Road Cycling Alpl & Schanzsattel loop, Ratten - Touren-Impression #1

Alpl & Schanzsattel loop, Ratten

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 68,8 km
Time 3:30 h
Uphill 1126 hm
Downhill 1130 hm
Highest point 1237 m
A beautiful, challenging bike tour for experienced road cyclists.
This road bike tour is challenging and takes cyclists from the municipality of Ratten via Alpl to Krieglach and back to Ratten via Schanzsattel and Fischbach.

Best season

January
February
December

More information

Via the A2 - Südautobahn and the S6 Semmering expressway to Krieglach. From there via the Alpl to the Joglland - Waldheimat region.

From Graz: Via the B72 to Weiz and on to Birkfeld in the Joglland - Waldheimat region.


We start at the main square in Ratten.
We turn right along the L 407 and arrive in St. Kathrein am Hauenstein.
We continue uphill and drive over the Alpl down to Krieglach.
There we drive along the Mürztal valley via Mitterdorf im Mürztal and Wartberg im Mürztal to Kindberg.
At Leopersdort, we continue to Blumental and follow the L114 to Stanz im Mürztal.
Once we arrive in Fischbach, we take the L541 to Unterdissau.
There we turn left onto the B72 and continue to Ratten.
Allow enough time to enjoy the places to stop for refreshments and
excursion destinations along the tour.

Route planner for your journey

Öffentlich: Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie. For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

Public parking lot at the municipal office in Ratten, Kirchenviertel 211

Eastern Styria Tourism Association
Joglland-Waldheimat office
8255 St. Jakob im Walde
Tel.: 03336/20255
Joglland-Waldheimat
Eastern Styria

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What the weather will be like Ratten (736m)

Today, 05.09.2026

Mostly sunny in the morning and evening, but isolated showers will be possible around noon.
Morning
sunny
20°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 30%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Noon
cloudy
20°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 55%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
very sunny
18°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 30%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h

Tomorrow, 06.09.2026

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
very sunny
14°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
22°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Night
very sunny
17°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 0 km/h

Forecast

07.09.2026
very sunny
11°C 24°C
08.09.2026
very sunny
15°C 28°C
09.09.2026
cloudy
13°C 22°C
In love, Hochsteiermark

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