Ilztal Tour

•  We leave the centre of St. Ruprecht an der Raab in a westerly direction on Gartengasse and after about 300 m turn left onto Feldgasse. Then we go through a subway into the district of Arndorf.
• After the Lieb timber mill, we turn sharply right and after another kilometre or so, the tour leads us over a first ascent to the Steinbauernhöhe on the Lohnberg.
• Directly on the hill, we keep to the right and arrive at the beautifully situated Kernkapelle. Here we enjoy the 360 degree panorama of the Schöckl, the local mountain of Graz, the Kulm and the whole of Eastern Styria.
• The rest of the trail takes us along the ridge to Prebuch, where a short, rapid descent to Großpesendorf in the Ilztal awaits us.
• From here we roll comfortably along the Ilztal valley in a south-easterly direction to Untergroßau near Sinabelkirchen. Here we turn right, follow the B65 for about 600 m, and then immediately turn diagonally right towards Nitscha.
• When you reach the ridge, turn right onto the Hohenbergweg, pass the Buschenschank Maurer and after about a kilometre you reach the B54. We cross the main road, cycle a few hundred metres parallel to it in a northerly direction, and then keep left towards Prebuch.
• Just before Prebuch, we make a long left turn and roll along the Wollsdorfereggweg in a rapid descent to Wollsdorf. Here we continue to the right until we reach the B64, where we take the small subway to reach the lightly trafficked accompanying road, which we follow briefly in a northerly direction.
• We can now already see St. Ruprecht an der Raab, but before we reach our destination, we turn left again and make a loop through the district of Winterdorf with its apple orchards and cornfields.
• Via Fünfinger Straße we again reach the central starting and finishing point of all cycle routes - the main square of St. Ruprecht an der Raab.

Numerous Buschenschänke along the tour.

St. Ruprecht an der Raab is easily accessible by train and has its own railway station. To Graz main station - direction Gleisdorf - change - S-Bahn to Weiz. By bike you reach the centre in 2 min: Go straight ahead through the avenue (Bahnhofstraße) until you reach the crossroads. Turn right there and follow Hauptstraße towards Hauptplatz.

Timetables and travel information can be found directly at:

• Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB)
• Styrian State Railways (STLB)
• busbahnbim.at

There are several parking spaces available on the main square in St. Ruprecht an der Raab. Alternatively, about 150 m away, past the Hotel Locker & Légere and the Marktheurigen Strobl, there are numerous parking spaces at the large park in the middle of St. Ruprecht an der Raab.

Eastern Styria Tourist Board | Office St. Ruprecht an der Raab
Lower Main Street 181
8181 St. Ruprecht an der Raab
Tel. +43 664 2353414
ruprecht@oststeiermark.com
Website

Further information on the subject of racing bikes can be found here.

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