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Safen Valley Path (Safentalweg)

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 medium

Route 12,7 km

Time 1:15 h

Uphill 194 hm

Downhill 194 hm

Highest point 335 m

The Safentalweg leads to Bierbaum and the small village Loimeth to the natural monument 1000-year-old oak and surprises with beautiful panoramic views into the country.

The Safental trail leads through many forests.

A good entry point to the trail is at the Bad Blumau parish church. Here you continue in the direction of Kleinsteinbach via the Bad Blumau thermal park. Here you could already feel the peace and power of nature in the shade of the willow tree. Via the district Untergfangen you reach a small piece of road over the shadow forest in the direction of Bierbaum. Coming out of the forest, one drives to the right along the road up to the next turning possibility to the right. If you want to make a detour to the Extrazug inn, drive straight ahead over the railroad track and then turn left. On the right hand side you can see the nature garden "Am Schwalbenhof". Through the village of Bierbaum, past the 1000-year-old oak tree, at this place of power, a rest is recommended. Through the forest and along the edge you come to Loimeth. Now it goes back to Bad Blumau.

Best season

January

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More information

Arrival by car from the direction of Vienna:
Freeway A2 direction Graz - you take the exit "Sebersdorf/Bad Waltersdorf".

Arrival by car from the direction of Graz:
Motorway A2 direction Vienna - junction Riegersdorf: S7 direction Budapest - take the exit Fürstenfeld

Arrival by train:
Austrian Federal Railway: TelNr. 0043 (0) 51717 or www.oebb.at

Detailed information on how to get there can be found here.

Free parking in the center of Bad Blumau.

From Bad Blumau over the wooden bridge at the municipal office enter the tour to the left. Along the Safenbach and past some stations of the nature and culture experience trail "Zukunft spazierendenken", the willow construction and the watering hole you come within sight of the Rogner Bad Blumau. After crossing the road, turn right at the Reithof Thermenland. At the next crossing go straight on to Kleinsteinbach. In the center of the village turn right. Here you will pass the wine tavern "Zum Stoabocha". A stop is recommended! After a short stretch you turn left towards Untergfangen and have a short climb ahead of you. After the Untergfangen district with a few houses, turn left and then left again for a short stretch of road. Here you turn right and come across the Schattenwald to Bierbaum. If you want to have a short rest you go straight on over the railroad track to the "Gasthaus Extrazug". To the right is the show garden "Am Schwalbenhof", which has been awarded the Nauturschaugartenplakette. Through the village of Bierbaum, which is characterized by many farms, you reach the 1000-year-old oak tree via a small incline. A natural monument to marvel at. At the edge of the forest and through the forest you come to the small village of Loimeth. At the crossroads turn right and then after about 300 m turn right. Here you cross a depression, first it goes downhill and then uphill. When you reach the Blumauberg, the trail continues on level ground for a short distance and then at the crossroads turn left downhill to Bad Blumau and back to the starting point of the Safentalweg.

Twice you have to cross the railroad track.

Ambulance: 144
European emergency call: 112

Tips when reporting an emergency: 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?

Bicycle for public roads.

According to the weather. Take drinks with you.

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.

Enjoy homemade specialties at the Pizzeria Napoli.

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

Plan an reserve the entrance to the thermal spa after the bike tour to Rogner Bad Blumau!

Tourist Office Thermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Bad Blumau
Hauptstraße 113
8283 Bad Blumau
Tel. +43 3382 55 100-83
badblumau@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Bike map for the spa community Bad Blumau at the Tourist Association Bad Blumau free of charge.