Kapuner - St. Pongratzen - La Classicissima.

Name: Kapuner - St. Pongratzen - La Classicissima.
Brand: Steiermark
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The Kapuner - St. Pongratzen mountain bike tour is one of the very classic mountain bike routes in the region.

It therefore fully deserves the crowning title of "La Classicissima". This raises the question of what makes this route so popular to give it the Classicissima designation? It is the natural routing according to the motto: Up the Radlpass, up to the Kapunerkogel, along the border to St. Pongratzen and back down to Eibiswald. This tour route is quite easy with the striking Kapunerkogel, on the crest of which the national border runs. Super cool mountain bike terrain lies "on the road" and magnificent views into southwest Styria on one side and into the Slovenian Drau Valley on the other side of the border await. And all this within a reasonable time frame, i.e. the bike tour can be done quickly after work or on a short Sunday morning.

The "Kapuner - St. Pongratzen: La Classicissima" loop is the mountain bike tour of your choice if you want to

already know the routes at the Austrian foot of the giant "Kapunerkogel" and want to make a wonderful detour to the Slovenian side of the Remschniggs,
want to get to know the Römerweg, one of the original ascents of the Eibiswald mountain bike scene to the Radlpass,
enjoy the wonderful view of the Pohorje Mountains from the Radlpass,
want to experience what is probably the best-known mountain bike climb of all borderless tours on the Slovenian side with the ascent to Kapunerkogel,
want to ride from Kapunerkogel to the junction below St. Pongratzen, one of the most easy-going mountain bike sections in the entire border region,
want to be really quiet and remote on the Slovenian side for once, are prepared to let this silence take effect on you and want to combine a short holiday in seclusion with a challenging bike tour,
want to be impressed by the 360-degree view from the steeple of St. Pongratzen Church.

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The tour in numbers

challenging

Level of difficulty

33,4 km

Route

3:00 h

Time

982 hm

Uphill

982 hm

Downhill

1024 m

Highest point

Map & downloads

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More information

Plan your journey via Google Maps to the starting point of the tour: www.google.at/maps

Directions from Graz / Vienna to Lieboch:

Take the motorway towards Graz (A2) to the Lieboch exit. Continue on the B76 in the direction of Eibiswald.

Directions from Carinthia:

On the motorway in the direction of Klagenfurt (A2) as far as the Lieboch exit. Continue on the B76 in the direction of Eibiswald.

Directions from Leibnitz:

Drive via Arnfels, Oberhaag to Eibiswald.

Directions from Slovenia/Eibiswald:

Drive over the Radlpass on the B76 towards Eibiswald.

Start from the starting point at the church in Eibiswald in a southerly direction and follow the route via Sterglegg, Stammeregg and the Römerweg to the Radlpass.
From the Radlpass, first descend on the main road in the direction of Radlje and then turn left into the Kapuneranstieg following the sat nav.
From Kapunerkogel to the crossroads south of St. Pongratzen Church, always stay on the Slovenian side.From the crossroads below St. Pongratzen, turn left and take the last gentle climb over to the Wutschnig-Legat inn.
From there it pays to make a detour up to the St. Pongratzen church (very steep - pushing passage). If you are lucky, the church tower is open and you can climb a well-renovated staircase to the viewing platform at the church tower.
From St. Pongratzen you finally roll comfortably down to Lateindorf and back to Eibiswald.

Ein Abstecher auf dem Kirchturm der Kirche St. Pongratzen lohnt sich für einen traumhaften Ausblick!

With ÖBB to Wies, then by bus or guest taxi to Eibiswald.

ÖBB www.oebb.at or Verbundlinie Steiermark www.busbahnbim.at

With the BusBahnBim app of the Verbundlinie, timetable information has never been easier: all connections by bus, train and tram in Austria can be queried by entering places and / or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) - on Google Play and in the App Store.

There is ample free parking near the church square.

Plan your route via Google Maps to a nearby car park

Car park starting point of the tour

Map with all mountain bike tours available at the businesses and at the tourist office Schilcherland Eibiswald-Wies or can be ordered at Schilcherland.at!

Tip: the Styria Tours App, available free of charge on Google Play and in the App Store (Android, iOS) offers detailed first-hand information: short facts (length, duration, difficulty, ascent and descent in metres of altitude, ratings), map, route descriptions, altimeter, compass, summit finder, navigation along the tour. In addition, you can create your personal list of favourite tours and points, save tours and excursion destinations offline, play on social media channels and more.

Maps available at the businesses and at the tourist office Schilcherland Eibiswald-Wies, Lerchhaus 82, 8552 Eibiswald or can be ordered on Schilcherland.at! Map with all mountain bike tours available at the businesses and at the tourist office Schilcherland Eibiswald-Wies!