‘Top of Stuhleck’ - summit tour

This motorbike tour with gravel sections leads into the Schneeberg and Rax region, but the highlight is the summit of the Stuhleck, the highest point in the Fischbacher Alps.
If you are travelling on another motorbike, you can bypass or shorten the enduro sections of the route.

The tour leads from the Mürztal valley over the Preiner Gscheid into the Höllental valley in Lower Austria and over the Ochsattel to St. Aegyd. Via Gscheid and on over the Lahnsattel you reach the Mürzer Oberland, where you take the gravel road to the Falkensteinalm and take a break in the picturesque alpine pasture area.

Now continue along the main road to Langenwang and the Langenwanger Schwöbing to the Alpl. There you can visit Peter Rosegger's forest school, and if you want to hike, you can visit Peter Rosegger's birthplace - half an hour's walk from the car park.

You continue your tour via the L 118 to the Roseggerhof and from here to the 'Bergbausiedlung'. This road leads to the village of St. Kathrein am Hauenstein and on to the Pfaffensattel. At the top of the pass, follow the toll road to the Alois-Günther-Haus, which is also a good place to stop for refreshments. After enjoying the panorama and culinary delights, you return to the starting point of the tour via Spital am Semmering.

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The tour in numbers

189,1 km

Route

4:15 h

Time

3102 hm

Uphill

3067 hm

Downhill

1779 m

Highest point

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The starting point of the tour is the town square in Mürzzuschlag. Take the B 23 in the direction of Mariazell. In Kapellen, turn right towards Reichenau. The route leads over the Preiner Gscheid to Edlach. Keep left there and drive to Hirschwang. Turn left onto the B 27 towards Schwarzau im Gebirge - Höllental. At kilometre 2.2, turn left onto a gravel road in Tiefental (6 km), which leads directly to the Ochsattel.

If you want to stay on the tarmac, continue straight on towards Kalte Kuchl, Ochsattel.

Continue via St. Aegyd im Neuwald to Kernhof and via Gscheid to Terz. Turn left here onto the B 23 towards Mürzzuschlag. This takes you over the Lahnsattel to Frein an der Mürz and on to Mürzsteg. In Mürzsteg, turn left towards Mürzzuschlag.

Enduro riders have the opportunity to ride on gravel again at road kilometres. The Falkensteinalm can be reached via a six-kilometre gravel road. Return the same way. Turn left at the crossroads to reach Mürzzuschlag.

If you want to ‘take in’ the summit of the Stuhleck, take the L 118 to Langenwang. Turn left here after the motorway service area and after two kilometres turn left onto the B 72 towards Alpl. At road kilometre 78.7, turn half right to Rosegger's forest school. To the right of the forest school, a road leads uphill again to the B 72, keep right and then head towards St. Kathrein am Hauenstein. Before road kilometre 74.4, however, turn left (after the Roseggerhof). This takes you to the mining settlement. Keep right here to reach St. Kathrein am Hauenstein. Finally, turn left towards Ratten/Rettenegg and follow the road towards Pfaffensattel.

At the top of the pass, turn left and take the seven-kilometre gravel road (toll) to the Alois-Günther-Haus on the Stuhleck. Return along the same gravel road, turning left to reach Steinhaus am Semmering. Once you reach the L 118, turn left to reach Mürzzuschlag via Spital am Semmering.

Places of interest along the route:

Rosegger's forest school and/or short hike to Peter Rosegger's birthplace
Stuhleck summit

Petrol stations along the route:
Schwarzau: Rauckenberger self-service petrol station, St. Aegyd: Heindl petrol station, Neuberg: OMV, Mürzzuschlag: Eni, Rettenegg: Lurger petrol station, Spital am Semmering: Eni, Mürzzuschlag: Socar