Aflenz Kurort (Bürgergraben) - Wirtshaus Pierergut
Starting point: Aflenz Kurort (Bürgergraben) (867 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 47.55358°N 15.23691°E 
Time of walking: 25 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 83 m
Altitude difference (by path): 85 m
Map:
Access to starting point:
From the border crossing Šentilj we continue driving on the highway towards Gradec / Graz and forward 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. A little further beyond the tunnel, we leave the highway and take the exit for Kapfenberg, then follow the signs for the mentioned town. We soon reach the main road 116, and from the nearby intersection, we turn slightly right toward the settlements Thörl and Mariazzel. In the settlement Thörl we continue on the main road towards the settlement Mariazzel, on the main road we drive to the proximity of the settlement Aflenz Kurort, where we turn left towards the center of the settlement, and at the crossroad there are also signs for the mountain pasture Bürgeralm. Next follows driving through the settlement, from the upper part of the settlement, we follow the signs for Bürgeralm. The road then starts ascending through the Bürgergraben ditch, and we follow it to the parking lot at the lower station of the Aflenzer Bürgeralm ski slope cableway.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto a drivable and toll road towards the mountain pasture Bürgeralm, along which we begin ascending diagonally through the forest. A few minutes we ascend along the road, then veer slightly left off the road onto a footpath towards the inn Pierergut. Next follows a brief traverse slightly below the road, after which we join a marked path that begins at the pool in the settlement Aflenz Kurort. We continue straight, and a few minutes later we return to the asphalt road, which we follow to the left; at the nearby crossroads, we turn right and then quickly walk to the inn Wirtshaus Pierergut, from where a beautiful view opens up towards the valley and surrounding mountains.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in October 2024.
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