Käferbohnentour to Gleisdorf

Name: Käferbohnentour to Gleisdorf
Brand: Steiermark
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

The cycle tour takes us to the town of Gleisdorf, situated on the Raabtal cycle path, and along pumpkin and corn fields with their beetle bean vines.

Numerous circular tours have been established around the Raabtalradweg, which leads from the Almenland to the Thermenland in south-eastern Styria, and are an ideal complement to a relaxing active holiday in eastern Styria. Probably the most beautiful section of the circular tour is around Prebuch with its panoramic view of the Kulm, the most prominent elevation in Apfelland. The circular tour is made up of the merging of several cycle paths. The orientation is good and clearly arranged - we simply follow the route numbers listed in the following route description.

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The tour in numbers

easy

Level of difficulty

25,8 km

Route

2:30 h

Time

188 hm

Uphill

188 hm

Downhill

505 m

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The market town of St.Ruprecht is located in Eastern Styria and is very easy to reach via the A2 motorway from Vienna (approx. 2 hours) and Graz (approx. 30 minutes).

Arrival from Vienna and from Graz: On the A2 from Vienna and from Graz, take motorway exit 161 / Gleisdorf West in the direction of B54/B64. Follow the B65 / Gleisdorf federal road until you reach the B54 / Wechselbundesstraße. At the roundabout take the second exit to the B64 / Rechberg-Bundesstraße. After about 6 km turn left to St. Ruprecht an der Raab.

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We start at the Peace Grotto on the main square, the central starting point of all cycle paths in St. Ruprecht an der Raab. First we cycle along the R11 Raabtalradweg in the direction of Gleisdorf by turning right in front of the municipal office and then left again after a few metres at the next junction near the park.
Always following the R11 marking, we pass the two villages of Wollsdorf, home of the Kernothek of the Steirerkraft company, and Albersdorf and soon arrive in the shopping town of Gleisdorf, which is distinguished by exciting projects, especially in the energy sector.
At the town parish church on the main square, we keep to the left and take the WZ4 cycle path slightly uphill along Kernstockgasse in a north-easterly direction. After a few hundred metres, the WZ4 branches off onto the Sandriegelweg, which soon joins the Hohenbergweg.
After a few short serpentines, we reach a junction where we turn left onto the WZ10 Energieradweg. Following this path, we cycle in sections along the East Styrian Roman Wine Road and the Styrian Apple Road. Wine and apples are also our scenic companions on this tour along the ridge we are now on.
In the village of Prebuch with the Apfelschlössl café, which tempts you to stop for a bite to eat, we keep to the left and continue on the WZ10. Other cycle paths such as the Ilztalradweg R10 and the WZ1 have now joined us.
A few metres after the settlement of Wolga, we keep left and roll downhill through the shady mixed forests to Unterfladnitz. Here we rejoin the R11 Raabtalradweg, which we follow downhill. We now pass through small, beautifully laid-out settlements and soon see the mighty church tower of St. Ruprecht an der Raab.
Via Arndorf and under the main road, we enter St. Ruprecht, where we keep left at the bridge in the direction of the Watzl Mill and after a few hundred metres turn right into Gartengasse and cross a bridge to reach the main square of St. Ruprecht an der Raab, our starting and finishing point.

Visit the Kernothek of the Steirerkraft Wollsdorf company.
You will find refreshment in the numerous restaurants in St. Ruprecht an der Raab.

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.

For local transportation, we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark, which also takes bicycles if booked in advance.

There are several parking spaces available on the main square in St. Ruprecht. Alternatively, about 150 m away, past the Hotel Locker & Legere and the Marktheurigen Strobl, there are numerous parking spaces at the large park in the middle of St. Ruprecht an der Raab.

Information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc., can be found here

Eastern Styria Tourist Board
St. Ruprecht an der Raab office
Lower main road 27
8181 St. Ruprecht an der Raab
Tel. +43 664 2353414
www.oststeiermark.com

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Modern trekking bikes and bicycles can be rented here: