Beetle bean tour with panoramic view

•  We start at the Peace Grotto on the main square, the central starting point of all cycle paths in St. Ruprecht an der Raab. At Locker & Légere we turn into Parkstraße and at the roundabout right next to the park in St. Ruprecht we reach the WZ9 Freiberg cycle path.
• We follow this and leave the village of St. Ruprecht an der Raab. The first short ascent soon awaits us. Short in the truest sense of the word, because after just a few metres we reach the ridge, where we keep left at the crossroads and get onto the Freibergweg.
• We cycle on and arrive at the Golf Club Freiberg, a beautiful course that makes every golfer's heart beat faster. But that's not all: right behind it you can't miss Freiberg Castle, which is often rented for weddings and cultural events and also houses a restaurant.
• We continue cycling through mixed forests via Ludersdorf, where we meet the R52 Hönigtalradweg, keep to the left and thus reach the shopping town of Gleisdorf, which is characterised by exciting projects, especially in the energy sector. At the town parish church on the main square, we keep left and take the WZ4 cycle path slightly uphill along Kernstockgasse in a north-easterly direction.
• After a few hundred metres, the WZ4 branches off onto the Sandriegelweg, which soon joins the Hohenbergweg. After a few short serpentines, we reach a junction where we turn left onto the WZ10. We now follow this road in sections along the East Styrian Roman Wine Road and the Styrian Apple Road. Wine and apples are also our scenic companions on this tour along the ridge we are now on.
• In the village of Prebuch with the Apfelschlössl café, which tempts you to stop for a bite to eat, we now keep to the left and continue on the WZ10. Other cycle paths such as the Ilztalradweg R10 and the WZ1 have now joined us.
• A few metres after the settlement of Wolga, we keep to the right and immediately left again and continue to cycle along the ridge, which soon brings us past apple orchards and through beautiful mixed forests to Krottendorf, a suburb of the city of Weiz.
• In Krottendorf we have to take a very sharp left turn - almost 180° - to cycle back towards St. Ruprecht an der Raab. We follow the FunErgyTour signs for a short distance and soon reach the R11 Raabtalradweg at Regerstätten.
• Following the cycle path through small villages and settlements, we cycle gently downhill to Unterfladnitz, where we reach Arndorf after a "right-left combination" via Neudorf. Here St. Ruprecht an der Raab can already be seen from afar.
• The last few metres of the circular tour are under the main road and after about 40 metres at the bridge we turn right towards the centre of St. Ruprecht. After a few more metres, we turn left into the romantically situated Weizbachgasse.
• We then cross a small bridge to the left and after a few metres turn right, cross the Weizbach and arrive back at our starting point at the main square of St. Ruprecht an der Raab.

•  Visit the Steirerkraft Kernothek in Wollsdorf
• You will find refreshment in the numerous restaurants in St. Ruprecht an der Raab.

For local transportation, we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark, which also takes bicycles if booked in advance.

Information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc., can be found here

Eastern Styria Tourist Board
St. Ruprecht an der Raab office
Lower main road 27
8181 St. Ruprecht an der Raab
Tel. +43 664 2353414
www.oststeiermark.com

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Modern trekking bikes and bicycles can be rented here:

• Garten-Hotel Ochensberger

• Locker & Légere

E-bikes are available for hire at Gartenhotel Ochensberger.

You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.