Hike to the Wildwiesen viewing tower, Muhr Pöllauberg
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The Pöllau Valley Nature Park is located in the heart of Eastern Styria, the garden of Austria, approx. 60 km north-east of Graz and approx. 150 km south of Vienna
By car from Vienna
If you are driving from Vienna to Pöllau bei Hartberg, take the A2 towards Graz and drive about 110 kilometres until you reach the Hartberg exit. From there, follow the B54 in the direction of Pöllau.
By car from Graz
To get to Pöllau bei Hartberg from Graz, take the A2 motorway in the direction of Vienna. After about 30 kilometres, take the Gleisdorf West exit and then take the B54 towards Hartberg/Pöllau. Follow the B54 for about 25 kilometres until you reach Pöllau.
By car from Salzburg
To get to Pöllau bei Hartberg from Salzburg, take the A1 motorway towards Vienna. Drive about 110 kilometres to exit 109 (Salzburg junction). There change to the A9 motorway in the direction of Graz. At St. Michael, follow the S6 towards Kapfenberg. Continue on the S6 until the Krieglach exit. From there, take the B72 and then the L405 to Pöllau.
- We start at the Hotel Muhr and walk uphill - following the markings of the forest nature trail and the blue dot - to the Zisser Taverne (former inn).
- Here we come across the markings for hiking trail no. 913 and follow this until we come to the markings for hiking trail no. 10.
- On the latter, we hike along forest roads to the fork in the forest, from where we follow the signs to "Kreuzwirt".
- This part of the trail rejoins hiking trail no. 913, which takes us to the Kreuzwirt. At the Kreuzwirt, we cross the main road and follow the signs to the viewing tower on the Wildwiese.
- We choose the same route for the way back.
For local transport we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
Tourism region Eastern Styria
Nature Park Pöllauer Valley office
Schloss 1, 8225 Pöllau, Austria
Phone: +43 3335 4210
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