Riegersburg castle tour - FF 16 (Riegersburgtour)
Route 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
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challenging
Level of difficulty
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From Vienna & Lower Austria
By car: South freeway (A2) to exit Riegersdorf, from here via the S7 in direction Budapest to exit Fürstenfeld, via Fürstenfels bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
From Graz
By car: on the A2 motorway in the direction of Vienna as far as the Riegersdorf exit, from here via the S7 in the direction of Budapest to the exit Fürstenfeld. 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 Riegersdorf exit, from here via the S7 in the direction of Budapest to the exit Fürstenfeld. From here via Fürstenfeld bypass to Bad Loipersdorf.
From Italy or Slovenia
By car: via Villach on the southern freeway (A2) to the Riegersdorf exit or via Maribor on the Phyrn freeway (A9) and the southern freeway (A2) in the direction of Vienna to the Riegersdorf exit. From here via the S7 in the direction of Budapest to the exit Fürstenfeld. 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
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Die imposante Riegersburg | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Jörg Liemandt
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Unter Naturschutz stehende Schwarzpappel in Oberlamm (Gemeinde Unterlamm) | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Jörg Liemandt
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Herrliche Ausblicke ins oststeirische Hügelland | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Jörg Liemandt
What the weather will be like
Riegersburg (372m)
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Rather cloudy in the morning, then sunny spells will develop gradually.
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