

Über den Waxriegelsteig auf die Rax im Naturpark Mürzer Oberland
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This is done by hiking to the hospitable Waxriegelhaus (in the Siebenbrunnenkessel keeping to the right upwards) and from there tackling the trail. Always along the well recognizable, partly somewhat washed out path, through mountain pine fields upwards to the marked junction to the Bismarcksteig. Do not follow this path to the left (it is secured!), but straight up and in a wide left loop to the summit of the Predigtstuhl. A magnificent view of the Siebenbrunnenkessel and a panorama from the Vienna Basin far into the Styrian mountains awaits us.
Now on a wide path downhill to the soon visible Karl Ludwig Haus (bio-certified restaurant). Here we rest once extensively, before it goes over the newly renovated "snake path" in numerous hairpin bends downhill again to the Siebenbrunnenkessel and to the Waxriegelhaus. From there we hike along the already known ascent path back to Preiner Gscheid.
ÖBB www.oebb.at or Verbundlinie Steiermark www.busbahnbim.at.
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Mürzer Oberland Nature Park Office, Tel. +43 3857 8321, www.muerzeroberland.at , open Mon. - Fri. from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Styria Tourism, Tel. +43 316 4003, www.steiermark.com
TRV Hochsteiermark, tel. +43 3862 55020, www.hochsteiermark.at
Tip: the Styria Tours app, available for free on Google Play and in the App Store (Android, iOS), offers detailed first-hand information: short facts (length, duration, difficulty, ascent and descent in altitude meters, ratings), map, route descriptions, altimeter, compass, summit finder, navigation along the tour. In addition, you can create your personal favorites list of favorite tours and points, save tours and destinations offline, play social media channels and more.
Mountain, hiking and nature park guides: Information at the Nature Park Office Mürzer Oberland, Tel.: +43 3857 8321.
By the way, get your personal summit pins with the Summit Lynx App: www.summitlynx.com
In the office of the Nature Park Mürzer Oberland you will gladly receive a regional overview map free of charge.Kompass hiking maps Vienna Hausberge, Schneeberg, Rax, 1:25.000, Freytag & Berndt hiking maps Semmering, Rax, Schneeberg, Schneealpe and Hochschwab, Veitschalpe, Eisenerz, Bruck an der Mur, 1:50.000.
Tip: the free Pocket Card hiking route "From Glacier to Wine" can be found at www.steiermark.com, the High Styrian hiking map "Hoch hinaus" and the "BergZeitReise" are available free of charge at the Nature Park office.
Wanderführer "BergZeitReise" des TV Hochsteiermark, 2017