onto Grazer Straße and shortly after the Raiffeisen Bank, we take a left into Karl-Morre-Gasse.

Following Karl-Morre-Gasse, we pass under the bypass road and finally reach Himmelweg, which takes us to Magritzerhof. Here, we turn left and follow the marked trails directly to Himmel (Heaven).

The Roseggerbund Waldheimat offers Rosegger readings upon request for those interested. For more information, please contact the Roseggerbund.

Take the train to Krieglach station and continue on foot to Rosegger Park.

For timetable information, visit www.verbundlinie.at or www.oebb.at.

Free parking is available around Rosegger Park and at the parking lot on Pestalozzistraße.

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What the weather will be like

Krieglach (608m)

Morning
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Noon
very sunny
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Night
sunny
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Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, clouds will be rare.
Morning
very sunny
6°C
0%
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Noon
sunny
16°C
5%
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Night
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10°C
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Fair or bright in the beginning, cloudy towards the end of the day.
06.04.2025
slightly cloudy
-1°C 5°C
07.04.2025
cloudy
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08.04.2025
cloudy
-1°C 9°C

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