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FB3 Witch Tour Thermal & Volcanic Land Styria (FB3 Hexentour Thermen- & Vulkanland Steiermark)

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Around the Riegersburg. The FB3 Witch Tour is one of a total of 14 forest and meadow tours in the Feldbach region in the Styrian thermal and volcanic country.  
The legendary Riegersburg knows many stories about the witch hunts of dark times. This route circles the "strongest castle of Christendom", passing the pilgrimage church of Eichkögl. This place is also called Kleinmariazell. The Vulkanland Observatory, Gsellmann's World Machine and Kornberg Castle are only a stone's throw away from the route. At the end of the scenic tour you will find yourself back in Riegersburg.  This circular tour leads mostly on little used side roads around the Riegersburg in the southeast of Styria. A very beautiful as well as challenging route.

Additional information

Tourist officeThermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Feldbach
Hauptplatz 1
8330 Feldbach
feldbach@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at  

Opening hours
Mo-Fr von 9-12 und 13-16 Uhr
Foyer von 6-22 Uhr  

Author’s recommendation

The route is somewhat difficult for racing bikes, as it leads uphill after Mitterfladnitz to the Gasthaus Theissl on a gravel forest road.

Author
Christine Neuhold

Safety guidelines
Emergency call mountain rescue: 140
ambulance: 144
European emergency call: 112
firefighters: 122
police: 133

Tips when reporting an emergency – Answer these six WH questions: What happened? How many people are injured? Where did the accident happen (are there GPS coordinates)? Who is reporting the incident (callback number)? When did the accident happen? What is the weather like at the site of the incident?


Directions

KM Route

0 Riegersburg - witch shop/police station
0,2 straight ahead
0,9 straight ahead over the traffic circle in Altenmarkt
1,8 go straight ahead
1,9 turn left and follow the road
2,0 right uphill - steep climb!
3,7 turn left towards Lichtenstern/Bildstock
4,1 turn right at Mostschank Nestelberger
4,4 go straight ahead
5,4 half-left at intersection
6,0 (optionally turn left to the observatory Auersbach) 
6,9 go straight ahead
7,2 turn left
7,8 turn right onto state road towards Markt Hartmannsdorf
8,6 go straight ahead
8,9 turn left
10,0 left to Eggreith
10,5 straight ahead
12,2 Vulcano ham factory STOP
12,6 straight ahead
13,1 sharp to the right
13,8 straight ahead
15,0 approx. 1 km gravel road 16,0 straight ahead
16,0 straight ahead
16.5 left
17,9 continue sharp to the left
18,3 right (left would take you to Edelsbach)
18,7 straight ahead
19,3 left
19,8 left
22,1 straight ahead (up to the right: Eichkögl or Klein Mariazell) STOP
22,6 straight ahead
24,1 left (in approx. 1km a 600m long gravel or forest road)
25,6 turn right at Gasthaus Theissl
25,8 left
28,2 left (in the village of Edelsbach)
28,3 turn right and after 50m left
28,4 go straight ahead (crossroads of Edelsbach) STOP
29,6 left
29,7 turn right to Wetzelsdorf and follow the road downhill
31,4 turn right
31,6 straight ahead
33,5 left
33,6 straight ahead towards Dörfl (uphill left: Kornberg Castle) STOP
36,3 right
36,7 straight ahead
37.1 right
37,9 left (exit towards Altenmarkt)
39,8 straight ahead
39.9 right
40,0 right
40,9 straight ahead at Altenmarkt traffic circle
43.7 Riegersburg - witch shop/police station

Map / Maps
A bike map is available free of charge at the Feldbach guest information office.

Tourist office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Guest info Feldbach
Hauptplatz 1
8330 Feldbach
feldbach@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Opening hours:
Mon-Fri from 9-12 and 13-16 hrs.Foyer from 6-22 o'clock

Literature
Hiking - Cycling - Leisure Map WK 412, 1:50000, freytag&berndt
Hiking - Cycling - Leisure Map WK 423, 1:50000, freytag&berndt

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
43,5 km
Route
3:45 h
Time
708 hm
Uphill
708 hm
Downhill
448 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

Coming from Graz:
Freeway A2 direction Vienna - exit Gleisdorf Süd - direction Feldbach B68

Coming from Vienna:
Freeway A2 direction Graz - exit Ilz/ Fürstenfeld - direction Riegersburg B66 to Feldbach

KM Streckenführung 

0 Riegersburg - Hexenladen/Polizei 

0,2 geradeaus fahren 

0,9 geradeaus über den Kreisverkehr in Altenmarkt

1,8 geradeaus fahren 

1,9 links den Straßenverlauf folgen 

2,0 rechts bergauf - steiler Anstieg! 

3,7 links Richtung Lichtenstern/Bildstock 

4,1 rechts bei Mostschank Nestelberger 

4,4 geradeaus fahren 

5,4 halblinks bei Kreuzung 

6,0 (optional links abbiegen zur Sternwarte Auersbach)  

6,9 geradeaus fahren 

7,2 links 

7,8 rechts auf Landesstraße Richtung Markt Hartmannsdorf 

8,6 geradeaus fahren 

8,9 spitz nach links 

10,0 links nach Eggreith

10,5 geradeaus

12,2 Vulcano Schinkenmanufaktur STOP

12,6 geradeaus

13,1 spitz nach rechts

13,8 geradeaus

15,0 ca. 1 km Schotterweg 16,0 geradeaus

16,0 geradeaus

16,5 links

17,9 spitz nach links weiter

18,3 rechts (links ginge es nach Edelsbach)

18,7 geradeaus fahren

19,3 links

19,8 links

22,1 geradeaus (rechts hinauf: Eichkögl bzw. Klein Mariazell) STOP

22,6 geradeaus fahren

24,1 links (in ca. 1km ein 600m langer Schotter- bzw. Waldweg)

25,6 rechts bei Gasthaus Theissl

25,8 links

28,2 links (im Ort Edelsbach)

28,3 rechts und nach 50m links

28,4 geradeaus fahren (Kreuzweg von Edelsbach) STOP

29,6 links

29,7 rechts nach Wetzelsdorf bergab den Straßenverlauf folgen

31,4 rechts

31,6 geradeaus

33,5 links

33,6 geradeaus Richtung Dörfl (links hinauf: Schloss Kornberg) STOP

36,3 rechts

36,7 geradeaus

37,1 rechts

37,9 links (Abfahrt Richtung Altenmarkt)

39,8 geradeaus

39,9 rechts

40,0 rechts

40,9 geradeaus beim Kreisverkehr Altenmarkt

43,7 Riegersburg - Hexenladen/Polizei

Für Rennräder ist die Strecke etwas schwierig, da sie nach Mitterfladnitz bergauf bis zum Gasthaus Theissl auf einem beschotterten Waldweg führt.

Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at  www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website  www.busbahnbim.at

With Verbundlinie’s BusBahnBim route planner app, planning your journey has never been easier: simply enter towns and/or addresses, stop names or points of interest to check all bus, train and tram connections in Austria. The app is available free of charge for smartphones – on Google Play and in the App Store

There are sufficient parking spaces available.

Information

Tourismusverband Thermen- & VulkanlandGästeinfo FeldbachHauptplatz 1, 8330 Feldbach

Tel: +43 3382 55100 30E-Mail: feldbach@thermen-vulkanland.at Web: www.thermen-vulkanland.at 

Öffnungszeiten Mo-Fr von 9-12 und 13-16 UhrFoyer von 6-22 Uhr  

Eine Radkarte ist in der Gästeinfo Feldbach kostenfrei erhältlich.

Tourismusverband Thermen- & VulkanlandGästeinfo FeldbachHauptplatz 1, 8330 FeldbachE-Mail: feldbach@thermen-vulkanland.at Web: www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Öffnungszeiten:

Mo-Fr von 9-12 und 13-16 UhrFoyer von 6-22 Uhr

Wander – Rad – Freizeitkarte WK 412, 1:50000, freytag&berndt

Wander – Rad – Freizeitkarte WK 423, 1:50000, freytag&berndt

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What the weather will be like

Feldbach (283m)

Morning
very sunny
13°C
0%
0 km/h
Noon
very sunny
24°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
very sunny
19°C
0%
5 km/h
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Morning
slightly cloudy
13°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
19°C
5%
10 km/h
Night
weather.icon.04
17°C
35%
5 km/h
Mostly cloudy through the day with a chance of occasional sunny spells.
02.05.2024
cloudy
11°C 21°C
03.05.2024
cloudy
9°C 19°C
04.05.2024
slightly cloudy
9°C 20°C
GenussCard Steiermark | © Thermen- und Vulkanland Steiermark, Harald Eisenberger

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