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MTB Tour Vorau – Masenberg, Vorau

On the MTB trail "The Grand Jogl" you can also complete a short tour up the Masenberg. The starting point is the URKRAFT Arena in Vorau in the Joglland - Waldheimat region.

Starting from the URKRAFT Arena, the route leads to the local mountain of Vorau, the 1261-metre-high Masenberg. Along the route there are also great viewing opportunities, such as the Erzherzog Johann Höhe, and places to stop for refreshments. The panorama at the summit is also well worth seeing.

On this tour you follow the signs of the cycle route "The Grand Jogl", which covers the entire Joglland - Waldheimat region over 187 kilometres. Here you are on a section of it. This is a stretch tour, so the way back from the Masenberg to the starting point is via the same route as the ascent.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
18,4 km
Route
2:45 h
Time
693 hm
Uphill
713 hm
Downhill
1261 m
Highest point

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By car:
About Vienna: Take the A2 – Südautobahn to the Friedberg/Pinggau exit. Then via Dechantskirchen and Bruck/Lafnitz to Vorau
or:
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 further to Birkfeld in the Joglland - Waldheimat 

Detailed information on how to get here can be found here.
 
  • We start the tour at the URKRAFT Arena - The Leisure & Sports Center in Vorau
  • There is a large parking lot, public toilets, a café and you can test your balance in the exercise park
  • From the Urkraft Arena, take Lindenallee towards the abbey and turn right before the abbey gate towards Schafleiten and Brühl
  • We ride over the Brühl and turn right and ride up Amtmannweg to Erzherzog Johann Höhe
  • The Erzherzog Johann Höhe is a viewing platform with binoculars where we can enjoy a wonderful all-round view of the region
  • We take the turn-off to the Erzherzog Johann Höhe and turn left off the main path
  • The main path leads us past the Gasthof Erzherzog Johann Höhe - Kagerwirt and on to the main road which we follow uphill
  • The next turn-off is to the right and we are just before a forest road which takes us up to the Masenberg. Once at the top, a fantastic view awaits us as well as the Olmstoll and the Kernstockhütte for food and drink

Also take time at the URKRAFT Arena to try out the Pump Track or the Movement Park!

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
 
Please note whether you are allowed to take your bike with you if you are traveling by public transport!
Vorau, URKRAFT Arena (free)
You can find information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc. here:

Eastern Styria Tourism Association

Joglland-Waldheimat office

8255 St. Jakob im Walde

Tel.: 03336/20255

Joglland-Waldheimat

Eastern Styria

current weather

Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

Regio Bus

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What the weather will be like

Vorau (675m)

Morning
slightly cloudy
8°C
5%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
13°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
10°C
0%
5 km/h
Sunny and cloudy periods will alternate throughout the day.
Morning
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10°C
20%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
14°C
15%
10 km/h
Night
foggy
10°C
15%
5 km/h
Mostly cloudy with occasional sunny spells. Light rain will start in the afternoon.
16.10.2024
cloudy
7°C 12°C
17.10.2024
cloudy
8°C 15°C
18.10.2024
cloudy
8°C 14°C
Kindererlebnis-Bauernhof Perhofer, Silvia | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser

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