Cycling Via Natura cycle path stage 6 - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Murau

Via Natura cycle path stage 6

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy
Route 5,9 km
Time 0:30 h
Downhill 155 hm
Highest point 989 m
This 6 km long cycle path takes us from Perchau am Sattel to Neumarkt.
On this easy mountain bike tour you can really enjoy the landscape around Perchau am Sattel and Neumarkt.

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

More information

By car from Germany
From Munich via the A8 towards Salzburg. From Salzburg on the A10 Tauernautobahn to St. Michael im Lungau. On the B 96 to Tamsweg, then on the B 95 to Predlitz. The B 97 leads via Stadl/Mur to Murau. There at the roundabout towards St. Lambrecht to Murauer train station and further towards St. Lambrecht. Via Laßnitz near Murau you reach St. Lambrecht, which is already in the nature park. From there continue towards Mariahof and Neumarkt. At the intersection turn left towards Perchau, the starting point is directly in Perchau.

Arrival from Eastern Austria/Hungary
At the motorway junction in St. Michael near Leoben, take the S 36 towards Klagenfurt. Past Knittelfeld and Judenburg to Scheifling. In Scheifling continue towards Klagenfurt to Neumarkt, then on to Perchau.

Arrival from southern Austria/Italy
Via Klagenfurt on the S 37 past St. Veit/Glan, Treibach and Friesach. In Friesach continue towards Vienna, via Dürnstein and Wildbad to Neumarkt. Through the market, continue straight towards Perchau.


Public parking spaces are available in Perchau am Sattel.
We start at the main square in Perchau am Sattel and ride along the bike path toward Neumarkt in Styria. When the bike path ends, we turn right toward Diemersdorf. The path takes us through a wooded area and then back to the main road, which we follow until we reach the Markolin company. There, we turn left and ride to the main square in Neumarkt in Styria.
  • Helmet
  • Suitable footwear
  • Sportswear
  • Drinking bottle etc.

Even on a short tour, you should have the following basic equipment with you: repair kit, air pump, spare hose, a rag, suitable tools for gears, axles, saddle, stem and handlebar bolts.

Be careful of possible road traffic.
With the BusBahnBim app from the interconnected line, timetable information is easier than ever before: 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.


ÖBB www.oebb.at | Styria connection line www.busbahnbim.at 

The ideal time for this tour is from April to October. Information brochures are available at the various information offices.

Map & downloads

Gallery

cattle on the Brandriedl with view to the Dachstein (Ramsau am Dachstein)

What the weather will be like Neumarkt in der Steiermark (834m)

Today, 22.09.2026

Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Morning
sunny
6°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 5%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
17°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 5%
sr.Windstärke 15 km/h
Night
sunny
9°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Tomorrow, 23.09.2026

Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
very sunny
4°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h
Noon
very sunny
16°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 10 km/h
Night
very sunny
10°C
sr.Regenwahrscheinlichkeit 0%
sr.Windstärke 5 km/h

Forecast

23.09.2026
very sunny
3°C 18°C
24.09.2026
cloudy
4°C 18°C
25.09.2026
very sunny
5°C 18°C
Naturpark-Bank | © Alpengasthof Moser - ArisMedia

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