- Brief description
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Cycle comfortably along apple orchards through ApfelLand and experience the beautiful landscape of the East Styrian hills.
Culinary delights await you.
- Difficulty
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medium
- Rating
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- Starting point
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Cycle path R8 - Unterfeistritz
- Route
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Unterfeistritz0.1 kmKapelle3.4 kmHofer4.3 kmPfarrkirche Puch4.3 kmEiteljörg4.5 kmPuch bei Weiz4.6 kmHening5.8 kmPeßharl7.0 kmPircha8.6 kmEtzersdorf10.6 kmBuschenschank Leiner10.7 kmPichl12.0 kmWaltendorf13.0 kmRegerstätten13.9 km
- Best season
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Description
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This cycle tour takes us to the center of the Styrian Apple Road - to the apple village of Puch.
The apple trees are in full bloom between April and mid-May, wrapping themselves in a cloud of white and pink foam. We take the R8 either from Stubenberg or Anger to Unterfeistritz. From here we take the WZ16 to Puch bei Weiz. We have already earned a rest there. Perhaps someone would like to listen to the organ sounds of the Puch parish church via audio guide:
Church tours, bell and organ sounds with the free "Hearonymus" app on your smartphone audio guide
- Directions
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We start this cycle tour on the Feistritztalradweg R8 in Unterfeistritz, along the Feistritz to the Bauer sawmill. After approx. 500 m, we turn right and then follow the signs for WZ 16, taking us directly to the "apple village" of Puch bei Weiz.
Now the trail leads us along little-used municipal roads past many beautiful orchards of the apple country to Regerstätten.
Here we have the following
connection options: Take the Raabtal cycle path R11 to Weiz or Gleisdorf-Jennersdorf and take the train back.
- Highest point
- 489 m
- Endpoint
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Regerstätten ( R11 )
- Height profile
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- Equipment
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Helmet
Sunglasses
Water bottle
Provisions for the road
Sports clothing
Rain jacket/windbreaker
Sturdy shoes
Repair kit (air pump, repair kit, spare tube, multitool, etc.)
LightFirst aid kitMaps
- Safety instructions
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Important telephone numbers:
European emergency call: 112
Emergency call mountain rescue: 140 (if possible, please provide GPS data)
Rescue: 144
Fire department: 122
Police: 133
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! Leave no tracks! Respect other nature users!Show consideration for animals (only 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
- Tips
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We recommend:
Numerous fruit farms along the apple route invite you to taste their delicious produce.
The main annual events such as the
Apple Blossom Festival
Apple Road Autumn (beginning of September to end of October)
Apfelmontgolfiade - (international balloonists' meeting) - at the end of October are a popular meeting place for young and old alike
- Additional information
- Directions
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ApfelLand is located in the heart of Eastern Styria, approx. 60 km north-east of Graz and approx. 140 km south of Vienna
By car
Coming from Vienna:
Via the Südautobahn (A2) to the Hartberg exit - via the main road (B54) in the direction of Graz - 2 km after Kaindorf in the direction of Graz, turn off in the direction of ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Lebing- Unterfeistritz
Coming from Salzburg/Germany:
Highway via Salzburg - Pyhrnautobahn (A9) to Graz - continue via the Südautobahn in the direction of Vienna (A2) to the Gleisdorf West exit - main road (B54) to Kaibing - ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Lebing- Unterfeistritz
- Public transportation
- Parking
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