Discover Rennweg

If you are considering Rennweg as a travel destination, you can plan your trip around specific interests: a section of the Hemma Pilgrim Route passes through Rennweg, and two mountain biking tours include Rennweg in their routes. Cultural and historical sights in Steuerberg, nearby Lake Goggau and the Bösensteiner Waterfall in the Steuerberg area round out the options.

Road connection and orientation

The L 93b Steuerberger Straße starts at Goggausee Straße (L 80) in Rennweg, passes through Steuerberg and continues to Gurktal Straße (B 93). Road numbers and routes may change administratively, so check the current road layout before travelling. This road connection gives you a specific reference point for finding your way between the two place names, without saying anything about conditions at individual excursion destinations.

Pilgrim route, history and customs

The Furnerkreuz is a wayside shrine and a sight in Steuerberg; it is also mentioned as a wayside shrine on the Hemma Pilgrim Route section through Rennweg. For travellers interested in the pilgrim route, it thus connects a named route section with a specific cultural and historical site.

A small Gothic lantern for the dead stands in the cemetery of Steuerberg Parish Church; it is believed to have been erected around 1490. An old Celtic threshold stone is also located at the cemetery entrance and was traditionally used to ward off evil spirits. The two artefacts highlight different aspects: the lantern’s design and presumed date of origin, and the traditional protective belief associated with the threshold stone. Steuerberg Castle Ruins are also among the cultural and historical sights in Steuerberg.

The annual programme of the Steuerberg-Wachsenberg traditional costume group includes painting and blessing Easter eggs on Easter Sunday, and tying and blessing herb posies on 15 August for the Feast of the Assumption. A separate historical date is 15 August 1985: on that day, the group celebrated its founding festival with a blessing of the traditional costumes. For trip planning, it is helpful to distinguish these annually listed customary events from the historical founding festival, so that the two are not mistaken for the same event.

Mountain biking tours with different routes

The “Zammelsberg, Wullroß” mountain biking tour runs via Feldkirchen, St. Ulrich, Rennweg, Steuerberg, Niederwinklern, Zammelsberg, Wullroß and Goggau, before returning to Feldkirchen. Rennweg is therefore part of a longer sequence of named places that ends back in Feldkirchen.

The “Bösensteiner Waterfall” mountain biking tour offers an alternative route that branches off at a wayside shrine before the Rennweg–Steuerberg sign, then runs via Kraßnitz and through the forest to the ski slope. The descriptions therefore focus on different aspects: the first tour highlights a sequence of several places, while the alternative route focuses on the turnoff and the rest of the route to the ski slope. If you are considering one of these routes for your plans, check local conditions and any possible closures in advance.

Summer by the water and nature

Nearby Lake Goggau invites visitors to swim, fish and go boating in summer. If you want to include water activities in your trip plans, these are three options specifically mentioned for the warmer season. The Bösensteiner Waterfall is considered a special natural gem in the Steuerberg area, offering a different focus from the summer activities at the lake.

Herb walks are arranged in Steuerberg at the request of holidaymakers; the minimum group size is five people. If you are planning such a group activity, arrange it in advance and check current availability. The information about the walks refers to activities arranged on request, not to a regularly scheduled event.

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