Hiking route Safental trail (Safental-Wanderweg) - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland Hiking route Safental trail (Safental-Wanderweg) - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland

Safental trail (Safental-Wanderweg)

A wonderful trail that offers a view all the way to Pöllauberg and the beautiful Pöllau Valley.
The starting point of the hiking tour is the center of St. Magdalena. The 7.7 km hike requires a bit of endurance.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
7,7 km
Route
2:30 h
Time
160 hm
Uphill
160 hm
Downhill
460 m
Highest point

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More information

From direction Vienna:
Freeway A2 direction Graz - you take the exit Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf, then direction St. Magdalena.

From direction Graz:
Freeway A2 direction Vienna - you take the exit Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf, then direction St. Magdalena.

Detailed information on how to get to us can be found here.
Start of the hiking route is in the center of the village St. Magdalena. Go in the direction of Unterbuch and at Grubberg you have to turn left, over Jungberg in the direction of Geiseldorf. Follow the railroad, then turn left. After a slight ascent you come to the Buschenschank Vogel. Continue hiking via Geier. Here you can enjoy a wonderful view of the Pöllauer Valley and Pöllauberg. Finally you return to the starting point in St. Magdalena.
  1. start in the center of St. Magdalena
  2. direction Unterbuch
  3. at Grubberg left, over Jungberg direction Geiseldorf
  4. along the railroad, then left
  5. after a slight ascent to Buschenschank Vogel
  6. continue via Geier (magnificent view of the Pöllau valley and Pöllauberg), back to the starting point

Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at  www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website www.busbahnbim.at

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There are numerous parking spaces available throughout the town center.
Tourist Office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Bad Waltersdorf
Hauptplatz 90
8271 Bad Waltersdorf
Tel: +43 3382 55 100-71
badwaltersdorf@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Various hiking maps can be found in the information office Bad Waltersdorf.

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