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FunErgy tour, cultural city tour, Weiz - Gleisdorf

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The bike tour to recharge your batteries for the whole family. With breathtaking nature experiences in the Bärental, but also fun and exciting lingering at children's playgrounds, culinary delights at Buschenschänken and much more.

Even though the name stands for "fun and energy", the tour primarily connects Weiz and Gleisdorf. Both towns stand for cultural experiences and the best shopping opportunities, and St. Ruprecht an der Raab, located between Weiz and Gleisdorf, also has a real offer for those interested in culture with its sculptures in the art park. With the Little Raab Gorge and the panorama along the Styrian Apple Road, this cycle tour is also a real nature experience. So if you want to combine culture and nature, the FunErgy tour is the perfect choice.

There are some great places on the tour that invite you to linger and marvel. Whether Weiz, St. Ruprecht or Gleisdorf, every little town offers great attractions.

As the Raabklamm gorge is ridden on forest paths, the tour is only suitable for racing bikes to a limited extent.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness
Experience
Scenery

Best season

January
February
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
43,3 km
Route
4:00 h
Time
485 hm
Uphill
485 hm
Downhill
532 m
Highest point
347 m
Lowest point

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The district capital of Weiz is located in eastern Styria and is very easy to reach via the A2 motorway from Vienna (approx. 2 hrs) and Graz (approx. 30 min).                                                              
  • Arrival from Vienna and from Graz: On the A2 coming from Vienna and from Graz, take motorway exit 161 / Gleisdorf West in the direction of B54/B64. Follow the B65 / Gleisdorfer Bundesstraße until you reach the B54 / Wechselbundesstraße. At the roundabout, take the second exit north to the B64 / Rechberg-Bundesstraße. After approx. 15 km you will reach the town of Weiz.
  • From Graz via the main road: Take Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Kai and Wickenburggasse to Jahngasse / B67a. Follow the B72 to Weiz and take the exit towards Weiz -West.

Route planner 

Start: Weiz, main square/info office Start: St. Ruprecht an der Raab/main square in front of the church Start: Gleisdorf, main square in front of the church

Marking: Funergy Kulturstädte-Tour, R11/Raabtalradweg, WZ10/Energieradweg, WZ8/Energieachter

  • We start at the information office and turn right out into Marburgerstraße.
  • We soon reach the cycle path, which we follow out to the "Tannenwirt".
  • At the "Tannenwirt" we turn right uphill and cycle along the R11/Raabtal cycle path to Gleisdorf.
  • We reach the Raab via Göttelsberg and the Bärental valley, where we turn left and cycle directly along the river to Oberdorf.
  • In Oberdorf, we keep to the right and turn left again onto the cycle path before the bridge.
  • Shortly before Schloss Stadl, we reach the main road, turn right and cycle into the village of St. Ruprecht an der Raab.
  • We pass the church and the main square of St. Ruprecht and then turn right (Marktstraße/municipal office) and continue along the R11 = start in St. Ruprecht.
  • At the train station, we turn right onto the cycle path.
  • At the end of the village we cross the main road and cycle along the main road to the underpass at Wollsdorf.
  • We cross under the main road and cycle along the R11 through Wollsdorf and Albersdorf to Gleisdorf.
  • We now turn right through the underpass of the B54 into Gleisdorf, pass the LIDL parking lot and then cycle along the R11 cycle path to the main square/church = start in Gleisdorf.
  • There we turn right and then immediately left.
  • We continue through the town park to the traffic circle at the underpass and the Neugasse/Urschaweg/Mühlgasse junction.
  • Here we turn sharp left and ride up Mühlgasse.We cross Feldbacherstraße/B68 at the traffic lights and continue straight on into Fürstenfelderstraße/B54.
  • We soon reach the accompanying cycle path and ride through Wünschendorf/Kogl.
  • At the crossroads, we turn left uphill towards "Nitscha/Kaltenbrunn" and now follow the WZ10/Energieradweg.
  • In Kaltenbrunn, we keep left and continue along the WZ10.
  • At the next junction, we continue straight on in the direction of "Gamling". We are now on the Römer Weinstraße and have a wonderful view.
  • After the GH Bergwirt, we cross the B54 and continue left along the WZ10.
  • We reach Prebuch via Kalch/Postelgraben, where we keep left at the entrance to the village and continue along the WZ10.
  • Immediately after the forest, we turn right up the "Apfelstraße".
  • In Wolga, we keep right, cycle through the forest and keep right again at the crossroads.
  • We are now in the Mühlwald forest, ride uphill a little and then immediately turn left onto the cycle path/WZ10
  • In the center of Krottendorf, we turn right at the wayside shrine and can already see the basilica on the Weizberg in front of us.
  • Via Krottendorf we reach the traffic circle, we continue straight on up to the basilica and now follow the WZ8/Energieachter.
  • If you don't want to make the climb or visit the basilica here, you can also turn left down into the town.
  • We ride past the church and turn left at the crossroads into Hueberweg.
  • We ride down Hueberweg to the crossroads, where we keep right and ride along Lantschaweg past WZ8 to the crossroads with Dr. Karl Widdmann-Straße.
  • Keep left at the crossroads and ride past the Stadthalle/JUFA-Hotel/Bundesschulzentrum into the town.
  • Immediately after the Schrank car dealership, we cross the main road and join the cycle path at the railroad station.
  • Immediately after the ELIN access road, we turn right up Dr. Karl Widdmann-Straße to the traffic circle.
  • Via Südtirolerplatz and Radhausgasse we reach Klammstraße, where we turn left/WZ8 and are back at Weizer Hauptplatz.
Along the small Raabklamm gorge, you can cool off in the water of the Raab at several points, which is particularly refreshing in summer.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.

For local transportation, we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark, which also takes bicycles if booked in advance.

Weiz, Stadthalle and train station (subject to charge).

It is also possible to enter both parking lots via the WZ8/Stadthalle or R11/Bahnhof.

Information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc., can be found here

Eastern Styria Tourist Board

Weiz office

Main square 18

8160 Weiz

Phone: +43 3172 2319660 

www.oststeiermark.com

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What the weather will be like

Weiz (473m)

Morning
sunny
6°C
10%
10 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
14°C
5%
20 km/h
Night
foggy
9°C
55%
10 km/h
Relatively sunny during the day, but maybe some rain in the evening.
Morning
sunny
5°C
0%
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Noon
slightly cloudy
17°C
0%
15 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
15°C
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Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
30.03.2024
sunny
7°C 23°C
31.03.2024
sunny
8°C 22°C
01.04.2024
cloudy
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