Road bike tour Upper Feistritz Valley
Accessible by public transportCharacteristics
SkillThe tour in numbers
Level of difficulty
medium
Route
58,0 km
Time
3:00 h
Uphill
1075 hm
Downhill
1069 hm
Highest point
1117 m
Unique viewpoints along the tour.
This road bike tour takes us from Ratten via Fischbach and Birkfeld to Stralleg and via St. Jakob im Walde/Kaltenegg back to Ratten.
Best season
January
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More information
We start our tour in Ratten and cycle along the B 72 to Unterdissau.
In Unterdissau, we take the L 451 to Fischbach and follow the country road until we arrive back in Birkfeld.
From there, we take the B 72 towards Strallegg.
We turn right onto the L458 towards Strallegg and continue along the Wetterkreuzstraße L 449 until we reach the Wen igzellerstraße L 408.
From there, we take the L428 along St. Jakober Straße to St. Jakob im Walde and turn left before the town to Kaltenegg.
We cycle uphill along the country road via Kaltenegg and then downhill to Bromegg.
In Bromegg, we turn left onto the L 407 towards Ratten.
The end point is the main square in Ratten.
In Unterdissau, we take the L 451 to Fischbach and follow the country road until we arrive back in Birkfeld.
From there, we take the B 72 towards Strallegg.
We turn right onto the L458 towards Strallegg and continue along the Wetterkreuzstraße L 449 until we reach the Wen igzellerstraße L 408.
From there, we take the L428 along St. Jakober Straße to St. Jakob im Walde and turn left before the town to Kaltenegg.
We cycle uphill along the country road via Kaltenegg and then downhill to Bromegg.
In Bromegg, we turn left onto the L 407 towards Ratten.
The end point is the main square in Ratten.
Allow enough time to enjoy the places to stop for refreshments and excursion 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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What the weather will be like Ratten (736m)
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