The great Jogl 2 stages: Vorau - Fischbach, Vorau

The stage of the touring mountain bike route “Der große Jogl” leads from Vorau via Waldbach-Mönichwald, St. Jakob im Walde, Rettenegg and St. Kathrein am Hauenstein to Fischbach.
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
108,4 km
Route
14:15 h
Time
3698 hm
Uphill
3400 hm
Downhill
1741 m
Highest point

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More information

  • We start at the Augustinian Canons' Monastery in Vorau and head towards the market center
  • We cross the main road and follow the Dörflweg
  • After approx. 2 km we turn into a wooded area
  • We follow this path until we reach an asphalt road
  • The asphalt road leads us to Waldbach-Mönichwald
  • We continue in the direction of the Hochwechse lifts
  • We pass the Hotel Schwengerer
  • We ride further and further up to the Hochwechsel
  • We ride via the Rabl-Kreuz-Hütte to the Arzberghütte
  • We ride in St. Jakob im Walde to Rettenegg
  • We follow the country road for a short distance
  • Before we turn into Rettenegg, we continue to Ratten
  • In Ratten we make a detour to the Pretul
  • We stay on the main route and ride to St. Kahtrein am Hauenstein
  • In the mining area, we turn right to the Roseggerhof farm
  • At the Roseggerhof we come to the Alpl, where we turn right
  • At the Schlagbauer crossroads, we head towards Waldtoni-Alm
  • From there a path leads to Fischbach
In summer, the swimming pond and the mini-golf course in Fischbach 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!
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)

Morning
very sunny
21°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
26°C
55%
5 km/h
Night
cloudy
22°C
60%
10 km/h
Fair in the early morning, later variable with frequent showers.
Morning
slightly cloudy
20°C
5%
5 km/h
Noon
slightly cloudy
25°C
15%
5 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
21°C
40%
5 km/h
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
24.07.2024
slightly cloudy
15°C 23°C
25.07.2024
sunny
12°C 23°C
26.07.2024
very sunny
11°C 25°C

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