Wetterkogler House – Hochwechsel loop from Mönichwald

Mountain biking trails

Austria

Styria

Bezirk Hartberg-Fürstenfeld

Waldbach-Mönichwald

Wetterkogler House – Hochwechsel loop from Mönichwald

Hard

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Wetterkogler House – Hochwechsel loop from Mönichwald

03:02

28.7km

1,170m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.5 km for 89 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

10.8 km

Warning Sign About Grazing Livestock

Highlight • Structure

Watch out for grazing animals!

Keep your distance at all costs.
Mothers protect their young.
Entering and bringing dogs is at your own risk.

Grazing animals look after our landscape.

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Our Bruno runs the 100 m in 9.4 seconds.

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13.5 km

Wetterkogler House

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Altitude 📕
1743 m

Rooms/beds 📗
9

Mattresses 📘
26

Winter room 📙
The winter room is not locked (3 places, heated).
3 places, electric fan heater with coin slot, no cooking facilities.

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13.5 km

Wooden 'W' Structure on Hochwechsel

Highlight • Monument

The large wooden „W“ stands directly on the Hochwechsel and marks the start of the Hochwechsel Trail „The WU“. It serves as a kind of gateway to the mountain bike …

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13.7 km

WU Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

This "Wu" is equivalent to Vááááóóóó, which means a crazy positive surprise because of the view. I don't think it's undeserved.... The view is fantastic, and the trail is similarly great!

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13.9 km

Chapel and summit cross on the Hochwechsel

Highlight • Summit

Wetterkoglerhaus at 1,743 meters at the summit with a weatherproof summit cross and chapel - and the particularly beautiful view.

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14.0 km

Hochwechsel

Highlight • Summit

At 1,743 meters, you can enjoy a wonderful view of the Wechsel area. Many hiking tours start from up here and there are other seasonally managed huts besides the Wetterkogelhaus …

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18.4 km

Kaltwiesen Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Altitude ⛺
1400 meters

Contact ☎️
Maria Gessl
Karnerviertel 113
8252 Mönichwald
Telephone +43 664 1107440

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28.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.9 km

8.37 km

902 m

461 m

Surfaces

14.1 km

7.70 km

3.95 km

2.37 km

492 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

7°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

June 25, 2024,Mountainbike-Tour Hotel Schwengerer auf Hochwechsel

Going uphill, you should stay on the road and not turn left onto the forest path. Going downhill, I only recommend the descent via the hiking trail for very confident bikers. Technically very demanding as the path is very rocky, bumpy and narrow. It is heavily trampled by grazing cattle and has deep furrows that leave little room for mistakes. …

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