Gravel bike tour to the Aflenzer Bürgeralm

Name: Gravel bike tour to the Aflenzer Bürgeralm
Brand: Steiermark
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

Popular mountain bike route via the panorama road (toll road - but toll-free for cyclists and mountain bikers!) to the extensive alpine pasture area of the Bürgeralm.

Trail conditions: The entire route is a gravel road.

Refreshment stops: Liftstüberl at the valley station of the double chairliftPierergut inn - www.wirtshaus-pierergut.at Almrauschhütte on the Bürgeralm (Tel. 03861/22125). There is also a fountain at the bottom of the alp where you can quench your first thirst with the best Hochschwab water.Special features: Extensive alpine pasture area with rich alpine flora (arnica, edelweiss, gentian) - cozy alpine huts for rent - panoramic trail - via ferrata (overall requirement: medium, arena variant: extreme F - can be bypassed) - hang glider launch ramp - nature adventure playground - bike trails.TIP: Take your mountain bike along the alpine path to Schönleiten and stop at Schönleitenhaus(www.schoenleitenhaus.at). From there you have a fantastic view of the Hochschwab massif (as far as the Hochschwab south face).Bike and e-bike rental: Hochschwabsport sports store in Aflenz Kurort (Tel. 03861/2204) www.hochschwabsport.at Self-repair stations and bike wash

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

6,2 km

Route

1:15 h

Time

746 hm

Uphill

91 hm

Downhill

1528 m

Highest point

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From the south: From Kapfenberg on the B20From the north: Via Mariazell and the Seeberg on the B20From the east: Via Semmering on the S6 to Kapfenberg and further on the B20

From the valley station of the double chairlift to the tollgate of the Bürgeralm Panoramastraße. Continue following the road over several hairpin bends, from which you can always enjoy a magnificent view of the Hochschwab massif and the Aflenz valley, to the alpine pasture of the Bürgeralm.

TIPP: Mit dem Gravel- oder Mountainbike über den Almweg auf die Schönleiten und Einkehr im Schönleitenhaus, www.schoenleitenhaus.at.

Von dort hat man einen traumhaften Ausblick auf das Hochschwabmassiv - bis zur Hochschwab-Südwand.

By train to train station Bruck/Mur or Kapfenberg and from there by bus to Aflenz Kurort.Line 171 (Bruck/Mur - Aflenz - Turnau) orLine 172 (Bruck/Mur - Aflenz - Mariazell)Information about train and bus at: http://www.oebb.at/ and http://www.verbundlinie.atRegional cab companies:Cab Hochschwabreisen (Tel. 03861/2400), Taxi Steiner (Tel. 03862/51333 18) and Taxi Gombotz (Tel. 03862/24990).

Sufficient parking spaces at the valley station of the double chairlift Alfenzer Bürgeralm

Weitere Informationen:Tourismusverband HochsteiermarkTel. +43(0)3862 55020www.hochsteiermark.at

HOCHsteirische cycling map "Pleasure cycling