Straßegg - Zechnerschlag (Rohregg)
Starting point: Straßegg (1170 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 47.38978°N 15.53077°E 
Time of walking: 1 h 30 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 264 m
Altitude difference (by path): 320 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. 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 then starts to ascend considerably, and we drive to the mountain pass Straßegg, where the guesthouse Stroßeggwirt is also located. The designated parking lot by the inn is intended for inn guests, so we park in an appropriate place nearby.
Path description:
From the mountain pass, we follow the path towards Sommeralm and Teichalm, initially walking on a macadam road that soon leads us to a spot with several crosses. Križe we bypass on the left, continuing on a cart track, which we leave after crossing a grazing fence, proceeding slightly left on a steeper footpath. After a few minutes, we exit the forest, with beautiful views opening up to the right and behind. Next follows a forested ascent and a higher crossing of a rough forest road, which we later return to. We continue on the road, which soon begins descending; before the fence, we veer slightly left onto a footpath. Next comes a short passage through the forest, and after a cross, we leave the forest, followed by a brief, steeper descent on a grassy slope. The path then leads to a cart track, which, near the Pöllabauerkreuz cross, joins a macadam road.
After a few minutes, when the road enters the forest, we take a marked cart track that ascends steeply, continuing straight at several crossings.
When the cart track leaves the forest, we go from a smaller crossing right, back into the forest on an unmarked path, which starts vanishing a little higher up, and we follow the direction upwards. The forest quickly ends, and then we quickly ascend a grassy slope to the cross at the top of the mountain, from where a beautiful view opens up.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in November 2023.
On the way: Pöllabauerkreuz (1274m)
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