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A varied circular tour with rides through mixed forests, the town of Gleisdorf with its beautifully landscaped main square and over ridges with panoramic views of the apple country with Lake Stubenberg and the Raab Valley. In and around St. Ruprecht an der Raab - located in the heart of the Raab Valley in Eastern Styria and not far from Graz - there are numerous cycling and hiking tours that take us into and through the Garden of Austria, as Eastern Styria is also affectionately called. The beetle bean fields are marked with their own signs!
easy
Distance 33.4 km
2:31 h
459 m
459 m
506 m
350 m
Around the Raabtalradweg, which leads from the Almenland to the Thermenland in south-eastern Styria, numerous circular tours have been established starting from St. Ruprecht an der Raab, which are an ideal complement to a relaxing active holiday in eastern Styria. The town of Gleisdorf as well as the wine taverns along the tour invite you to a cosy stopover. The circular tour is made up of the merging of several cycle paths. Orientation is good and clearly laid out - simply follow the route numbers listed in the following route description.
Author’s recommendation
- Visit the Steirerkraft Kernothek in Wollsdorf
- You will find refreshment in the numerous restaurants in St. Ruprecht an der Raab.
Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Highest point
506 m
Lowest point
350 m
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Restaurant StroblInn Landseele
Tips and suggestions
Information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc., can be found here
Eastern Styria Tourist Board
St. Ruprecht an der Raab office
Lower main road 27
8181 St. Ruprecht an der Raab
Tel. +43 664 2353414
www.oststeiermark.com
Modern trekking bikes and bicycles can be rented here:
- Garten-Hotel Ochensberger
8181 St.Ruprecht an der Raab
+43 3178 5132
www.ochensberger.at
- Locker & Légere
8181 St.Ruprecht Raab
+43 3178 2310
www.locker-legere.at
E-bikes are available for hire at Gartenhotel Ochensberger.
Find out about cycle maps and other tour tips at the tourist office.You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.
Roadbook
- We start at the Peace Grotto on the main square, the central starting point of all cycle paths in St. Ruprecht an der Raab. At Locker & Légere we turn into Parkstraße and at the roundabout right next to the park in St. Ruprecht we reach the WZ9 Freiberg cycle path.
- We follow this and leave the village of St. Ruprecht an der Raab. The first short ascent soon awaits us. Short in the truest sense of the word, because after just a few metres we reach the ridge, where we keep left at the crossroads and get onto the Freibergweg.
- We cycle on and arrive at the Golf Club Freiberg, a beautiful course that makes every golfer's heart beat faster. But that's not all: right behind it you can't miss Freiberg Castle, which is often rented for weddings and cultural events and also houses a restaurant.
- We continue cycling through mixed forests via Ludersdorf, where we meet the R52 Hönigtalradweg, keep to the left and thus reach the shopping town of Gleisdorf, which is characterised by exciting projects, especially in the energy sector. At the town parish church on the main square, we keep left and take the WZ4 cycle path slightly uphill along Kernstockgasse in a north-easterly direction.
- After a few hundred metres, the WZ4 branches off onto the Sandriegelweg, which soon joins the Hohenbergweg. After a few short serpentines, we reach a junction where we turn left onto the WZ10. We now follow this road in sections along the East Styrian Roman Wine Road and the Styrian Apple Road. Wine and apples are also our scenic companions on this tour along the ridge we are now on.
- In the village of Prebuch with the Apfelschlössl café, which tempts you to stop for a bite to eat, we now keep to the left and continue on the WZ10. Other cycle paths such as the Ilztalradweg R10 and the WZ1 have now joined us.
- A few metres after the settlement of Wolga, we keep to the right and immediately left again and continue to cycle along the ridge, which soon brings us past apple orchards and through beautiful mixed forests to Krottendorf, a suburb of the city of Weiz.
- In Krottendorf we have to take a very sharp left turn - almost 180° - to cycle back towards St. Ruprecht an der Raab. We follow the FunErgyTour signs for a short distance and soon reach the R11 Raabtalradweg at Regerstätten.
- Following the cycle path through small villages and settlements, we cycle gently downhill to Unterfladnitz, where we reach Arndorf after a "right-left combination" via Neudorf. Here St. Ruprecht an der Raab can already be seen from afar.
- The last few metres of the circular tour are under the main road and after about 40 metres at the bridge we turn right towards the centre of St. Ruprecht. After a few more metres, we turn left into the romantically situated Weizbachgasse.
- We then cross a small bridge to the left and after a few metres turn right, cross the Weizbach and arrive back at our starting point at the main square of St. Ruprecht an der Raab.
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Peace Grotto St. Ruprecht/RaabLocker & Légere
Inn Kirchenwirt Ostermann
Restaurant Strobl
Kunst.Hot.Spot St. Ruprecht/Raab
Freynberger Hof
Miró im Gemeindeamt Ludersdorf-Wilfersdorf
Sinnstifterei Gleisdorf
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Mahnmal Rathaus Gleisdorf
Stadtpfarrkirche Gleisdorf
Coffee Columbia
Sammlung Wolf
Restaurant Bergwirt
Kunst.Hot.Spot Albersdorf-Prebuch
Core band
Inn Landseele
Snack station Herbst-Wiener
Hospital Cross
Baroque church St. Ruprecht an der Raab
Public transport
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.For local transportation, we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark, which also takes bicycles if booked in advance.
Parking
The market town of St.Ruprecht is located in Eastern Styria and is very easy to reach via the A2 motorway from Vienna (approx. 2 hours) and Graz (approx. 30 minutes).- Arrival from Vienna and from Graz: On the A2 from Vienna and from Graz, take motorway exit 161 / Gleisdorf West in the direction of B54/B64. Follow the B65 / Gleisdorf federal road until you reach the B54 / Wechselbundesstraße. At the roundabout take the second exit to the B64 / Rechberg-Bundesstraße. After about 6 km turn left to St. Ruprecht an der Raab.
There are several parking spaces available on the main square in St. Ruprecht. Alternatively, about 150 m away, past the Hotel Locker & Legere and the Marktheurigen Strobl, there are numerous parking spaces at the large park in the middle of St. Ruprecht an der Raab.
Coordinates
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47.153240, 15.662370
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47°09'11.7"N 15°39'44.5"E
UTM
33T 550212 5222406
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Equipment
Fair play rules for cyclists- Plan your tour carefully!
- Check your bike before you set off!
- Always ride with the right protective equipment!
- Always ride with a helmet!
- Don't forget all your equipment (repair kit, first aid kit, etc.)!
- Only ride on marked paths!
- Observe the road traffic regulations!
- Observe driving bans and keep to opening times!
- Control your speed!
- Do not leave any tracks!
- Respect other nature users!
- Show consideration for animals (ride in daylight & close pasture fences)!
- Avoid noise and garbage!
- Use the cycle paths at your own risk!
- Beware of working machines, wood or potholes on the road, grazing livestock and vehicle traffic (forest roads are working areas and workplaces)!
A few tips on correct and fair behavior: Cycling and mountain biking in the forest (oesterreich.gv.at)
Important telephone numbers:
- European emergency number: 112
- Emergency call mountain rescue: 140 (if possible, please provide GPS data)
- Rescue: 144
- Fire department: 122
- Police: 133
- The tour is suitable for all types of bikes.
- Sporty clothing is advisable. Bicycle helmet!
- A first aid kit is always included.
- A basic set of tools and accessories - such as spare inner tube, repair kit, wrench/puller, air pump - never hurts.
- Bike map, pocket knife, cell phone holder for the handlebars if necessary, headlamp and reflectors
Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
33.4 km
Duration
2:31 h
Ascent
459 m
Descent
459 m
Highest point
506 m
Lowest point
350 m
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