The great Jogl 2 stages: Fischbach - Vorau, Fischbach

The stage of the touring mountain bike route “Der große Jogl” leads from Fischbach via Birkfeld, Strallegg, Wenigzell and Miesenbach to Vorau. 
The route leads through the picturesque landscape of the Joglland forest home. There are numerous places to stop for a break along the way. 
At around 193 kilometers and 5413 meters in altitude, “der große Jogl” is one of the longest continuous cycle tours in Styria. The tour leads along forest and meadow paths, forest roads and various road sections to the most beautiful places, most interesting excursion destinations and highest peaks in the region.

A special service along the tour “Der große Jogl” is the luggage transport - simply cycle carefree, without any annoying extra luggage. While you are on the road, your luggage will be taken to your next stage destination (by 17:00 at the latest).

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

challenging
Level of difficulty
85,0 km
Route
9:30 h
Time
1710 hm
Uphill
2044 hm
Downhill
1251 m
Highest point

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More information

 
From Vienna, take the A2 Südautobahn highway and the S6 Semmering expressway to the Kindberg exit. Here through the Stanzertal valley on the Schanzsattel-Landesstraße L114 to Fischbach.
 
From Graz via the Weizer-Bundesstraße B72 to Birkfeld and from here via the Schanzsattel-Landesstraße L114 to Fischbach.
 
From Linz/Salzburg/Munich via the Pyhrnautobahn A9 and the Semmering-Schnellstraße S6 to the Kindberg exit. Continue as above.
 
Further information: village square, Fischbach
  • From Fischbach we cycle to Birkfeld
  • From Birkfeld we cycle approx. 4 km on the Feistritztalradweg R8 and turn right to Strallegg
  • We ride past the town center in the direction of the ski lift
  • After the Posch snack station, we keep right and cycle towards Wenigzell
  • We start in Wenigzell and cycle past the church to the “Toter Mann” junction 
Now there are two options:
  • 1. we ride to the wild meadow
  • 2. we ride comfortably through the center of Miesenbach.
  • Now we continue to the Schloffereck
  • From the Schloffereck we ride to the Kreuzwirt inn
  • From there we continue to the Masenberg
The open-air museum and Vorau Abbey are well worth a visit!
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.
 
Please note whether you are allowed to take your bike with you if you are traveling by public transport!
Fischbach, village square (free)
You can find information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc. here:
Eastern Styria Tourism Association
Joglland-Waldheimat office
8255 St. Jakob im Walde
Tel.: 03336/20255
Joglland-Waldheimat
Eastern Styria
current weather
Mobility Eastern Styria with shared taxi SAM
Regio Bus
Find out about maps, hiking brochures and other tour tips at the tourist office.
You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.

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What the weather will be like

Vorau (675m)

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Noon
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Night
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Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Morning
slightly cloudy
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Noon
slightly cloudy
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Night
slightly cloudy
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Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
07.11.2024
sunny
2°C 9°C
08.11.2024
very sunny
2°C 9°C
09.11.2024
sunny
1°C 9°C
Kindererlebnis-Bauernhof Perhofer, Silvia | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser

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