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Chestnut Tour FB 12 (Kastanientour FB12)

Accessible by public transport

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

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty easy

Route 25,8 km

Time 1:55 h

Uphill 253 hm

Downhill 253 hm

Highest point 420 m

At the oldest volcano in the region. The chestnut tour FB12 is one of a total of 14 forest and meadow tours in the region of Feldbach in the thermal and volcanic country of Styria.

This tour owes its name to the mighty chestnut forests on the back of the Gleichenberger Kogeln, the oldest volcano in the Styrian Volcanic Land. Around 16 million years ago, it made a powerful contribution to the current shape of the region. Along the route, many an enjoyable stop is possible, such as at the traditional Kulmberghof inn.

Best season

January

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More information

Coming from Graz:
Freeway A2 direction Vienna - exit Gleisdorf Süd - direction Feldbach B68 - direction Fehring B57

Coming from Vienna:
Freeway A2 direction Graz - exit Ilz/ Fürstenfeld - direction Feldbach B66 - direction Fehring B57
There are sufficient parking spaces available. P+R at Fehring train station (no short-term parking zone).

0 Main square Fehring (Mariensäule)

0.1 left

0.8 straight ahead

1,7 left follow the road to Fehring station

2,1 turn left

4,1 go straight ahead

6,9 follow the road to the left at Gasthaus Kniely

7,2 turn left

8,8 go straight ahead (cross the B57)

9,4 turn left

11,2 go straight at the traffic circle in Edersgraben

13,2 go straight ahead

13,9 turn left at Kulmberg hilltop

13,95 turn left

14.3 go straight on (downhill at Kulmberghof inn)

15,0 turn left

15.4 Turn sharp right

16,0 Go straight ahead

17.0 Turn left before the crest (Dreiländerblick)

18,2 turn left

20.2 turn right

20,5 turn left

21.5 Go straight ahead

24.6 Go straight ahead

24,7 turn right and after 100m turn right again

25,3 straight ahead cross the traffic circle before Fehring

25,7 Fehring main square

Emergency call mountain rescue: 140
ambulance: 144
European emergency call: 112
firefighters: 122
police: 133

Tips when reporting an emergency – Answer these six WH questions: What happened? How many people are injured? Where did the accident happen (are there GPS coordinates)? Who is reporting the incident (callback number)? When did the accident happen? What is the weather like at the site of the incident?

Touring bikes or city bikes are recommended. Tip: A basic equipment of tools and accessories such as spare inner tube and/or repair kit, spanner, air pump, brake and shift cable as well as a screwdriver can never hurt.

This tour is very nice and also not very demanding. There is some time to go to the nice shopping and district capital Feldbach.

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

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

Tourist office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Guest information Feldbach
Hauptplatz 1
8330 Feldbach
E-Mail: feldbach@thermen-vulkanland.at
Web: www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Opening hours:
Mon-Fri from 9-12 and 13-16 hrs.
Foyer from 6-22 o'clock

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