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Waldbach - Mönichwald - Festenburg, Waldbach-Mönichwald
Arrived in Mönichwald, there is also a lot to see, as the community is a member of the Styrian Flower Route (Most Beautiful Flower Village of Styria 1983 and 2007, European Flower Village 1984). Flower enthusiasts get their money's worth especially in the park with the flower peacock.
This tour also has a very interesting destination with the Festenburg.
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By car:
From Graz: via the A2 to the Hartberg exit, then B50 and B54 via Grafendorch to Rohrbach; continue via Koglerau and Bruck to Waldbach
From Vienna: via the A2 to the Pinggau exit, then on the B54 towards Hartberg to Rohrbach a. d. Lafnitz; continue via Koglerau and Bruck to Waldbach
Detailed information on how to get here can be found here.
- We start at the Arzberg hut
- After about 1 hour of walking we reach the Wetterkreuz at a crossroads
- From here we continue on the hiking trail no. 915
- We turn left
- After about 50 meters we cross a field, before we turn right onto a forest road.
- We follow the forest road until we reach the municipal road Neudorf
- After 500 m we turn left on the Schneebergerweg
- Follow this road for about 700 meters and then turn right.
- We go along the Arzberggraben and turn left towards Waldbach
- After a total of 1.5 hours we are in Waldbach
- We walk through the village, cross the Lafnitz river and after a short stretch of forest we reach a farm
- There we keep to the left until we reach the bathing lake of Mönichwald.
- At the crossroads after the Mönichwalderhof we cross the main road.
- We walk along the Lafnitz
- After 15 minutes we cross a bridge
- We walk uphill and come to the municipal road Riegersberg in the direction of Vorau.
- At the first bend we turn left into a forest path
- After another 15 minutes we reach the Mostschänke Holzer (opening hours: mid-May to mid-August)
- There we cross the main road and turn right.
- Continue until you reach the Festenbug elementary school and turn left into Bergstraße.
- We follow the road until we take a steep path and hike up to Festenburg Castle
For all fitness enthusiasts, a varied fitness program awaits along the trail after the farm in the Mönichwald municipal area.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
Entrance possibility: car park Freizeitsee Mönichwald
Office Joglland - Waldheimat
8255 St. Jakob im Walde
church quarter 24
Tel.: +43 3336 20255
joglland-waldheimat@oststeiermark.com
Community Waldbach
Tel.: 03336/4410
Community Mönichwald
Tel.: 03336/4478
Wander- Ski- und Radtourenkarte Joglland-Waldheimat Maßstab: 1:50.000 erhältlich beim Tourismusverband Joglland Waldheimat Wanderkarte Mönichwald erhältlich beim Gemeindeamt in Mönichwald