Road Cycling Over the Pfaffensattel pass into the Mürztal valley, Ratten - Touren-Impression #1 Road Cycling Over the Pfaffensattel pass into the Mürztal valley, Ratten - Touren-Impression #1

Over the Pfaffensattel pass into the Mürztal valley, Ratten

From Joglland to Mürztal.
This road bike tour takes us from Ratten to Rettenegg via the Pfaffensattel pass to the Mürztal valley. The return route takes us from Krieglach via the Alpl pass back to Ratten.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
63,7 km
Route
3:30 h
Time
1097 hm
Uphill
1108 hm
Downhill
1360 m
Highest point

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More information

Via the A2 - Südautobahn and the S6 Semmering expressway to Krieglach. From there via the Alpl to the Joglland - Waldheimat region.

From Graz: Via the B72 to Weiz and on to Ratten in the Joglland - Waldheimat region.

We start this round trip in the center of Ratten and drive via Rettenegg over the Pfaffensattel on the L 117 towards Steinhaus am Semmering.
There we take the L 118 to Steinhaus and Spittal am Semmering, Mürzzuschlag, and Langenwang towards Krieglach Schwöbing, where we turn left onto the L 130 Schwöbinger Straße towards Alpl.
We take the B 72 from Alpl to St. Kathrein am Hauenstein until we finally return to Ratten via the L407.
Allow enough time to enjoy the places to stop for refreshments and destinations along the tour.

Route planner for your journey

Öffentlich: Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie. For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

Public parking lot at the municipal office in Ratten, Kirchenviertel 211

Eastern Styria Tourism Association
Joglland-Waldheimat office
8255 St. Jakob im Walde
Tel.: 03336/20255
Joglland-Waldheimat
Eastern Styria

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