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Bike Riding Der große Jogl 3 Etappen: St. Jakob im Walde - Birkfeld, St. Jakob im Walde - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark Bike Riding Der große Jogl 3 Etappen: St. Jakob im Walde - Birkfeld, St. Jakob im Walde - Touren-Impression #1 | © Tourismusverband Oststeiermark
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Der große Jogl 3 Etappen: St. Jakob im Walde - Birkfeld, St. Jakob im Walde

Accessible by public transport

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium
Route 73,2 km
Time 8:45 h
Uphill 1920 hm
Downhill 2258 hm
Highest point 1584 m
The stage of the touring mountain bike route “Der große Jogl” leads from St. Jakob im Walde via Rettenegg, St. Kathrein am Hauenstein, Falkenstein and Fischbach to Birkfeld.
  • St. Jakob-Rettenegg-St. Kathrein- Falkenstein-Fischbach-Birkfeld
  • We start in St. Jakob im Walde to Rettenegg
  • We follow the country road for a short distance
  • Before we turn into Rettenegg, we continue on to Ratten
  • In Ratten we make a detour to the Pretul
  • We stay on the main route and ride to St. Kahtrein am Hauenstein
  • In the mining area, we turn right to the Roseggerhof farm
  • At the Roseggerhof we come to the Alpl, where we turn right
  • At the Schlagbauer crossroads, we head towards Waldtoni-Alm
  • From there a path leads to Fischbach
  • From Fischbach we ride to Birkfeld

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

More information

Sankt Jakob im Walde is located approx. 24 km northwest of the district capital Hartberg in the far northwest of the Hartberg district. The municipality belongs to Joglland.
By car:
From Vienna: via the A2 to the Friedberg exit and B54 to Rohrbach, then via Mönichwald to St. Jakob im Walde
From Graz: via the A2 to the Rohrbach - Vorau exit, then to Rohrbach and on to Waldbach and St. Jakob im Walde
From the S6 Krieglach exit via the Alpl to Ratten and St. Jakob im Walde
 
  • St. Jakob-Rettenegg-St. Kathrein- Falkenstein-Fischbach-Birkfeld
  • We start in St. Jakob im Walde to Rettenegg
  • We follow the country road for a short distance
  • Before we turn into Rettenegg, we continue on to Ratten
  • In Ratten we make a detour to the Pretul
  • We stay on the main route and ride to St. Kahtrein am Hauenstein
  • In the mining area, we turn right to the Roseggerhof farm
  • At the Roseggerhof we come to the Alpl, where we turn right
  • At the Schlagbauer crossroads, we head towards Waldtoni-Alm
  • From there a path leads to Fischbach
  • From Fischbach we ride to Birkfeld
Visit the Kräftereich in St. Jakob im Walde!
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
 
Please note whether you are allowed to take your bike with you if you are traveling by public transport!
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
Regio Bus
Find out about maps, hiking brochures and other tour tips at the tourist office.
You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.

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What the weather will be like St. Jakob im Walde (927m)

Forecast

06.09.2025
very sunny
10°C 19°C
07.09.2025
very sunny
11°C 20°C
08.09.2025
slightly cloudy
12°C 21°C

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