FamilyBike Wenigzell - Sea buckthorn tour, Wenigzell

Name: FamilyBike Wenigzell - Sea buckthorn tour, Wenigzell
Brand: Steiermark
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The well-signposted FamilyBike sea buckthorn route in Wenigzell leads directly past the first sea buckthorn gardens in Austria - Sandicca.

As the name suggests, the FamilyBike Sanddornrunde is ideal for a cycle tour in Wenigzell with the whole family. Both families and leisure cyclists will get their money's worth on the approximately 7-kilometre route - with plenty of places to stop for refreshments and interesting rest stops.

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The tour in numbers

easy

Level of difficulty

6,7 km

Route

0:50 h

Time

114 hm

Uphill

114 hm

Downhill

864 m

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From Vienna: via the A2, exit Pinggau - Friedberg, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz, Mönichwald, Waldbach, Wenigzell

From Graz: via the A2, exit Gleisdorf, Kaindorf, Pöllau bei Hartberg, Schloffereck, direction Vorau, left after the Kreuzwirt to Wenigzell

Parking: Cemetery, Wenigzell

From the starting point, the village square in Wenigzell (opposite the "Zur Taverne" inn), we cycle in the direction of Buchtelbar, at the next junction we keep left and cycle past the petrol station
Shortly afterwards we turn right again in the direction of Bratlalm. At the junction to the Bratlalm (the snack station is approx. 300 meters from here) we continue straight on and follow the asphalt road for approx. 2 kilometers until we reach the Sandicca sea buckthorn gardens
Here we come to a beautiful meadow or gravel path
On a downhill section, we also pass the Wenigzell heating plant
From here, we follow the road back to our starting point, where we tackle another short climb. At the end of the tour, we can stop for refreshments at one of the many inns or cafés in the center of Wenigzell

A visit to the Sandicca sea buckthorn gardens is very worthwhile: guided tours, tastings and a store with the home-grown products await you.

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie. For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

Parking spaces are available in Wenigzell at the old armory, the cemetery and in front of the elementary school.

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

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