G.E.R.A Park Roundtrip in Winter
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An experience in summer as well as in winter, the Eichberger region in Eastern Styria - the Garden of Austria
In the cold season, the landscape is no less attractive and it is definitely worth getting out into the fresh air.
The well-signposted G.E.R.A Park circular trail is a great place to do this.
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The tour in numbers
medium
Level of difficulty
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A variant: Start at the Pferschywirt
- From the Pferschywirt we walk a few steps and then turn immediately left (according to the signs),
- we keep to the signs throughout the tour and therefore do not turn right in the forest "to the Sepplbaum", but continue to keep to the left,
- from now on the path leads us straight on slightly downhill,
- at the bottom we turn right and follow the signs at the fork,
- at the priority sign we continue left and after a straight stretch we come to the Roman grave in Lebing, where we continue straight ahead on the municipal road,
- we pass a small chapel and at the bus stop on the left we turn right and follow the path for the next 1.2 kilometres,
- pass a farm, go down the gravel road and turn right at the bottom of the road,
- pass the bridge and follow the winding municipal road uphill through the forest,
- at the end of the forest we can now see the Mineralosolium on the left, before we take a few deep breaths in here and can already make out the back of the Eichbergerhof,
- we follow the bend to the right and pass the place-name sign "Eichberg",
- from here there are two options: turn left (this is the way to Aichberg Castle) or briefly right and immediately left again (see signs)
- if we choose the second option, the path leads us a little steeper downhill next to the road,
- before the large bridge you can choose whether to visit the large playground with Kneipp facility and refreshing stream (recommended!) and thus continue left or choose the path that continues right (also large playground),
- from here it's a little further through the forest,
- past a pond with a hut, uphill again until you reach the main road and take the path over the pavement to the Pferschywirt.
A visit to a warm inn just along the way:
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Winter GERA Park lookout tower in eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Winter GERA Park Aussichtsturm in der Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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View of the Wechsel in Eastern Styria from the Gera Park circular trail in Eichberg | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Nicole Friesenbichler, TV Hartbergerland
What the weather will be like
Rohrbach an der Lafnitz (432m)
Dry in the beginning, then rain through most of the day.
Mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells. Light rain will start in the afternoon.
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