Raabklamm family tour, St. Ruprecht an der Raab - Weiz

Name: Raabklamm family tour, St. Ruprecht an der Raab - Weiz
Brand: Steiermark
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This easy tour leads to the district capital of Weiz and then through the scenic Kleine Raabklamm gorge - an ideal combination of culture and nature

Without exaggeration, the Little Raab Gorge is the most beautiful section of the Raab Valley Cycle Path. Between Weiz and Oberdorf, you cycle through alluvial forest and right next to the merrily bubbling Raab. In spring, the wood anemones bloom here, in summer the forest and water are refreshing and in autumn the splendid coloring of the foliage is a delight. Between St. Ruprecht an der Raab and Weiz, you cycle through small villages on the other side of the Raab valley. In St. Ruprecht, you should take a walk to the art park or stop off at a pub, while in Weiz there are plenty of shopping opportunities.

A tour for the whole family, without any major climbs. The path in the small Raabklamm gorge is not asphalted, so the tour is NOT suitable for racing bikes.

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The tour in numbers

easy

Level of difficulty

20,6 km

Route

2:30 h

Time

160 hm

Uphill

160 hm

Downhill

504 m

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St. Ruprecht an der Raab and Weiz are located on the B64/Rechbergbundesstraße and can be reached via the A2/Gleisdorf West.

Route planner to St. Ruprecht an der Raab

Route planner to Weiz / train station

Start: St. Ruprecht an der Raab/main square in front of the church Start: Weiz/railway station

Marking: Raabklamm family circuit, R11/Raatal cycle path

We start at the main square in front of the church and take a sharp left turn uphill.
Between the church and the fire station, we cycle down Gartengasse to the Weizbach stream.
We continue straight ahead over the bridge and then turn left into Feldgasse.
Turn right and ride through the main road underpass, soon passing the Liebbau company.
We continue along the R11 through Neudorf and reach Unterfladnitz.
At the crossroads at GH Heinzl, we turn right and cycle through the town center.
At the end of Unterfladnitz, we turn right uphill and ride to the turn-off to "Farcha".
Here we turn left and continue on the R11.
Before the railroad crossing, we turn right and continue to Regerstätten.
At the end of Regerstätten (at the self-service store) we turn left downhill.
We keep to the right and continue along Elin-Süd-Straße.
We continue through the B72 underpass until we reach the junction with Ackeraustraße.
We turn left into Ackeraustraße and reach Weiz railroad station via Schubertstraße and Bahnhofstraße = entrance to WeizBefore the station, we turn left into Wielandgasse, cross the B64/Gleisdorferstraße and ride up Florianigasse to Marburgerstraße.
There we turn left and ride along Marburgerstraße to the Zum Tannenwirt inn.
We turn right up the Götzenbichlweg to the crossroads in Götzenbichl.
There we turn left and ride down to the orchard on the left.
At the orchard we turn left uphill and now have the first views of the Zetz, Raas and Kulm.
We now turn right and take the unpaved but well-surfaced cycle path in the direction of "Bärental".
We descend through the forest to the Raab, keep left at the small bridge and continue along the course of the river in the "small Raab gorge".
At Oberdorf we leave the Raabklamm gorge, ride through the village and then keep to the right.
Before the Raab bridge, we turn left again onto the cycle path and cycle along it to Mitterdorf.
There we reach the main road again, turn right and continue in the direction of St. Ruprecht an der Raab.
We soon pass Stadl Castle on the right, which is owned by the Kinsky family.
We reach St. Ruprecht and cycle in to the church, which brings us back to the starting point.

In Weiz, it is worth making a detour up to the Basilica on the Weizberg, which can be seen from afar and is a beautiful church with an equally beautiful view.

Timetables and travel information can be found on the Austrian Federal Railways website or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.

For local transportation, we recommend the SAM-SammelTaxi, which also takes bicycles if booked in advance.

Around the parish church/volunteer fire department in St. Ruprecht an der Raab and in Weiz at the train station

Information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc., can be found here

Eastern Styria Tourist Board

Office St. Ruprecht an der Raab
Lower main road 27
8181 St. Ruprecht an der Raab
Tel. +43 664 2353414

www.oststeiermark.com

ruprecht@oststeiermark.com

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