FF 16 - Riegersburg castle tour (Riegersburgtour)
OpenRoute for the sporty cyclist (with gradient up to 15 percent); leads past the imposing Riegersburg Castle, which you should also have seen from the inside.
The tour offers magnificent viewpoints into the East Styrian hill country, characterized by vineyards and orchards.
Characteristics
Best season
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
The tour in numbers
challenging
Level of difficulty
45,8 km
Route
4:00 h
Time
428 hm
Uphill
428 hm
Downhill
409 m
Highest point
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FROM VIENNA & LOWER AUSTRIA
By car: South freeway (A2) to exit Ilz/Fürstenfeld. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
FROM GRAZ
By car: on the A2 motorway in the direction of Vienna as far as the Ilz/Fürstenfeld exit. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
FROM WESTERN AUSTRIA AND BAVARIA
By car: via Salzburg on the Phyrn freeway (A9) and the Süd freeway (A2) or via Carinthia on the Süd freeway (A2) to the Ilz/Fürstenfeld exit. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
FROM ITALY OR SLOVENIA
By car: via Villach on the southern freeway (A2) to the Ilz - Fürstenfeld - Bad Loipersdorf exit or via Maribor on the Phyrn freeway (A9) and the southern freeway (A2) in the direction of Vienna to the Ilz/Fürstenfeld exit. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
By car: South freeway (A2) to exit Ilz/Fürstenfeld. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
FROM GRAZ
By car: on the A2 motorway in the direction of Vienna as far as the Ilz/Fürstenfeld exit. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
FROM WESTERN AUSTRIA AND BAVARIA
By car: via Salzburg on the Phyrn freeway (A9) and the Süd freeway (A2) or via Carinthia on the Süd freeway (A2) to the Ilz/Fürstenfeld exit. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
FROM ITALY OR SLOVENIA
By car: via Villach on the southern freeway (A2) to the Ilz - Fürstenfeld - Bad Loipersdorf exit or via Maribor on the Phyrn freeway (A9) and the southern freeway (A2) in the direction of Vienna to the Ilz/Fürstenfeld exit. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
A visit to Riegersburg Castle is a must on this tour.
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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Parking lot in front of the Spa Loipersdorf
Tourist office Thermen- & VulkanlandGuest information Bad LoipersdorfThermenstraße 1528282 Bad LoipersdorfPhone: +43 3382 55 100-82badloipersdorf@thermen-vulkanland.atwww.thermen-vulkanland.at Cycling map available at the guest service center in the spa, at the landlords or at theTourist Office Thermen- & VulkanlandGuest information Bad LoipersdorfThermenstraße 1528282 Bad LoipersdorfPhone: +43 3382 55 100-82badloipersdorf@thermen-vulkanland.atwww.thermen-vulkanland.at