Hiking route Hochwechsel circuit, Waldbach-Mönichwald - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Hiking route Hochwechsel circuit, Waldbach-Mönichwald - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Hochwechsel circuit, Waldbach-Mönichwald

The Hochwechsel loop leads past many refreshment stops and impresses with a breathtaking panorama at the 1743 metre high Hochwechsel.
The loop starts at the Rablkreuz hut, passes the Kaltwiesen hut and goes all the way up to the Hochwechsel, where one of the most beautiful panoramas awaits hikers next to the Wetterkoglerhaus. It continues over the Niederwechsel and the Vorauer Schwaig before returning to the starting point via the Kaltwiesenhütte.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
17,9 km
Route
5:00 h
Time
550 hm
Uphill
550 hm
Downhill
1742 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Waldbach-Mönichwald has been a municipality in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district of Styria in Austria since 2015.

By car:
From Vienna: A23 - E59 (exit Pinggau) - L416
From Graz: via E59

You can find detailed information about the journey here
We start the loop at the car park in front of the Rablkreuz hut.We pass the toll station and follow the Hochwechselweg to the crossroads where we keep left towards the Kaltwiesenhütte.Passing the Kaltwiesenhütte we follow the Kohlweg for a short while Keep left and follow trail S7 up to the Hochwechsel and the WetterkoglerhausFollow trail S7/S2 to the Niederwechsel, where you turn right to the Vorauer Schwaig.We keep to the right, from here the loop leads back via the Kaltwiesenhütte to the starting point of the Rablkreuz Hütte.
Great huts await you along the loop as well as the breathtaking panorama on the Hochwechsel.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie. For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark. -> HF5003 Breitenbrunn - Rabl-Kreuz-Hütte
Waldbach-Mönichwald , Parking lot at Rablkreuz Hütte (free)
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
www.joglland.at
www.oststeiermark.com 

Current weather 

Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM  Find out about maps, hiking brochures and other tour tips at the tourist office. You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.

Gallery

What the weather will be like

Waldbach-Mönichwald (574m)

Morning
very sunny
-2°C
0%
0 km/h
Noon
very sunny
8°C
0%
5 km/h
Night
very sunny
2°C
0%
0 km/h
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
very sunny
1°C
0%
0 km/h
Noon
sunny
8°C
0%
5 km/h
Night
sunny
2°C
0%
0 km/h
The day starts sunny, but will be partly cloudy in the afternoon.
29.12.2024
very sunny
-1°C 9°C
30.12.2024
very sunny
-1°C 7°C
31.12.2024
very sunny
-2°C 8°C

Nearby accommodation options

Continue to search

You may also be interested in

Recommended tours

Glatzl Trahütten Alm outlook, municipality of St. Lorenzen am Wechsel in Eastern Styria | Anja Reichenbäck | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Sankt Lorenzen am Wechsel easy
Route 15,1 km
Duration 5:30 h

Glatzl Trahütten Alp-round, St.Lorenzen am Wechsel

am Planetenweg | TV Joglland Waldheimat | © Gemeinde Rettenegg
Rettenegg easy
Route 7,1 km
Duration 3:00 h

Planetary path "Heaven on Earth, Rettenegg

Festenburg | Birgit Kandlbauer | © Archiv Stift Vorau
Mönichwald easy
Route 15,0 km
Duration 4:20 h

Waldbach - Mönichwald - Festenburg, Waldbach-Mönichwald

Gipfelkreuz am Arzberg | Tourismusverband Oststeiermark | © Oststeiermark Tourismus
Sankt Jakob im Walde
Route 8,5 km
Duration 3:00 h

Arzbergrundweg, St. Jakob im Walde

alpannonia Portal in Wenigzell | Klaus Ranger | © Region Joglland - Waldheimat
Sankt Jakob im Walde easy
Route 45,6 km
Duration 14:00 h

alpannonia circular trail - recharge your batteries, St. Jakob im Walde

Wiaz´Haus Orthofer_air view_Eastern Styria | Bernhard Bergmann | © Bernhard Bergmann
Oststeiermark
Route 5,8 km
Duration 2:00 h

Emperor Karl circular hiking trail, St. Jakob im Walde