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Mountain Bike Route to Hochreiter

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 4,0 km

Time 1:00 h

Uphill 387 hm

Highest point 1048 m

From the village sign of Dorf-Veitsch, take a well-maintained gravel road through the dense green forest to the Hochreiter farm (owned by the Pfannhofer family).

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From Vienna:
Take the St. Barbara im Mürztal / Mitterdorf exit from the S6 – Semmering Schnellstraße. At the roundabout, continue straight through the roundabout towards the Veitsch district.

From Graz:
Take the St. Barbara im Mürztal / Mitterdorf exit from the S6 – Semmering Schnellstraße. Continue straight through the roundabout towards the Veitsch district.

The cycling tour to Hochreiter starts at the village sign of Dorf-Veitsch, at the intersection of Veitscher Straße and Hochreiterstraße. The route passes by the former Zenker Hausbau factory, now R&W Härtetechnik, and continues along a well-maintained gravel road, gradually winding through the forest. We follow the road for about 4 kilometers before reaching the Hochreiter farm (owned by the Pfannhofer family).

In a separate dining room, refrigerators with chilled drinks are available.

The route is open to both mountain bikers and e-bikers (up to 25 km/h) and can be used one hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset.

A few requests – nature and wildlife will thank you, and your biking experience will be even more enjoyable:

Please stay on the designated paths!
The MTB route is open from May 15th to October 15th, 2 hours after sunrise and until 2 hours before sunset, at your own risk.
Do not leave any litter!
Hikers and pedestrians have priority!
Ride responsibly and within your sight distance!
Ride only a technically flawless bike!

Tips for Safe Mountain Biking:

Check your bike after every ride: tire pressure, spoke tension, and brake pads.
Wear a helmet on every mountain biking tour.
Prepare your gear in advance:
- Warm clothing
- Rain and wind protection
- Repair kit
- First-aid kit
- Fully charged mobile phone

Tip: At the Hochreiter farm (owned by the Pfannhofer family), you can enjoy well-deserved refreshments. In a separate dining room, chilled drinks are available for self-service and can be consumed contactlessly.

By Train:
Travel to St. Barbara im Mürztal – Mitterdorf by train.

For further travel, take the bus or ride directly by bike towards St. Barbara im Mürztal – Veitsch.

ÖBB: www.oebb.at
Verbundlinie Steiermark: www.busbahnbim.at

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