The Styrian Wine Country Cycle Trail – exploring Austria’s wine culture

Your gourmet tour through Styria begins in Leibnitz, about 30 kilometers south of Graz. Leibnitz offers itself as a good entry point for the tour, because on the one hand it is very easy to reach by public transport (for example via Graz), and on the other hand you are already in the heart of southern… read more

By the way, southern Styria not only stands for good wine, the world-famous Styrian pumpkin seed oil - also known as “green gold” - is produced here. But before you pack your bike bags with dozens of bottles of pumpkin seed oil for your home - don't worry: at the end of your trip, you will drive through… read more

Your path leads you today through the Schilcherland, the birthplace of the rose wine of the same name. You leave Deutschlandsberg and drive in a kind of zigzag course via Frauental an der Lassnitz to Bad Gams to Stainz, where you follow the Stainzbach downstream to Mettersdorf before continuing north… read more

Today's stage takes you from Lannach via Lieboch along West Styria to the north to Stiwoll and further east to the surrounding area of Graz to Gratwein-Straßengel. Most of the route you follow the Liebochbach until you turn left at Hitzendorf for the first time out of its valley for a short detour to… read more

I deliberately kept today's stage a little shorter, so that after your arrival in Graz you still have enough time to explore the city. So that you don't get bored on the way, I have built a small high-altitude excursion to the Gösting castle ruins, from which you have an excellent view of the Graz basin… read more

From Graz you follow the Mur downstream for about seven kilometers, then turn left in the outskirts of Graz onto the Mostwärts cycle path and follow the Raababach river up to shortly after Pachern, where the cycle path branches off into the hilly country.



The stage, which has been quite gentle up to now… read more

The good news today: The highway is finally saying goodbye to the east, while the bike path is heading north. The bad news - there is no such thing. The route gently climbs from Gleisdorf der Raab to Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab. The path branches off from the large river valley and follows the Weizbach… read more

This stage could go quite well as the epitome of what is generally understood as "consistently hilly": no mountains, but a steady up and down over almost 40 kilometers. In total, there will be around 500 vertical meters. So plan enough time for today's route. In view of the great landscape, it will also… read more

The second part of the Styrian cycle of pleasure cycle begins today - today you turn to the Styrian thermal cycle path. That means: pure relaxation, no matter how exhausting the bike day was and the best conditions for a small thermal marathon. However, there are so many thermal baths along the way that… read more

Stage number 10 lives up to the thermal cycle path and runs completely relaxed in the river valley. There are almost no climbs on the way. If you feel like it, you can take a short detour up to the millennial oak just behind Bad Blumau and enjoy the view of the Safental. If you prefer to stay on the… read more

Today's stage takes you from Bad Loipersdorf over a short, neat ascent to the Loipersdorf thermal resort and then down to the Edelsbach valley on a plateau lined with vineyards and orchards. A medium-sized hill still has to be overcome and you have reached the Grazbach, which accompanies you on gently… read more

The route takes you today from Fehring back to Schiefer, where you turn back onto the Thermenradweg, which continues south here. For a bit you follow the Kroppibach on the edge of the Kroppiwald slowly uphill until you reach a subtly hilly high plateau on which you drive the next seven kilometers.



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As of today, the elevation profile doesn't show much more than a horizontal line until the end of your tour. So look forward to a cozy end to the Weinland Steiermark bike tour.



From Gruisla you follow the thermal cycle path further south until you reach Bad Radkersburg on the Slovenian-Austrian border… read more

It continues gently upstream along the Mur. You are floating towards your goal. After Mureck you leave the floodplain forests and drive past Lichendorf to near Straß in Steiermark.



There you can take a short break against the immense thirst for cyclists after half a route in one of the most cozy beer… read more

This variant leads you through the Southern Styria nature park, which is blessed with an almost Mediterranean climate, past beautiful vineyards and bush taverns, which sometimes tempt you to sit for a longer time. Variant 1a replaces stages 1 and 2 together with variant 1b, but can also be used as a… read more

It continues from southern Styria to the foothills of the Schilcherland near Schwanberg. Shortly after Leutschach you turn again into the vineyards, which this time have to be climbed about 220 meters before a refreshing descent to Arnfels awaits you after the passage of the Salzkogel.



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This quite sporty variant leads you across the Schilcherland and into the home of the traditional Lipizzaner horse breed. About half of the third stage, you branch off shortly before Stainz to the northwest towards Neurath and follow the Stainzbach until you turn a little way before Marhof into the vineyards… read more

Today's stage has a lot to do: 52 kilometers in total have to be cycled. Fortunately, most of the route takes you downhill. The first 20 kilometers, however, go one more time into the vineyards. So the stage remains challenging, but if you are a horse lover, it will also lead you to the breeding stud… read more