Hiking route Wenigzell Hiking Trail No. 919: Dead Man - Lafnitzegg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Hiking route Wenigzell Hiking Trail No. 919: Dead Man - Lafnitzegg - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Wenigzell Hiking Trail No. 919: Dead Man - Lafnitzegg

This part of the panoramic hike towards Vorau is really something for connoisseurs.
This stage of this hiking trail leads past the Bergler Stub'n refreshment stop. From the starting point you could also hike to the Wildwiesenaussichtswarte.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
5,2 km
Route
1:40 h
Time
7 hm
Uphill
319 hm
Downhill
1066 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

From Vienna: via the A2, exit Pinggau - Friedberg, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Mönichwald, Waldbach, Wenigzell.

From Graz: via the A2, exit Gleisdorf, Kaindorf, Pöllau bei Hartberg, Schloffereck, direction Vorau, left after the Kreuzwirt to Wenigzell.

 Municipal office, Wenigzell

From the Toten Mann we hike via the Landesstraße junction, Faustenbauer and the Hofer joinery to Lafnitzegg. The trail then leads us on to Vorau.
Very close to the trail you will find basket weaver and cot maker Josef Pillhofer. His workshop is definitely worth a visit.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie. For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
Parking possible throughout Wenigzell
You can find information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc. here:

Eastern Styria Tourism Association

Joglland-Waldheimat office

8255 St. Jakob im Walde

Tel.: 03336/20255

info@joglland.at

www.joglland-waldheimat.at

Eastern Styria

current weather

Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

Gallery

What the weather will be like

Strallegg (849m)

Morning
sunny
17°C
15%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
20°C
60%
10 km/h
Night
rainy
17°C
75%
5 km/h
Early morning sunshine, soon followed by showers and finally thunderstorms.
Morning
slightly cloudy
17°C
25%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
21°C
50%
5 km/h
Night
cloudy
20°C
55%
5 km/h
Dry and fair in the early morning, then variable with frequent showers.
09.07.2024
very sunny
16°C 27°C
10.07.2024
very sunny
18°C 30°C
11.07.2024
sunny
18°C 27°C
Kindererlebnis-Bauernhof Perhofer, Silvia | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser

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