Jogging Ochsenhalt-Klassiker, Passail - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Jogging Ochsenhalt-Klassiker, Passail - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Ochsenhalt-Klassiker, Passail

The route from Passail in the Almenland Nature Park up to the Ochsenhalt below the Sommeralm is almost a mountain running route with its gradient, albeit largely on asphalt. 

The Ochsenhalt above Passail is a real alpine pasture, even with a hut, although it is not managed. It is located directly on Mariazeller Weg 706 and is also often hiked from the Sommeralm. However, this loop leads from Passail via Gaasgraben and Hohenau up to the hut, then back via Kriechenlee, Gaulhof and the Hochweg. The upper third of the route is run on unpaved hiking trails, the rest on asphalt.

A running route for "pros", but also a very nice hike if you can put up with the asphalt paths.

Many thanks to Ali Möstl for providing the track!

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
April
November
December

The tour in numbers

challenging
Level of difficulty
15,6 km
Route
4:00 h
Time
558 hm
Uphill
558 hm
Downhill
1154 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Go to Google Maps to calculate your journey. 

All information for your arrival.

The tour is not signposted, please walk with the outdooractive/Bergfex app or print out the directions!

Start: Middle school in PassailSAM shared taxi station: WZ3327/ Schools Passail 

There are virtually no refreshment stops along the route, so please take plenty of water and provisions with you.

Safety instructions

  • Choose your running route carefully so that you can get home safely.
  • If you are running alone, let someone you trust know where you are running and when you want to be home.
  • Make sure you have good visibility (reflectors, safety vest) when running at dusk or at night.
  • Be careful and pay attention to other road users, especially when traveling on roads.
Important phone number:
  • Euro emergency number: 112
  • Mountain rescue emergency call: 140 (if possible, please provide GPS data)
  • Rescue: 144
  • Fire department: 122
  • Police: 133

Accessible by train and bus!

Timetables and travel information can be found on the Austrian Federal Railway website or under Transport Information for the Verbundlinie.

​For local transport we recommend the SAM shared taxi East Styria. Please reserve in good time!

Around middle school or at the fire department.

Further information and links
All information about the region, the places to stop and stay overnight and the excursion destinations can be found at

Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
Geschäftsstelle Naturpark Almenland
8163  Fladnitz an der Teichalm 100
Tel.: +43 3179 23000 
Email: almenland@oststeiermark.com
Website: www.almenland.at

or at the

Marktgemeinde Passail
Markt 1
8162 Passail
Tel.: +43 3179 23300
Email: marktgemeinde@passail.at
Website: www.passail.at

More about the Oststeiermark, the garden of Austria.

About the current weather 
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For mobility in the Almenland Nature Park with the SAM shared taxi.

Gallery

What the weather will be like

Passail (653m)

Morning
cloudy
15°C
30%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
19°C
5%
5 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
18°C
5%
5 km/h
Rather cloudy in the morning, then sunny spells will develop gradually.
Morning
sunny
17°C
5%
0 km/h
Noon
sunny
23°C
5%
5 km/h
Night
sunny
21°C
5%
0 km/h
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
06.07.2024
sunny
14°C 28°C
07.07.2024
very sunny
16°C 26°C
08.07.2024
cloudy
15°C 26°C
Kindererlebnis-Bauernhof Perhofer, Silvia | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser

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