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Cycling youth tour stage 2 Pöllau - Vorau

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 73,7 km

Time 3:00 h

Uphill 1458 hm

Downhill 1191 hm

Highest point 1037 m

On the trail of young talent: experience the stages of the 37th Cycle Youth Tour on your own bike!

The 2nd stage of the international cycling youth tour leads from Pöllau Nature Park via Birkfeld and Miesenbach to the flower villages of Wenigzell, Waldbach and Mönichwald. The end point is the imposing Vorau monastery.

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More information

From Vienna or Graz: Take the A2 Südautobahn to the exit Hartberg. Then take the L406 to Pöllau.

The tour from the main square in Pöllau via the district of Obersaifen to Geschaid near Birkfeld. From there, the route continues to the mountain village of Miesenbach and then downhill via Schloffereck and Kreuzwirt to the flower villages of Wenigzell, Waldbach and Mönichwald. After Bruck an der Lafnitz you come to the Beigütl junction. Turn right there and ride along Vorauer Straße until just before entering the village. Then it goes uphill into the district of Puchegg, past the Gasthof Erzherzog Johann Höhe and down to Vorau.

Event tip: The 37th International Cycling Youth Tour
Oststeiermark will take place from August 20 to 24, 2025.

Stage 2: Pöllau - Vorau

August 22, 2025 Start: 16:30

Be part of this event!

Public:

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

Parking at the main square
P+R Schloffereckstraße (parking lot also for buses)
Pöllau Nord (near Aupark outdoor pool)
Schlosspark Pöllau Schlosszwinger
P+R Tutten

You can find information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc. here:

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

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Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM

Overview map “Der große Jogl”: Request from the Joglland - Waldheimat tourist office at info@joglland.at or +43 33336 20255