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
Excursion to St. Kathrein am Offenegg
Old mills and fresh fish
Especially at the height of summer, the flower village of St. Kathrein in all its glory, in spring you can enjoy lush flowering meadows, in the Lambachtal valley it is the intense yellow marsh marigolds that delight the heart. We recommend a hike along the Mühlentalweg trail or the rowanberry panorama trail-above the village.
Gasthaus Karl-Wirt, T. 03179 8500
The Karl-Wirt is not only an innkeeper and fish farmer, but also runs the bouncy castles Almenland. The house specialty is fresh or smoked trout.
Landhotel Spreitzhofer, T. 03179 8243
The Spreitzhofer cooks with passion and great skill, serving beef dishes and many regional specialties, which you can enjoy in the cozy parlors or in the garden.
You can find more hospitable establishments with their culinary offerings, opening times and contact details here.
Mühlental circular route
The Mühlental hiking trail leads through the Lambachtal valley near St. Kathrein am Offenegg, where there were once 102 mills. Today, only two of them are still intact.
Start/finish/parking: GH Karl-Wirt, Schmied in der Weiz
Duration: 9.9 km | 3.5 hours
Elevation gain: 330 m