Styrian Mariazell Tour

The Steirischer Mariazeller Weg is the classic per se. This trail divides at the Schanzsattel near Fischbach, with 2 different routes leading to Mariazell.

The Mariazeller Weg (long-distance hiking trail 06) reaches the Almenland at Arzberg and leads along the Raab via Passail to Hohenau/Raab. Then it rises steeply to the “Ochsenhalt” and continues to the Sommeralm. Past the wind turbine, the trail leads to Strassegg. Here one simply has to visit the legendary pilgrim’s inn “Strosseggwirt”. Rudi Pretterhofer lives for “his” pilgrims and never lets them move on without playing them a farewell tune. There is a meadow filled with crosses uphill from the inn, placed there in remembrance by pilgrim groups! Heading towards the Schanzsattel, the trail now leads out of the Almenland again.

On the border Styria-Slowenia

Tour details:
Length: 19,4 km
Total rise down: 619 m
Total rise up: 1.314 m

Worth seeing:

• Jakobihaus Soboth
• Ölpresse Fürpaß
• Weitwandermuseum Eibiswald

In the land of castles

Tour details:
Length: 29,3 km
Total rise down: 1.224m
Total rise up: 1.214m

Worth seeing:

• Castle Limberg
• Moorbad Schwanberg
• Castle Deutschlandsberg

Through the home of the "Schilcher" wine

Tour details:
Length: 17,2 km
Total rise down: 545 m
Total rise up: 516 m

Worth seeing:

• Castle Wildbach
• Trinkhalle Bad Gams
• Castle Stainz

From lovers to wedding churches

Tour details:
Length: 16,2 km
Total rise down: 371 m
Total rise up: 373 m

Worth seeing:

• Pfarrkirche St. Stefan ob Stainz
• Storchennest Mooskirchen
• Pfarrkirche Söding

Enjoy the capital city of indulgence

Tour details:
Length: 27,3 km
Total rise down: 731 m
Total rise up: 770 m

Worth seeing:

• Rudolfswarte / Buchkogel
• Schloss Eggenberg
• UNESCO Welterbe Altstadt  mit Grazer Schlossberg

Pass the Schöckl to Passail

Tour details:
Length: 34,2 km
Total rise down: 1.351 m
Total rise up: 1.620 m

Worth seeing:

• Basilika Mariatrost
• Kalvarienberg St. Radegund
• Schöckl

Throught one of Europe's largest alpine regions

Tour details:
Length: 31,1 km
Total rise down: 1.077 m
Total rise up: 1.597 m

Worth seeing:

• Pflanzenparadies Hohenauer Ochsenhalt
• Wetterkreuz Sommeralm
• Ausblick Schanzsattel

Route: Fischbach/Schanz - Hohe Veitsch

Tour details:
Length: 35,8 km
Total rise down: 1.347 m
Total rise up: 1.594 m

Wort seeing:

• Teufelstein
• Pilgerpark Mitterdorf
• Pilgerkreuz Veitsch

Route: Hohe Veitsch - Mariazell

Tour details:
Length: 27,3 km
Total rise down: 1.606 m
Total rise up: 1.035 m

Worth seeing:

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• Wetterinalm
• Erster Blick auf Mariazell
• Basilika Mariazell

Route: Fischbach/Schanz - Krieglach

Tour details:
Length: 20,9 km
Total rise down: 1.273 m
Total rise up: 708 m

Worth seeing:

• Peter Roseggers Geburtshaus
• Waldschule und Österreichisches Wandermuseum
• Landhaus mit Roseggermuseum

Route: Krieglach - Mürzsteg

Tour details:
Length: 27,3 km
Total rise down: 1.352 m
Total rise up: 1.527 m

Worth seeing:

• Veitschbachtörl
• Schoberstein
• Jagdschloss Mürzsteg

Route: Mürzsteg - Mariazell

Tour details:
Length: 23,1 km
Total rise down: 892 m
Total rise up: 987 m

Worth seeing:

• Buchalpenkreuz
• Mooshuben
• Basilika Mariazell