03 Hemmaweg - Guttaring - Friesach

The starting point of this stage is Guttaring. You head towards Deinsberg, keep right in Deinsberg. Before the church, the paved path leads uphill. If no Hemmaweg signs are present, you can also follow the "Norische Panoramaweg". You reach a forest path which is well signposted. Passing the "1,000-year-old linden tree" you continue slightly uphill towards Waitschach. Then you reach open terrain and soon see the pilgrimage church Maria Waitschach. You should definitely visit the church with its beautiful charnel house and an old baptismal font. You continue along the partly paved country road northwards past Schwarzkogel towards "Thoma", where you keep left and continue past "Zechner" and "Jungmann". After "Steiner" you reach the Ratteingraben and continue towards "Teichbauer". At the next intersection, keep right (northwards) and continue to the small settlement Kräuping. You follow the country road and after about 1 km at "Leser" turn right onto a pasture. After another kilometer in the forest you reach the country road again, which you follow to Zeltschach. There you have the opportunity to visit the church. St. Hemma had possessions in Zeltschach. Continuing downhill on the road towards Friesach, you turn right at Schwall onto a forest path which leads you to Olsa, a suburb of Friesach. Now you follow the road towards the town center of Friesach.

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