Lurgrotte Caves Tour 739

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The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 37,0 km

Time 3:30 h

Uphill 670 hm

Downhill 670 hm

Highest point 883 m

Scenic from Peggau to the Semriach plateau with panoramic views and a Lurgrotte highlight.

eggau is an easily accessible starting point, either via the Mur Cycle Path or by S-Bahn, which allows bicycle transport. The route begins on the eastern bank of the Mur and follows the quiet Hieningstraße, climbing through forested switchbacks around 400 metres in elevation to reach a green high plateau. At the top, wide panoramic views open up across Mount Schöckl and the Graz Highlands.

The market town of Semriach invites a break with its charming main square, parish church and cosy cafés. A detour to the Lurgrotte Semriach is well worth it; a jacket is recommended for the cool temperatures inside the cave. The route continues to the Häuserl im Wald inn before descending on quiet, partly steep roads towards Frohnleiten.

In Frohnleiten, the Volkshauspark offers a pleasant place to rest. The return to Peggau follows the eastern variant of the Mur Cycle Path. Alternatively, the Lurgrotte Peggau can be visited, offering fascinating insights into prehistoric life and geology.

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By car:
Via the S35 from Bruck an der Mur or via the A9 to the Deutschfeistritz/Peggau interchange.

By bike:
Via the Mur Cycle Path R2 (18 km from Graz).

Route:
Peggau – Mur Cycle Path R2 (variant) – Brucker Begleitstraße – Hieningstraße – Draxlerkogel – Taschen – Semriach – turn-off to Lurgrotte Semriach – Pöllau – Schönegg – Pfannbergstraße – Frohnleiten (Volkshauspark) – Mur Cycle Path R2 (eastern variant) – Grazer Straße – Badl – Lurgrotte Peggau – Peggau

Connection to Graz:
Via the Mur Cycle Path R2, approx. 18 km and 60 metres of elevation gain from Graz city centre.

Lurgrotte Peggau offers fascinating insights into prehistory, including cave bears, a mammoth tusk and plants that grow without daylight.

Train:
S1 Graz – Bruck/Mur, station Peggau-Deutschfeistritz

Park & Ride at Peggau/Deutschfeistritz railway station

Cycling map of the Graz Region

Graz Region Tourist Board
Graz Region – Tourist Information Office
Herrengasse 16, 8010 Graz, Austria
T: +43 / 316 / 80750, info@regiongraz.at
www.regiongraz.at/cycling