By mountain bike to the Schwaigerhütte on the Stuhleck
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Coming from Graz: S6 - Semmering motorway, exit Mürzzuschlag Ost. Turn right here onto the main road, which will take you directly to Spital am Semmering. In Spital, turn left at the junction with traffic lights to the municipal office.
Coming from Vienna: S6 - Semmering motorway, exit Spital am Semmering. Follow the main road into the village of Spital am Semmering, turn right at the traffic lights to the municipal office.
We start our MTB tour at the Spital am Semmering municipal office. Here we cross the main road and turn into Kaltenbachstraße, which leads us into the Kaltenbachgraben. Past the middle station of the Stuhleck ski lifts and the Promibahn cable car, the official mountain bike route begins at the end of the Promibahn car park.
We follow the forest road past the Gaisschlager Mühle and take a sharp right here to the Friedrichhütte. This road leads us in serpentines over the ski slope to the Friedrichhütte, which is open every Friday - Sunday until 6 pm from mid-June to the beginning of October. We continue along the forest road and keep right after around 1.5 kilometres, reaching our destination of the Schwaigerhütte a little later. We cycle the same way back to the starting point at the Spital am Semmering municipal office.
Refreshment stops:
- Friedrichhütte: Fri - Sun until 6 pm (May to October)
- Kärntnerhof: Fri - Sun and public holidays
- Schwaigerhütte: Fri - Sun (in good weather), information: 0664 2329283
E-bikes for adults and children can be hired from Sport Buchebner!
Take the train to Spital am Semmering station.
ÖBB: www.oebb.at or Verbundlinie Steiermark: www.busbahnbim.at
Free parking is available in the area of the Spital am Semmering municipal office.
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Spital am Semmering (774m)
