Alpl (Waldschulle Alpl) - Heldenkapelle Alpl

Access to starting point:
Highway A2 Graz - Vienna we leave at the exit for Gleisdorf west, then follow the signs for Hartberg and Weiz, and later only Weiz. At the beginning of the town Weiz, we exit the roundabout in the direction of the settlement Birkfeld, then follow the road to the mentioned settlement and from there follow the signs for Alpl. When we arrive at Alpl, we turn left before the bridge near the Alpl ski slope in the direction of the Waldschulle Peter Rosegger forest school. Next follows a slight descent, and we park in a parking lot slightly below the school, which is now a museum.
From the border crossing Šentilj, we continue driving on the highway towards Graz and further towards Linz and Salzburg. We soon leave highway A9 and continue driving slightly right in the direction of Vienna, proceeding along the expressway S35. Near the settlement Bruck an der Mur, we reach highway S16 and follow it in the direction of Vienna. We leave the mentioned highway at the exit for Mitterdorf, and upon reaching the roundabout with the old road, we take the first exit in the direction of Vienna. After the settlement Krieglach, we turn right towards the settlements Birkfeld and Alpl. When we arrive at Alpl, we turn right in the direction of the Waldschulle Peter Rosegger forest school. Next follows a slight descent, and we park in a parking lot slightly below the school, which is now a museum.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we walk to Waldschulle, before the forest school we go left, bypassing the guesthouse Gästehaus „zur Waldschule“ on the right side and steeply ascending the asphalt road to its end. When the road ends, we go right on the stairs, which quickly lead to the chapel Heldenkapelle Alpl.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in September 2024.