Weiselweg

Recharge your batteries on the Weiselweg hiking trail.

On the hiking trail you will come across 6 stations that deal with the topic of health. The highlight is the Hüttner beekeeping experience with the focus "Breathe yourself healthy with bee air".

0 km You start the hike at the Pernsteiner rooming house in Niederkraml and hike a short distance on the asphalt road towards Julbach, parallel to the Guckerweg No. 7. At the "Julbachblick" Gucker station and the ...

0.5 km ... Julbach community" information board, which is also dedicated to the topic of "climate", turn into the meadow path and cross the "Kleine Mühl" river in the valley. Here you will find another information board on the "water theme", where there is a nice resting place. Now walk uphill to the village of Julbach (you can also start in Julbach).

2.3 km In the Unterort district, continue along the Schlägerbergweg. Now the hike leads you uphill through the settlement area towards the forest. At the edge of the forest you can ...

2.9 km ... Information board with interesting facts about the "forest". At the bench, it is worth looking back at Julbach (also called the "Meran of the Mühlviertel" due to its mild climate). The following forest path climbs again and again until you reach a beautiful spot, the mountain meadow. Enjoy the peace and quiet on the bench and recharge your batteries.

4.0 km You can learn interesting facts about plants and herbs on the themed board. Once again, the forest path climbs briefly to the highest point of the hike. Marching downwards, you reach the edge of the forest ...

4.6 km ... Farming" station and immediately pass a beautiful farmstead. A little-used road leads you down into the valley of the Kleine Mühl. Before you get there, you will come to the ...

5.6 km...  Hüttner adventure apiary. It is easy to miss the turn-off. So look out for the turn-off on the right-hand side of the road.
The bees bring nectar, pollen and resins and many other natural substances into the hive. Here they are processed by about 60,000 bees, producing vapours with soothing aromas. These vapours are balm for the respiratory organs and for the soul. See for yourself during a bee air treatment at the Hüttner Beekeeping Experience.
Once in the valley, turn left onto the road coming from Julbach. Shortly afterwards, turn into the Höhlschmiede farm track. At the Egermühle mill, cross the Kleine Mühl river and continue along the forest path. Slightly uphill, cross the forest and continue along the meadow path, where you will reach the ...

8 km ... Niederkraml is the starting point of the themed hike.

To govern a bee colony you need a leader. Our ancestors thought in terms of men. For them, the boss of a bee colony was naturally a man, and a clever and wise one at that. That's how he got the name "sage". But because he was small, they called him "Weisel". The cradle of the future queens is still called "Weiselnapf" (queen's cradle) out of old habit.

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