Gasen - Stoaniwelt Turm (by learning path)

Access to starting point:
From the border crossing Šentilj we continue driving on the highway towards Gradec / Graz and forward towards Linz and Salzburg. Highway A9 we soon leave and we continue driving slightly right in the direction towards Dunaj / Wien and we continue driving on the highway S35. The mention we leave the highway at exit for Mixnitz, and then at the roundabout we go to the exit in the direction of Teichalm. Further, we still follow the signs for Teichalm. At the end of the settlement St. Erhard, a road branches off to the right towards Teichalm, and we continue straight, following the signs for Straßegg, Hartberg, Birkfeld, and Gasen. The road further starts noticeably ascending, and we ascend along it to the Straßegg mountain pass, from where we begin descending, driving to the settlement of Gasen, where we park at one of the parking lots in the settlement, ideally somewhere near the parish church.

Path description:
From the center of the settlement, past the church or by the cemetery, we ascend above the church, where to the right of the cemetery we take a footpath in the direction of the Mühlen Panoramaweg trail, while simultaneously walking in the opposite direction of the Stoakogler Heimatwanderweg learning trail. The path ahead ascends diagonally past several information boards, then we diagonally ascend through a scenic grassy area, and in the forest, we keep to the right direction or follow the signs, which otherwise point in the opposite direction. The path ahead leads us along a forested northeastern ridge, where we are accompanied by a larger number of learning boards. When the ridge flattens, we gradually reach a macadam road, where we follow the signs for the Plankogel Weg trail. At a scenic point where the road splits, we choose the slightly left path (path number 8 Plankogel Weg continues slightly to the right and bypasses the nearby lookout tower on the lower side), then we go right and gently descend to the Stoaniwelt Turm lookout tower.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in May 2025.