Lipizzaner Stud Farm Tour

Route: Lipizzaner Stud Farm Piber – turnoff to Outer Farm Kampl – Schachnerweg – Outer Farm Wilhelm – Piberer Au – Piberegg – Karl-Ortner-Siedlung – Outer Farm Reinthaler – Hemmerberg – Kohlschwarz – along the Kainach River – Schlossbad Bärnbach – Knobelberg – Lipizzaner Stud Farm Piber

The Kampl foal stable, not far from the main stud farm, is home to the older foals.

At the Wilhelm farm (Schachnerweg), the one- to three-year-old young Lipizzaner stallions are housed from mid-September to mid-June. In summer, these “young wild ones” spend their time on the Stubalm near the Soldatenhaus, close to the Altes Almhaus.

At the Reinthaler farm in Kohlschwarz, the one- to three-year-old young Lipizzaner mares are housed from mid-September to mid-June. In summer, the young mares move up to the Gleinalm pastures at the Brendl-Stadl.

Of course, no cycling tour in this region would be complete without a visit to the stud farm and Piber Castle, where you can learn all about the breeding, care, and training of the world-famous white horse royalty.

Train connection: S7 Graz – Köflach, Köflach train station; 1.7 km to the tour start, Therme NOVA and the turnoff to Schachnerweg. Bicycles can be taken on the train free of charge.

Parking available at the Lipizzaner Stud Farm Piber

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Graz Region Tourist Board
Graz Region – Tourist Information Office
Herrengasse 16, 8010 Graz, Austria
T: +43 / 316 / 80750, info@regiongraz.at
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Tourismusverband Region Graz – Lipizzanerheimat Office
Rathausplatz 2
8580 Köflach, Austria
T: +43 3144 727770