Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
Nature Park Office Almenland
Fladnitz 100
8163 Fladnitz/Teichalm
Phone: 0043 (0)3179 / 23000-0
Fax: 0043 (0)3179 / 23000-20
E-mail: info@almenland.at
Web: www.almenland.at
Dragon's lair
An important prehistoric site
An impressive portal in the mountain leads to the legendary dragon's cave. It is located approx. 500 m above the Mixnitz starting point on the western slope of the Röthelstein. Even in prehistoric times, around 50,000 years ago, it was sought out by humans, bears and wolves as a place of retreat.
To get to the entrance of the cave, you have to walk for a good 1.5 hours. The increasingly steep path leads through a rocky gully secured with chains just before the cave. However, the walk is definitely worth it, if only to get to know the place where the legend of the dragon originated. The cave got its name from the fossilized bones of the extinct cave bear. Finds can be viewed in the Eggenberg Archaeology Museum in Graz.
Trained cave guides accompany the tour participants through the cave, which is protected as a natural monument. It is one of the most important roosts for bats in Austria. For ecological reasons, the cave may only be visited as part of a guided tour. Guided tours take place from May to October. Special tours for school classes are possible.
The Dragon's Cave has been protected since June 26, 1928; a natural monument since 1949; access only during cave tours!
Guided tours
Guided tour dates 2025:
- to be announced
Meeting point at 9.00 a.m. in the Heubergstüberl
- Ascent: 1.5 hours.
- Guided tour: 1 - 1.5 hours.
- Descent: 0.5 - 1 hour.
- Steep ascent, secured with a chain
- Difference in altitude: 500 m
- Trail length: 7 km (there and back)
Contribution towards expenses:
- € 12,00 for adults
- € 5,00 for children
Registration is mandatory
Phone: 0043 6766308474
Email: drachenhoehle (at) pernegg. at
Arrival:
Access from the north or south via S35 (Brucker Schnellstraße) - exit "Mixnitz" - at the traffic circle towards Bärenschützklamm to Mixnitz - at the traffic circle in Mixnitz "Exit Bärenschützklamm". Then straight ahead on Heubergstraße to the "Drachenhöhle" parking lot.
Tips on equipment:
- Good hiking equipment (sturdy shoes, spare underwear, work gloves, snack, drinks)
- Light source (headlamp or flashlight)
- Suitable clothing, in the cave there is a constant temperature of 7 - 9 degrees Celsius and a humidity of 80%
- Clothing is likely to become soiled due to the undeveloped, clayey pathways in the cave.
Pernegg dragon cave
Heubergstraße 32
8131 Mixnitz
Phone: 0043 676/6308474
E-mail: drachenhoehle (at) pernegg. at
Web: www.pernegg.at/sport-freizeit/drachenhoehle/
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