- Brief description
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Route for the sporty cyclist (with gradient up to 15 percent); leads past the imposing Riegersburg Castle, which you should also have seen from the inside.
- Difficulty
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difficult
- Rating
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- Starting point
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Spa Loipersdorf
- Route
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Sieglhof1.7 kmGeisterkapelle2.2 kmThier Kapelle3.0 kmGasthaus Riegler6.8 kmUnterlamm6.9 kmBärnbach8.0 kmUnterhatzendorf11.3 kmHatzendorf13.6 kmStang bei Hatzendorf15.9 kmPöllhof19.7 kmRiegersburg21.1 kmKropfberg23.7 kmLembach bei Riegersburg25.3 kmLemberg26.5 kmLoiberg (392 m)27.4 kmFangberg29.8 kmTautendorf bei Fürstenfeld31.5 kmHartl bei Fürstenfeld35.8 kmÜbersbach36.6 kmPfarrkirche Loipersdorf41.3 kmGasthof Jandl41.3 kmBad Loipersdorf41.4 kmHartbergen44.4 kmHartbergen45.0 kmLauten45.3 km
- Best season
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Description
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The tour offers magnificent viewpoints into the East Styrian hill country, characterized by vineyards and orchards.
- Highest point
- 406 m
- Endpoint
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Spa Loipersdorf
- Height profile
- Equipment
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Touring bikes or city bikes are recommended.
Tip: A basic equipment of tools and accessories such as spare inner tube and/or repair kit, spanner, air pump, brake and shift cable as well as a screwdriver can never hurt. - Safety instructions
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Partial traffic on the roads as well as oncoming hikers. Use at your own risk.
Ambulance: 144
European emergency call: 112
Firefighters: 122
Police: 133
Tips when reporting an emergency – Answer these six WH questions:
What happened?
How many people are injured?
Where did the accident happen (are there GPS coordinates)? Who is reporting the incident (callback number)?
When did the accident happen?
What is the weather like at the site of the incident? - Tips
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A visit to Riegersburg Castle is a must on this tour.
- Additional information
- Directions
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FROM VIENNA & LOWER AUSTRIA
By car: South freeway (A2) to exit Ilz/Fürstenfeld. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
FROM GRAZBy car: on the A2 motorway in the direction of Vienna as far as the Ilz/Fürstenfeld exit. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
FROM WESTERN AUSTRIA AND BAVARIA
By car: via Salzburg on the Phyrn freeway (A9) and the Süd freeway (A2) or via Carinthia on the Süd freeway (A2) to the Ilz/Fürstenfeld exit. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
FROM ITALY OR SLOVENIA
By car: via Villach on the southern freeway (A2) to the Ilz - Fürstenfeld - Bad Loipersdorf exit or via Maribor on the Phyrn freeway (A9) and the southern freeway (A2) in the direction of Vienna to the Ilz/Fürstenfeld exit. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
- Public transportation
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Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website www.busbahnbim.at
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- Parking
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Parking lot in front of the Spa Loipersdorf
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