Bike Riding Etappe 08 Murradweg Bad Radkersburg - Legrad - Touren-Impression #1 | © (c) Steiermark Tourismus/Gerhard Eisenschink Bike Riding Etappe 08 Murradweg Bad Radkersburg - Legrad - Touren-Impression #1 | © (c) Steiermark Tourismus/Gerhard Eisenschink

Etappe 08 Murradweg Bad Radkersburg - Legrad

The final stage, which should be split into two days due to its length of just over 100 km, takes us across the national border into Slovenia and on to the mouth of the Mur River near Legrad in Croatia.

The Mur Cycle Path now runs along both sides of the river to Croatia. In the southern section, it winds its way close to the Slovenian-Croatian border and ends at Legrad, where it joins the Drava. On the approximately 40 km through Slovenia, we can change banks twice by ferry. The Croatian part, whose region is called Medjimurje, is nestled between the Mur and Drau rivers. It is a lovely piece of land with fertile fields, fragrant meadows and shady groves. The few hills are mostly covered with vineyards and orchards, and the small villages are often home to beautiful Baroque churches.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
101,5 km
Route
8:00 h
Time
13 hm
Uphill
87 hm
Downhill
217 m
Highest point

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In Slovenia and Croatia, we decide to take the right bank of the Mur Cycle Path: to do so, we cross the national border directly in Bad Radkersburg at the main border crossing and find ourselves in Gornja Radgona, the Slovenian part of what was once a single town. No sooner have we crossed the border than we face our first major challenge: should we tackle the climb to the castle that towers above the town or not? Whatever we decide, the Mur Cycle Path takes us along Partizanska Cesta and Ljutomer Cesta towards Radenci. Our route now takes us through the small villages of Mele and Šratovci to the well-known spa town of Radenci. Here, for the first time, we have the option of changing banks to either continue cycling on the left bank or make a short detour back to Bad Radkersburg. Numerous springs in Radenci testify to the abundance of rich, healthy thermal water. At both roundabouts in Radenci, we take the second exit and continue straight ahead towards Ljutomer.

We leave the village and cycle along beautiful cycle paths through the villages of Rihtarovci, Turjanci, Hrastje-Mota and Vučja Vas, reaching the village of Stara Nova Vas after about 9 km. After the Gorica inn, we turn left towards Veržej. Here, we have the option of switching to the cycle path along the left bank of the Mura or visiting the Babic mill on the Mura. However, we stay on the right bank and continue past the Banovci thermal spa to cross a railway crossing after a few kilometres. The path now leads us on to Krapje, past the bee museum to Razkrižje, where we keep to the right just before the village to enter it. In the centre, we keep straight ahead at the large crossroads and cycle towards the Gibina border crossing. At the aforementioned crossroads, there is the last opportunity to change banks of the Mur in Slovenia. In Razkrižje/Gibina, we must not miss a well-deserved stop at the pumpkin seed oil mill and the waterfall.

Continuing along the main road, we arrive at the Gibina border crossing, the gateway to Croatia. After a few kilometres, we reach the village of Sveti Martin na Muri. Here, we find a mill trail, a ferry crossing over the Mur River and the traditional Kiralj family mill, which is open to visitors. Via the villages of Marof and Hlapicina, we continue to Mursko Središče, where a mining trail awaits us at the visitor centre. The trail continues through several small villages along fields and forests, always close to the Mur river, to Podturen near the border triangle of Slovenia, Hungary and Croatia. Here, the route turns south and continues through an agricultural region dotted with small villages to Legrad, our destination.

Incidentally, the Croatian Mur is a border river along its entire length, first with Slovenia and then with Hungary. Some of these sections are also part of EuroVelo 13, the ‘Iron Curtain Trail’, which stretches along the former ‘Iron Curtain’ from Finland to the Black Sea.

If you plan to cycle from Bad Radkersburg, the end point in Austria, through Slovenia to Legrad at the confluence of the Mur and Drau rivers in Croatia, we recommend using the bike shuttle service offered by Gästehaus Rosi Bad Radkersburg, tel. +43 664 3925227, for your return journey.

The Mur Cycle Route 1:50,000 cycle tour guide, published by Esterbauer - bikeline, tel. +43 2983 28982, www.esterbauer.com, is highly recommended for the tour through Slovenia and Croatia due to its detailed maps and descriptions.
ÖBB www.oebb.at or Verbundlinie Steiermark www.busbahnbim.at

The S5/S51 rapid transit line runs from Graz via Spielfeld to Bad Radkersburg. To the right of the station, the Thermenradweg/EuroVelo 9 cycle path passes by, which you follow southwards to meet the Mur Cycle Path directly in the old town on the Mur.

Cyclists coming from the north often take the train back to Lungau, where the Mur Cycle Path begins, or the bike shuttle from Bacher Reisen, which departs from the Parktherme Bad Radkersburg.

With the BusBahnBim app from Verbundlinie, timetable information has never been easier: all bus, train and tram connections in Austria can be queried by entering locations and/or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) – on Google Play and in the App Store.

If you are planning to cycle from Bad Radkersburg, the end point in Austria, through Slovenia to Legrad at the confluence of the Mur and Drau rivers in Croatia, we recommend using the bike shuttle service offered by Gästehaus Rosi Bad Radkersburg, tel. +43 664 3925227, for your return journey.
Long-term parking spaces are available adjacent to the city walls in the east and west of Bad Radkersburg's old town.

www.dravabike.si

Map "Murradweg - Vom Steirerkas zu Wein und Kernöl" Steiermark Tourismus Tel. +43 316 4003 www.steiermark.com

Mur-Radweg 1:50.000, published by Esterbauer - bikeline Tel. +43 2983 28982 www.esterbauer.com

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What the weather will be like

Bad Radkersburg (209m)

Morning
cloudy
17°C
90%
10 km/h
Noon
cloudy
23°C
60%
10 km/h
Night
very sunny
20°C
0%
5 km/h
First variable with showers, drying up and sunny in the afternoon.
Morning
slightly cloudy
15°C
5%
5 km/h
Noon
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21°C
20%
5 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
17°C
45%
5 km/h
Sunny and cloudy periods will alternate throughout the day.
24.08.2025
sunny
12°C 22°C
25.08.2025
very sunny
11°C 25°C
26.08.2025
very sunny
13°C 27°C
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