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The great Jogl - Stage 3: Fischbach - Wenigzell

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The third stage of the touring mountain bike route "Der große Jogl" leads from Fischbach via Birkfeld and Strallegg to Wenigzell. At around 38 kilometers, this is the shortest stage.
The stage from Fischbach to Wenigzell takes around four hours. From Fischbach, the tour takes us to the market town of Birkfeld, with numerous shopping and refreshment opportunities. The home of the "Edlseer" is also known for the delicious Felber chocolates from its own factory, the sound tunnel and the Feistritztalbahn. You reach Strallegg along a section of the R8 Feistritztal cycle path, which was built on a former railroad line. Strallegg has already won several awards in the Styrian flower decoration competition. The next municipality on the tour is also the stage destination, namely Wenigzell. The professional athletes of the Tour of Austria also celebrated their finish here in 2018.

A special service along the tour "Der große Jogl" is the luggage transport - simply cycle carefree, without any annoying extra luggage. While you are on the road, your luggage will be taken to your next stage destination (by 5 p.m. at the latest).

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Characteristics

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The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
38,6 km
Route
4:00 h
Time
597 hm
Uphill
761 hm
Downhill
1064 m
Highest point

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More information

From Vienna:Take the A2 Südautobahn to the Friedberg/Pinggau exit. Then via Dechantskirchen and Bruck/Lafnitz to the municipalities in the region.

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 on to Birkfeld in the Joglland - Waldheimat region

Route planner for your journey

The following stage layout is just one of many possible variations.

We start our 3rd stage of the touring mountain bike route "Der große Jogl" in Fischbach. We ride past the church for approx. one kilometer on the main road before turning right onto the so-called Elmleiten trail. At the second junction, we keep right again. We follow the signs and arrive in Birkfeld via Piregg. Once in the market center, we pass Cafe Felber and the Klangtunnel exhibition and keep left towards the main square. But we turn right before the church and keep left at the next junction with the main road. We only stay on the road for a short while before turning left opposite the former railroad station onto the Feistritztalradweg R8. The Feistritztalradweg runs along a former railroad line, often in shady woodland. We now follow the R8 for around four kilometers. We then turn right, first crossing the Feistritz, and after a short stretch on the main road, we turn right again. We pass a farmstead and enter a wooded area. We follow this route until we reach the Strallegg fire station. Here we continue straight on into the center of Strallegg.

We leave the village center and continue on the main road to the crossroads that also leads to the Almblick ski lifts. Here we turn left. At the Posch snack station, we keep right and enter a wooded area. At the end of this wooded area, we turn left and follow the road until we reach the Wetterkreuzen. Here we keep left again and after about 800 meters we turn right. We continue slightly downhill and pass various crossroads. We also almost pass the Bratlalm, so that hungry cyclists can take a short break to enjoy the fantastic view and a hearty snack. We follow the road towards the center of Wenigzell.

Wenigzell has many inns and cafés waiting for visitors. With Mein Hotel Fast, Wenigzell also has a certified bed & bike establishment and many other accommodation and refreshment options.

The R8 Feistritztal cycle path, which is particularly popular with families, also runs through Birkfeld. The starting point is St. Kathrein am Hauenstein or Ratten.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie. For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
Parking spaces are available at the Park & Ride in Fischbach.
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

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Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

Regio Bus

Übersichtskarte "Der große Jogl": Beim Tourismusverband Joglland - Waldheimat unter info@joglland.at oder unter +43 33336 20255 anfordern

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What the weather will be like

Fischbach (992m)

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sunny
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Noon
sunny
19°C
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Night
sunny
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Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Morning
very sunny
14°C
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Noon
very sunny
19°C
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Night
very sunny
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Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
01.05.2024
slightly cloudy
8°C 16°C
02.05.2024
cloudy
9°C 15°C
03.05.2024
foggy
7°C 14°C
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