FB13 Pond Tour Thermal and Volcanic Land Styria (FB13 Teichtour Thermen- und Vulkanland Steiermark)

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Around Kirchberg an der Raab. The FB13 pond tour is one of a total of 14 forest and meadow tours in the Feldbach region in the thermal and volcanic country of Styria.

The mill pond and forest ponds in Kirchberg an der Raab give this route its name. The route leads into the Radersdorf valley and requires some stamina on the ascent to Schwarten. By the way, the region around Kirchberg is historically excellently prepared. The historical association Kirchberger Ländchen invites you to visit the cave system.to visit the cave system under the Urlas. A nose long away from Kirchberg an der Raab are in Edelsbach near Feldbach the famous Gsellmann's world machine, the bridge building museum and the bee garden.

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

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The tour in numbers

easy

Level of difficulty

27,5 km

Route

2:05 h

Time

262 hm

Uphill

262 hm

Downhill

474 m

Highest point

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Coming from Graz:
Freeway A2 direction Vienna - exit Gleisdorf Süd - direction Feldbach B68

Coming from Vienna:
Freeway A2 direction Graz - exit Ilz/ Fürstenfeld - direction Feldbach B66 - direction Gleisdorf B68

0 Kirchberg an der Raab (Lehr inn/church) down to the right
0.5 turn left
0,7 turn left
3,2 go straight ahead
6,2 go straight ahead
6,3 go straight ahead
7,7 Go straight ahead
8,3 turn left uphill
10,0 turn left (highest point of the tour: Schwarten/Planetarium)
10,5 turn right downhill
12,1 go straight ahead
14,3 straight ahead
17.3 Turn right and immediately left (cross the main road)
18,5 Go straight ahead
20.1 Turn right
20,4 turn left
21,9 Turn left
22,3 Turn left and immediately right (uphill past chapel)
22.4 turn right
22,5 turn left
22,6 go straight ahead
24,3 turn right towards the train station (Urlas)
26,0 turn left at Gasthaus Gsöls
26,0 here you could go back to Kirchberg past the sports field
26,8 cross the country road straight ahead
27.4 Kirchberg an der Raab church

A very nice and quiet bike course around Kirchberg an der Raab - only a slightly larger climb to Schwarten.

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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There are sufficient parking spaces available.

P+R at the train station Studenzen-Fladnitz(no short term parking zone). There are numerous parking spaces available.

Tourismusverband Thermen- & Vulkanland
Gästeinfo Feldbach
Hauptplatz 1
8330 Feldbach
feldbach @thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at

Opening hours:
Mon-Fri from 9-12 and 13-16 hrs., Foyer from 6-22 o'clock

A bike map is available free of charge at the Feldbach guest information office.

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