Bike Riding Pischelsdorf- Tour WZ2, Puch near Weiz - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Bike Riding Pischelsdorf- Tour WZ2, Puch near Weiz - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Pischelsdorf- Tour WZ2, Puch near Weiz

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This bike tour is the perfect excursion for gourmets in the pleasure region ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee
From the apple village of Puch near Weiz to Pischelsdorf am Kulm. This tour connects the apple route with its orchards with the wide river valley. Through the "largest apple in the world" in Elz, the route leads along a hilly side road to Pischelsdorf am Kulm, where you can marvel at the highest church tower in Eastern Styria. Continue along WZ 2 to Gersdorf an der Feistritz. If you want to go further south, continue along the Feistritztalradweg R8 to Fürstenfeld.

Many fruit farms invite you to take a break and you can get to know the diversity of the ApfelLand region in Eastern Styria.

And as the saying goes "An apple a day keeps the doctor away"

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
November
December

The tour in numbers

17,8 km
Route
1:15 h
Time
134 hm
Uphill
233 hm
Downhill
467 m
Highest point

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More information

ApfelLand is located in the heart of Eastern Styria, approx. 60 km north-east of Graz and approx. 140 km south of Vienna

By car: Coming from Vienna: Via the Südautobahn (A2) to the Hartberg exit - via the main road (B54) towards Graz - 2 km after Kaindorf towards Graz, turn off towards ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee- Floing- Puch bei Weiz

Coming from Salzburg/Germany: highway via Salzburg - Pyhrnautobahn (A9) to Graz - continue on the Südautobahn in the direction of Vienna (A2) to the Gleisdorf West exit - main road (B54) to Kaibing - ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee- Floing- Puch bei Weiz

To Google Maps for the calculation of the journey.

This tour combines the apple route with its orchards with the wide river valley.

From the apple village of Puch near Weiz, the route first follows the WZ 16 for approx. 1 km before continuing on the WZ 2 to the "largest apple in the world" in Elz. Continue along hilly side roads to Pischelsdorf am Kulm. Here you can marvel at the highest church tower in Eastern Styria. Continue along WZ 2 to Gersdorf an der Feistritz. If you want to go further south, continue along the Feistritztalradweg R8 to Fürstenfeld.

Green signposting with WZ 2

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie

For local transport we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

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

Eastern Styria Tourist Board

ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee office

8223 Stubenberg am See 5

Phone: +43 3176 8882

www.apfelland.info

www.oststeiermark.com

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Mobility Eastern Styria with shared cab SAM

Find out about cycle maps and other tour tips at the tourist office.

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

Eastern Styria Tourist Board

Office ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee

8223 Stubenberg am See 5

Tel. :+43 3176 8882

www.apfelland.info

www.oststeiermark.com

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Spiegelsee Reiteralm | © photo-austria / Christine Höflehner

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