Abbey view tour, Vorau
Starting from the imposing Vorau Abbey, right next to the URKRAFT Arena, the Stiftsblick Tour leads to the Reinberg Church and back to the market via Riegersberg. The starting point, Vorau Abbey, is the only monastery in Styria that is still active, and the open-air museum is located right next to it. Along the tour route, you also pass the Marktkirche church. With the destination, the Reinbergkirche, you discover another church on this tour. The tour is a highlight with special buildings, especially for those interested in culture.
Most of the route is asphalted, but around 2 kilometers are paved paths that can be managed with normal trekking bikes.
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- Via the A2 from Vienna to the Pinggau exit; approx. 23 km via Rohrbach a.d. Lafnitz to the starting point.
- Via the A2 from Graz to the Hartberg exit; approx. 30 km via Rohrbach a.d. Lafnitz to the starting point.
- Via the S6 to the Krieglach exit; approx. 40 km via St. Kathrein a.H. and Wenigzell to the starting point.Go to
Detailed information on how to get here can be found here.
- Start: Vorau, at the URKRAFT Arena or in front of Vorau Abbey
- The Stiftsblick Tour also follows parts of the "Der große Jogl" tour, if it does not follow the "Große Jogl", it is signposted as the "Stiftsblick Tour".
- From the URKRAFT Arena, or the parking lot at the open-air museum, head out in the direction of "Stift".At the crossroads, we turn right up to the monastery, take a sharp left and head out to the left, following the "Großer Jogl" signs towards MönichwaldWe turn right and descend steeply into the center of Vorau.We cross the road in front of the "Vorauerhof" and continue straight ahead. We leave the village along the stream.The route now climbs steeply towards "Dörfl" and soon we have a beautiful view down to the monastery.Watch out, we now turn right into the forest ("Der große Jogl") and continue along a farm track. Don't worry, the path is easier to follow than the first section suggests. After a few kilometers, we can already see the church tower of the Reinbergkirche ahead of us.We turn right and ride the short stretch to the church, which is usually closed.Back to Vorau, we take the same route to Moihof and keep left at the recycling center and continue over the bridge towards Vorau.In Vorau, we keep to the right at the armory, pass the town hall and ride down to the "Vorauerhof".Before the "Vorauerhof", we turn left in the direction of the "Kutscherwirt", the last section is a steep climb up to the monastery.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
Please note whether you are allowed to take your bike with you if you are traveling by public transport!
Eastern Styria Tourism Association
Joglland-Waldheimat office
8255 St. Jakob im Walde
Tel.: 03336/20255
info@joglland.at
www.joglland-waldheimat.at
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Die Radkarte „Genusstouren im Garten Österreichs“ bzw. die Radkarte für Vorau ist in den Infobüros der Erlebnisregion Oststeiermark und bei den Betrieben erhältlich.
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Erlebnisregion Oststeiermark
Geschäftsstelle Joglland - Waldheimat
Kirchenviertel 24, 8255 St. Jakob im Walde
Tel. +43 3336 20255
Mail: joglland-waldheimat@oststeiermark.com
Website: www.oststeiermark.com
Öffnungszeiten: Mo - Do, 08:00 - 16:00 Uhr, Fr, 08:00 - 12:00 Uhr
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Vorau (675m)
