Urbani - Svetij Duh - all good things come in twos.

Name: Urbani - Svetij Duh - all good things come in twos.
Brand: Steiermark
Rating: 5 (5 reviews)

The Römerweg - Urbani - Svetij Duh loop is the second of the boundless mountain bike tours, leading from Eibiswald to Svetij Duh.

This bike tour offers the same highlights as the "sister tour" from St. Pongratzen. It leads past the beautiful Kapla Lake and over the legendary gravel ascent from Gradisce to Sveti Duh, it allows for a rest at the power place around the Svetij Duh church and it allows for a stop at one of the coolest inns in the border region in Svetij Duh at the 1000-year-old linden tree. On the other hand, the start of the tour via the Römerweg to the Radlpass, the climb on the Slovenian side to the Kapunerkogel and the return from Leutschach via a super cool loop over Eichberg/Trautenburg to St. Johann/Saggautal are different.

The "Römerweg - Urbani - Svetij Duh - all good things come in twos" tour is the mountain bike tour of your choice if you want to

want to get to know the Römerweg, one of the original climbs of the Eibiswald mountain bike scene up to the Radlpass,
want to 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,
are looking for a really cool gravel bike tour or want to try out your new gravel bike on the super easy gravel tracks of the Remschnigg,
want it to be really quiet and remote for once, are ready to let this silence take effect on you and want to combine a short holiday in seclusion with a challenging bike tour,
love water and want to enjoy the jewel of a natural lake, Lake Kapla, in a completely unsuspected place,take a short detour from the tour to the mini-town of Kapla and enjoy a great espresso and snack in the shade of the church at the legendary Bar Olga,
test your physical condition and give it a good boost at the same time,would like to get to grips with one of the easiest gravel climbs in southern Styria from Gradisce to Svetij Duh,
want to spend some time and leisure around the Svetij Duh church and take in one of the most energetic power spots in the border region,
want to enjoy a super good Kimbo espresso or traditional Slovenian cuisine under the 1000-year-old linden tree in Svetij Duh.
After the Sveti Duh ascent, you still feel like climbing more metres and want to climb from Leutschach over the Eichberg to St. Johann/Saggautal.

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

The tour in numbers

challenging

Level of difficulty

88,8 km

Route

6:00 h

Time

2016 hm

Uphill

2036 hm

Downhill

1024 m

Highest point

Map & downloads

Download GPX data

Download KML data

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 south-westerly direction and follow the route via 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 the St. Pongratzen church, always stay on the Slovenian side.
Follow the gravel road to the Oberhaag border crossing, leave it on the left and continue south for approx. 1km.
After a short, winding gravel downhill, turn sharp left and follow the gravel road to Kapla Lake or "Odomovo jezero".
From Kapla Lake, follow the asphalt road to the crossroads below the small village of Kapla, which can be recognised south of the trail by a small cluster of houses and the church tower.
It pays to make a detour into the village and just chill somewhere in the shade or enjoy a very good espresso at Bar Olga.
From the crossroads below Kapla, follow the asphalt road in an east-southeast direction, roll through Gradisce, literally leave the turnoff to "Austrija" to the small border crossing in Schlossberg on the left and only turn half left towards Svetij Duh about 500-700m after this turnoff.
From there, an asphalt road leads in the direction of Svetij Duh, but after about 1.5 km it turns into a super cool gravel section.
About 2km before Svetij Duh, the asphalt road begins again. Shortly before the intermediate destination, you have to overcome a very poisonous short climb, then you have arrived in Svetij Duh.
From Svetij Duh you follow the road down to Leutschach, before climbing over the Eichberg in Leutschach and thus tackling the last longer climb of the day.
From St. Johann/Saggautal you finally roll comfortably along the cycle path back to Eibiswald.

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 parking near the church square.

Plan directions via Google Maps to a nearby car park for the tour.

www.google.at/maps

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!