Bike Riding Pub round, Pöllauberg - Touren-Impression #1 Bike Riding Pub round, Pöllauberg - Touren-Impression #1

Pub round, Pöllauberg

A multi-faceted cycle tour from the pilgrimage site of Pöllauberg through the Pöllau Valley Nature Park up to the Masenberg in connection with the local inn culture.
The Pöllauberg Inn Tour - an enjoyable cycle tour in Eastern Styria

The Pöllauberg Inn Tour combines exercise, nature and culinary delights in perfect harmony. You cycle for around 30 kilometers through the gently rolling hills of the Pöllau Valley Nature Park, past blossoming orchards and forests with picturesque views.
Along the well-signposted route, cozy inns and wine taverns invite you to take a break - ideal for enjoying regional specialties such as Pöllauer Hirschbirnenschnapserl or Styrian delicacies. Highlights such as the imposing Pöllauberg pilgrimage church and historic farmsteads provide cultural variety.
The tour is also suitable for families and can be mastered in a relaxed manner with e-bikes and a detour to Pöllau is well worthwhile. Experience Styrian hospitality and unforgettable views on this enjoyable cycle tour!

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
32,4 km
Route
3:00 h
Time
982 hm
Uphill
973 hm
Downhill
1259 m
Highest point

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Pöllauberg, Nature Park Arena

By car from Vienna
If you are driving from Vienna to Pöllauberg near Hartberg, take the A2 towards Graz and drive about 110 kilometers until you reach the Hartberg exit. From there, follow the B54 in the direction of Pöllau. Follow the B54 for about 25 kilometers until you reach Pöllauberg.

By car from Graz
To get to Pöllauberg near Hartberg from Graz, take the A2 in the direction of Vienna. After about 30 kilometers, take the Gleisdorf West exit and then take the B54 towards Hartberg/Pöllau. Follow the B54 for about 25 kilometers until you reach Pöllauberg.

By car from Salzburg
To get to Pöllauberg near Hartberg from Salzburg, take the A1 towards Vienna. Drive about 110 kilometers to exit 109 (Salzburg junction). There change to the A9 towards Graz. At St. Michael, follow the S6 towards Kapfenberg. Continue on the S6 until the Krieglach exit. From there, take the B72 and then the L405 to Pöllauberg.
- We leave our starting point at the Naturparkarena Pöllauberg via the L431 junction in the Bergstub'n area in       the direction of Salbergweg.
- We follow this road to the RETTER BioGut or RETTER Bio Natur Resort and then turn right towards             Untersalbergweg. 
- Following the road, we come to the Pikeroiweg past the Heiling horse farm, then past the Carlhof stud farm to the Kirchenackersiedlung in Pöllau. 
- On Pikeroistraße, after the Galgenkreuz, we turn right onto Freifeldweg and continue uphill on Oberer Breitenbachweg, turning right onto Salbergweg in the direction of Gasthaus Kerschhofer. 
- We continue until we reach Pöllaubergstraße, turn right and then right again onto Goldsbergweg towards Kalvarienbergkirche. 
- We continue past the Kalvarienberg church through the forest, after two serpentine hairpin bends we come to the Schottaler Weg past the Rieglbauer farm.
- The Schottaler Weg leads us past the “Sandtoni” back to the Pöllaubergstraße L431, turn right onto it and continue uphill to the Zeil-Kratzer settlement.
- There we turn left, continue to the village of Zeil and turn right uphill through the forest.
- Turn left at the next crossroads and keep right at the next junction towards Zeilerweg. 
- We continue along the Zeilerweg until the junction before “Franzl in der Straß” and turn right.
- We then continue to the Steinfriedl Chapel, where we keep to the right, past the Steinfriedl farm and continue through the forest until we reach the Zisser Taverne. 
- At the Zisser Taverne crossroads, we turn right and continue along the wine road to the first junction, where we keep left and continue through the forest, past the Walsblasl. The route then continues along the serpentine Hochgrandweg until we reach the Masenberg with its refuge and Glückskapelle chapel, or you can also make a detour to the Olmstoll. 
- Then we continue on the Masenbergstraße until the next junction, where we meet the Pöllaubergstraße L431 again, turn right and ride along the road until we reach Pöllauberg again with the pilgrimage church and its restaurants Berggasthof König and Gasthof Goger. From there we return to our starting point, the Naturparkarena.
 
 
 
We recommend that you allow enough time to visit the marvellous restaurants.
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

HF5811 Oberneuberg - Zisserkreuz
Pöllauberg, natuparkarena 

Information about the region, places to stop for refreshments and overnight accommodation, excursion destinations etc. can be found here:
Eastern Styria Tourist Board
Pöllau Valley Nature Park office
8225 Pöllau
Phone: +43 3335 4210
www.oststeiermark.com

Current weather

Mobility in Eastern Styria with SAM shared taxi

Find out about maps, hiking brochures and other tour tips at the tourist office.
You can also order information material from the comfort of your own home on our website.

 

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What the weather will be like

Pöllau (421m)

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Noon
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Night
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Rather cloudy at daybreak, but dry and bright with plenty of sunshine through the day.
Morning
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Noon
sunny
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Night
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Early clouds will clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
25.11.2024
very sunny
-3°C 7°C
26.11.2024
slightly cloudy
-2°C 8°C
27.11.2024
cloudy
1°C 7°C

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