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Styrian Wine Country Cycling Tour - Variant East Styria
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Kräuter-, Rosen- & Hexengarten SöchauPhoto: Christian Contola, Kräuter-, Rosen- & Hexengarten Söchau
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Track types
Rest stops
Thermenresort LoipersdorfFranks Naturprodukte
Freibad Söchau
Gasthaus Haberl & Fink's Delikatessen
Mostothek Markt Hartmannsdorf
Safety information
Emergency assistance number: 144
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Tips and hints
Steiermark Tourismus
Tel. +43 316 4003
info@steiermark.com
If you would like to hire a tour operator, simply book with Steiermark Touristik, the official travel agency of Steiermark Tourismus:
Tel. +43 316 4003 450
The Steiermark Touren app, available free of charge on Google Play and the App Store (Android, iOS), offers detailed first-hand information: brief facts (length, duration, difficulty, ascent and descent/elevation gain, ratings), map, route descriptions, altimeter, compass, peak finder, navigation along the tour. You can also create your own personal lists of favourite tours and sites, store tours and destinations offline, use social media channels, and much more.
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Destination
Turn-by-turn directions
In the village of Loipersdorf, not far from the thermal bath of the same name, we turn east to cycle along the Rittscheintal cycle path R21 to the herb village of Söchau. In this idyllically situated village, a number of hotels and restaurants as well as a freely accessible herbal garden await you. From Söchau, the tour continues via Breitenfeld an der Rittschein to Walkersdorf, where another culinary highlight awaits us: Haberl & Fink's Delikatessen offers a walk-in wine cabinet, cosy snugs and a beautifully landscaped garden in the inn, and the adjoining delicacy manufactory produces hand-pickled and preserved Styrian specialities from fresh fruit and vegetables.
From Walkersdorf, the route continues leisurely along the Rittschein river via Markt Hartmannsdorf with its outdoor adventure pool to the Raabtalradweg cycle path, which leads from the natural park Almenland to Hungary. At the cycle path junction, we now keep to the right to head north into the small town of Gleisdorf with its small, fine centre around the imposing church on the main square. Here, we also rejoin the main route of the Styrian Wine Country Cycling Tour.
Note
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Accessible by train and bus.
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
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Getting there
Parking
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Folder "Weinland Steiermark Radtour" mit Routenbeschreibung, Übersichts- und Detailkarten sowie Ausflugszieletipps und mehr: Steiermark Tourismus, Tel. +43 316 4003 www.steiermark.com
Weinland Steiermark Radtour 1:50.000, ISBN 978-3-85000-755-9 Verlag Esterbauer - bikeline Tel. +43 2983 28982 www.esterbauer.com
Author’s map recommendations
Pocket Card "Radwege in der Steiermark" Tel. +43 316 4003 www.steiermark.com
Equipment
Touring bikes or city bikes are recommended. Road bikes rather not, as there are short sections also on gravel, which can, however, be bypassed via country roads. 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.Statistics
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