Sveti Janez - gems for the tour book.
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The "Sveti Janez - Remschnik - St. Pongratzen: Gems for the Tour Book" loop is the mountain bike tour of your choice, if you
- already know the routes at the Austrian foot of the giant "Kapunerkogel" and want to make a wonderful detour to the Slovenian side of the Remschniggs,
- want to get to know the Römerweg, one of the original ascents of the Eibiswald mountain bike scene to the Radlpass,
- enjoy the wonderful view of the Pohorje Mountains from the Radlpass,want to experience a real gravel road gem with the gravel road section from the Radlpass road via Sveti Janez to Remsnik and on to St. Pongratzen,
- want to be really quiet and remote on the Slovenian side for once, are prepared to let this silence take effect on you and want to combine a short holiday in seclusion with a challenging bike tour,
- want to be impressed by the 360 degree view from the steeple of the St. Pongraten church.
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Plan your journey via Google Maps to the starting point of the tour: www.google.at/maps
Directions from Graz / Vienna to Lieboch:
Take the motorway towards Graz (A2) to the Lieboch exit. Continue on the B76 in the direction of Eibiswald.
Directions from Carinthia:
On the motorway in the direction of Klagenfurt (A2) as far as the Lieboch exit. Continue on the B76 in the direction of Eibiswald.
Directions from Leibnitz:
Drive via Arnfels, Oberhaag to Eibiswald.
Directions from Slovenia/Eibiswald:
Drive over the Radlpass on the B76 towards Eibiswald.
- Start from the starting point at the church in Eibiswald in a southerly direction and follow the route via Sterglegg, Stammeregg and the Römerweg to the Radlpass.
- From the Radlpass, first take the main road in the direction of Radlje and then, following the navigation system, turn left onto the gravel road in the direction of Sveti Janez.
- Follow the fantastic gravel road eastwards via Sveti Janez to Remsnik and over to St. Pongratzen, always varied uphill and downhill with fantastic viewpoints down into the Slovenian Drau Valley.
- From the crossroads below St. Pongratzen, turn left and take the last gentle climb over to the Wutschnig-Legat inn.
- From there, it pays to make a detour up to the St. Pongratzen church (very steep - pushing passage). If you are lucky, the church tower is open and you can climb a well-renovated staircase to the viewing platform at the church tower.
- From St. Pongratzen you finally roll comfortably down to Lateindorf and back to Eibiswald.
Es lohnt sich auch ein kurzer Abstecher in den Ort Remsnik - gegenüber der Kirche gibt es ein kleines Cafe ;-)
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Eibiswald (382m)
