Sveti Janez - gems for the tour book.

Name: Sveti Janez - gems for the tour book.
Brand: Steiermark
Rating: 4 (4 reviews)

The Sveti Janez - Remsnik - St. Pongratzen tour is an absolute jewel among the boundless Eibiswald mountain bike tours.

As is well known, jewels are all kinds of precious jewellery, especially those containing one or more precious stones set in precious metal. The gems on this tour can be found on both the Austrian and the Slovenian side. On the Austrian side, the ascent via Sterglegg, Stammeregg and the Römerweg to the Radlpass as well as the descent from St. Pongratzen to Lateindorf are real tour highlights. On the Slovenian side, the panoramic route from the Radlpass road over to Remsnik and on to St. Pongratzen is an incomparable gravel road treat, garnished with fantastic views of the Slovenian Drau Valley. As a mountain bike or gravel road enthusiast, you absolutely must have these gems in your (digital) tour book.

The "Sveti Janez - Remschnik - St. Pongratzen: Gems for the Tour Book" loop is the mountain bike tour of your choice, if you

already know the routes at the Austrian foot of the giant "Kapunerkogel" and want to make a wonderful detour to the Slovenian side of the Remschniggs,
want to get to know the Römerweg, one of the original ascents of the Eibiswald mountain bike scene to the Radlpass,
enjoy the wonderful view of the Pohorje Mountains from the Radlpass,want to experience a real gravel road gem with the gravel road section from the Radlpass road via Sveti Janez to Remsnik and on to St. Pongratzen,
want to be really quiet and remote on the Slovenian side for once, are prepared to let this silence take effect on you and want to combine a short holiday in seclusion with a challenging bike tour,
want to be impressed by the 360 degree view from the steeple of the St. Pongraten church.

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The tour in numbers

challenging

Level of difficulty

47,3 km

Route

3:30 h

Time

1200 hm

Uphill

1200 hm

Downhill

916 m

Highest point

Map & downloads

Download GPX data

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More information

Plan your journey via Google Maps to the starting point of the tour: www.google.at/maps

Directions from Graz / Vienna to Lieboch:

Take the motorway towards Graz (A2) to the Lieboch exit. Continue on the B76 in the direction of Eibiswald.

Directions from Carinthia:

On the motorway in the direction of Klagenfurt (A2) as far as the Lieboch exit. Continue on the B76 in the direction of Eibiswald.

Directions from Leibnitz:

Drive via Arnfels, Oberhaag to Eibiswald.

Directions from Slovenia/Eibiswald:

Drive over the Radlpass on the B76 towards Eibiswald.

Start from the starting point at the church in Eibiswald in a southerly direction and follow the route via Sterglegg, Stammeregg and the Römerweg to the Radlpass.
From the Radlpass, first take the main road in the direction of Radlje and then, following the navigation system, turn left onto the gravel road in the direction of Sveti Janez.
Follow the fantastic gravel road eastwards via Sveti Janez to Remsnik and over to St. Pongratzen, always varied uphill and downhill with fantastic viewpoints down into the Slovenian Drau Valley.
From the crossroads below St. Pongratzen, turn left and take the last gentle climb over to the Wutschnig-Legat inn.
From there, it pays to make a detour up to the St. Pongratzen church (very steep - pushing passage). If you are lucky, the church tower is open and you can climb a well-renovated staircase to the viewing platform at the church tower.
From St. Pongratzen you finally roll comfortably down to Lateindorf and back to Eibiswald.

Es lohnt sich auch ein kurzer Abstecher in den Ort Remsnik - gegenüber der Kirche gibt es ein kleines Cafe ;-)

With ÖBB to Wies, then by bus or guest taxi to Eibiswald.

ÖBB www.oebb.at or Verbundlinie Steiermark www.busbahnbim.at

With the BusBahnBim app of the Verbundlinie, timetable information has never been easier: all connections by bus, train and tram in Austria can be queried by entering places and / or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) - on Google Play and in the App Store.

There is ample free parking near the church square.

Plan your route via Google Maps to a nearby car park

Car park starting point of the tour

Map with all mountain bike tours available at the businesses and at the tourist office Schilcherland Eibiswald-Wies or can be ordered at Schilcherland.at!

Tip: the Styria Tours App, available free of charge on Google Play and in the App Store (Android, iOS) offers detailed first-hand information: short facts (length, duration, difficulty, ascent and descent in metres of altitude, ratings), map, route descriptions, altimeter, compass, summit finder, navigation along the tour. In addition, you can create your personal list of favourite tours and points, save tours and excursion destinations offline, play on social media channels and more.

Maps available at the businesses and at the tourist office Schilcherland Eibiswald-Wies, Lerchhaus 82, 8552 Eibiswald or can be ordered on Schilcherland.at! Map with all mountain bike tours available at the businesses and at the tourist office Schilcherland Eibiswald-Wies!