Schöckl Figure Eight Loop - MTB

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 25,0 km

Time 2:30 h

Uphill 850 hm

Downhill 850 hm

Highest point 1440 m

MTB loop around the Schöckl, ridden as a figure eight between Schöcklkreuz and Johann Waller Hut.

This loop from Schöcklkreuz to Johann Waller Hut combines technically easy riding with solid elevation gain around the Schöckl. The route mainly follows forest roads and is part of the MTB Schöckl loop network. Long climbs alternate with wide views, offering a physically demanding but technically controlled ride.

Riders looking for more challenge on the descents can optionally include sections of the Schöckl Trail Area. The tour is suitable for mountain bikes as well as gravel bikes and standard e bikes. Around 850 metres of climbing require good endurance, with several huts and inns along the way providing opportunities to rest.

An alternative entry is possible via Leber or Stattegg.

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More information

By car:
Travel to St. Radegund bei Graz. From the Schöckl cable car valley station, follow Schöcklstraße uphill to Schöcklkreuz

Start at Schöcklkreuz
Follow the Schöckl Höhenstraße past the toll gate heading west
After crossing the lift line, the climb begins, moderate at first and steeper from Johann Waller Hut
Below Halter Hut, continue straight onto the forest road towards the eastern summit
Stay on the forest road, turn west again near the paragliding take off area
Highest point of the loop near the alpine pastures above the mountain inn

Descent via the Schöckl Höhenstraße or optionally via sections of the Schöckl Trail Area
Return on forest roads back to Schöcklkreuz

Note
Signposting is currently incomplete and older Alpentour signs may still appear. GPS data is recommended.

Several huts and mountain inns along the route offer good options for a break. At the summit area you will find Halter Hut, Alpengasthof, Wirtshaus am Schöckl, Stubenberghaus and Steinwand Hut. Halfway up the mountain, the Johann Waller Hut lies directly on the route.

By bus:
Regiobus 250 from Graz. Bicycle transport not available.

Current information
www.verbundlinie.at

Paid parking available at Schöcklkreuz, directly at the starting point or the tour

Schöckl information

Schöckl Seilbahn GmbH
T +43 3132 23 32, freizeit@holding-graz.at
www.schoeckl-trail-area.at

Cycling information, brochure and cycling map

Graz Region Tourist Board
Informationsbüro Herrengasse 16, 8010 Graz
T +43/316/80750, info@regiongraz.at