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From Bahnweg to Schweizeben – Tour 1

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A town for mountain biking. A detour to the Weitental nature conservation centre is always worthwhile. The tour offers great views and the Schweizeben Alpine inn is open for business.  

The wonderful mountain world around Bruck an der Mur is an Eldorado for hikers and mountain bikers alike.

Starting from the railway track (Bruck Süd), you can climb/cycle up to the Schweizeben alpine inn and then on to the 1,308 m high Brucker Hochanger. You can enjoy a wonderful view from the Schweizeben.

Use of the marked cycle routes is permitted at your own risk from 1 March to 14 November from 1 hour after sunrise to 1 hour before sunset.

You can continue on Tour 8 or Tour 7 to the Hochanger. There are various options for the descent.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
18,9 km
Route
2:00 h
Time
570 hm
Uphill
570 hm
Downhill
1010 m
Highest point

Map & downloads

More information

From Vienna via the A2 Südautobahn motorway and the S6 Semmering motorway to the Bruck an der Mur motorway exit. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit in the direction of Leoben. After 100 metres, turn left at the 1st set of traffic lights (signpost ‘Weitental’).

Now keep right through a railway and motorway subway and past the cemetery to the P at the beginning of the Weitental. N 47.40398° O 15.27535°

From Graz via the A9 - Phyrnautobahn and the S35 - Brucker Schnellstraße to the Bruck an der Mur motorway exit. Continue as above.

From the west (Linz, Salzburg, D) via the A9 - Phyrn motorway and the S6 - Semmering motorway to Bruck West. Keep left at the motorway exit until you reach a junction at a furniture store. Keep right through the Bruck district of Oberaich until just before the roundabout mentioned above. Turn right at the traffic lights (signpost ‘Weitental’) and continue as above.

Weitental Nature Conservation Centre

You can enjoy a wonderful view from the Schweizeben!

Accessible by train and bus

ÖBB www.oebb.at or the Verbundlinie www.verbundlinie.at

Paid car park at the entrance to the Weitental valley, N 47.40398° E 15.27535°

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What the weather will be like

Bruck an der Mur (486m)

23.08.2024
very sunny
13°C 30°C
24.08.2024
sunny
15°C 32°C
25.08.2024
slightly cloudy
16°C 30°C

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