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FB7 Orchard Tour (FB7 Obstgartentour Thermen- & Vulkanland Steiermark)

Accessible by public transport

Public bus (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 27,6 km

Time 2:15 h

Uphill 405 hm

Downhill 409 hm

Highest point 419 m

The Orchard Tour (Obstgartentour) FB7 is one of a total of 14 forest and meadow tours in the Feldbach region in the thermal and volcanic country of Styria.

The Styrian Volcanic Land is also often referred to as the "Garden of Austria". This tour shows why that is so. Orchards line this route around the imposing Riegersburg Castle. Apples, plums and peach crops, as well as scenic orchards, bear witness to the region's culinary diversity. The route also passes by unique culinary destinations such as the Fromagerie or Zotter chocolates.

Best season

January

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More information

Coming from Graz:
Freeway A2 direction Vienna - exit Gleisdorf Süd - direction Feldbach B68 - direction Riegersburg B66

Coming from Vienna:
Freeway A2 direction Graz - Exit Ilz/ Fürstenfeld - Direction Riegersburg B66

KM Route

0 Market place Riegersburg

0.1 turn right at the former Lassl Inn

0,4 turn left

1,3 turn left into Pöllhof

1,9 straight ahead

2,4 turn right

2,6 go straight on

3,3 go straight on at crossroads

4,0 turn left at Stang

4,3 Turn right uphill

5,4 Turn left at Rohrberg hilltop

6,7 Go straight ahead

7,3 Turn right at stop sign

7,8 straight ahead

9,1 turn right (at hilltop/forest) downhill

9,8 turn right at Breitenfeld

9,9 left at church

10,5 right uphill

11,1 straight ahead

11,7 straight ahead on hilltop

12,8 turn left onto B66

13,7 turn right

14,4 Go straight ahead

14,9 Follow the road to the ridge

15,2 Follow the road to the ridge

15,5 Follow the road to the ridge

16.1 Follow the road to the ridge

16.7 Follow the road to the ridge

18,0 Follow the road to the ridge

18,4 turn left at the Dursthäusel Nestelberger

18,4 (at the top right is the Vulkanland viewing platform)

19,0 straight ahead

19,8 turn right

20,3 turn left onto B66 at Riegersburger Backhendlstation

20,5 straight on in Bergl

22,5 turn right at Fromagerie

23,6 go straight ahead

24,5 turn left downhill

25,5 turn left

26,9 turn right at the crossroads before Riegersburg

27.5 Riegersburg marketplace

Especially in spring, when the fruit trees are in full bloom, and in autumn, when the ripe fruit is harvested, this tour is impressive.

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.

Personal Cycling Guide - Guided Cycling Tours
Josef Hödl, Certified MTB Instructor, 8330 Feldbach, Phone: +43 664 3872053
Mail: sepp.hoedl@vulkanbiketours.at, www.vulkanbiketours.at

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

Tourist Office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Feldbach
Hauptplatz 1
8330 Feldbach
Phone: +43 3382 55100-30
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

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