Edlseer Hoamat hiking trail, Birkfeld

Name: Edlseer Hoamat hiking trail, Birkfeld
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"Der Edlseer" HOAMAT hiking trail is an approx. 14 km long circular trail, starting from Birkfeld in the Joglland - Waldheimat region, in honor of the Edlseer who live there.

"Der Edelseer" HOAMAT hiking trail is located in the market town of Birkfeld, the home town of the well-known music group. Along the way there are always different stations with information about the band. But also information about the community of Birkfeld and especially about the work of Peter Rosegger, the most famous poet of the region. On the hiking trail we also pass the popular excursion destination, the Joglland Seehütte of the Töglhofer family. Here you can not only taste culinary delicacies, the place also invites you to linger.

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

12,1 km

Route

4:00 h

Time

450 hm

Uphill

450 hm

Downhill

743 m

Highest point

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More information

Birkfeld is located in the center of the Upper Feistritz Valley in the district of Weiz in the Austrian province of Styria.

By car:
From Vienna: A2 to Hartberg, B54 direction Graz until junction Pöllau, Birkfeld. After Pöllau turn left to Birkfeld about 15 km.

From Graz: A2 to Gleisdorf exit, B64 direction Weiz. At the traffic circle before Weiz, take the B72 towards Anger, Birkfeld. From Weiz approx. 25 km.

From Salzburg: S6 via Bruck, Kapfenberg to the Allerheiligen im Mürztal exit. Immediately after the exit, turn right towards Fischbach, Birkfeld. Approx. 35 km via Schanzsattel to Birkfeld.

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

We start at the Hoamat Chapel in Birkfeld
Along the Hoamat hiking trail we walk over the Waisenbach towards the train station
There we walk a piece on the old railroad road, which now also serves as a bike path
Over an old viaduct we go to the first ascent in direction Galgenwald
On the way there are always interesting boards about the history of Birkfeld or the Edlseers
We continue in Waisenegg in the direction of the Tiefengraber family - there we have to cross the road
From there we walk through a piece of forest back to the old railroad road of the Feistritztalbahn/R8 cycle path
After the 6th station we reach the other bank of the Feistritz via a bridge
There we have the opportunity to fortify ourselves with local dishes
Now we cross the B72 and continue on to the most challenging ascent of the hiking trail
Over a small pasture we walk in the direction of the old Strallegger path
Now we are in Strallegg and we go back towards the old mill in the direction of Gschaid
On the way we pass by the wagon ranch of the Mosbacher family, where we can also refresh ourselves
Afterwards we continue through a beautiful piece of forest to the old Stadlhofer mill
Over a rustic wooden bridge we reach the village Gschaid
A comfortable ascent now leads us past the family hammer vulgo Stadlhofer
When we pass through a piece of forest and cross the small brook, we are on the last hill of the Hoamat hiking trail
After the forest we come shortly before the descent to a meadow
Now the descent begins over a forest path - here is the last station of the Edlseer Hoamatweg
When we reach the valley, we hike along the Feistritz river
At the crossing of the Miesenbach we have reached the store Hoamat-Tracht
From here we are only a few minutes walk from the starting point.