Niederung LN 9

This tour is also suitable for sporty families and leads through the region ERZBERG LEOBEN.

Varied, year-round loop for the sporty family with great views of Trofaiacher Becken, Liesingtal and Hüttenwerk Donawitz. Great loop with magnificent views, which can also be ridden in the other direction by those who know the area.

Classic family route with about 500 meters of altitude and numerous viewpoints on Leoben, Hüttenwerk Donawitz, Liesingtal and Trofaiacher Becken as well as the surrounding mountains. The route runs entirely off the main road and offers a mix of forest sections, rural settlements, industrial plants and agricultural areas. The cultural highlights can be found in St. Peter Freienstein, a tour of the Donawitz steelworks requires advance reservation, and the lowland is considered an excellent vantage point.

Criterion: Long, medium-steep climb with 350 meters of elevation gain to Müller-Höhe / Niederung.

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

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The tour in numbers

challenging

Level of difficulty

16,3 km

Route

1:35 h

Time

416 hm

Uphill

416 hm

Downhill

920 m

Highest point

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The starting point of this tour is at the parking lot of the Billa supermarket in St. Peter Freienstein.

The starting point of this tour is at the parking lot of the Billa supermarket in St. Peter Freienstein and, after crossing the railroad line, leads northward along the railroad line past Friedhofen Castle and Freiensteinerhof to the left on the Traidersberg. The long ascent winds first in open fields with magnificent views of the Reiting massif and Trofaiach basin and later in the forest to the lowlands. This section offers a magnificent panoramic view also into the Liesing valley, the Gleinalpe and to Leoben with the Donawitz steelworks. The last few hundred meters to the highest point of the route you cycle past some farms and at the former excursion inn "Schollinger" begins a last short climb before the descent leads back to Donawitz. Here, too, it is worth stopping regularly to take a look at the huge voestalpine plant with its steelworks - the blast furnaces dominate the picture - and the rail rolling mill. From Donawitz, the route now leads back along the plant via Neuwerk and the Schörglhof settlement to the starting point.

The route is 2% on bike paths and 98% on secondary roads. The condition of these roads and paths is divided into 60% asphalt and 40% gravel.

Stopover Tip:

Gasthof Freiensteinerhof

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Detail about parking can be found here.

TV ERZBERG LEOBEN

Information office Leoben

Hauptplatz 3

8700 Leoben

+43 3842 48148

urlaub@erzberg-leoben.at

www.erzberg-leoben.at

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