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From Apače across the Steirerbrücke.

The shortest route comes from Slovenia: across the suspension bridge and through the Mur’s riverside meadows, and you are with us in half an hour.

Distance
approx. 7.2 km
Climbing
hardly any climbs
Start
Apače
Finish
s’Genussplatz’l, Unterpurkla
Map of the route From Apače in Slovenia to the Genussplatzl in Unterpurkla Apače Steirerbrücke s’Genussplatz’l
Route calculated with BRouter, course of the Mur and Drava from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors

Along the way

  1. Start

    Apače

    Village on the Slovenian bank of the Mur, the starting point for the bridge to Austria.

  2. km 3

    Steirerbrücke

    Since 2006 this suspension bridge has swung 82.5 metres across the Mur, right in the heart of the UNESCO Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve.

  3. Finish

    s’Genussplatz’l

    A rest beneath the walnut tree with regional drinks, shade, a toilet, a free e-bike charging point and an air-conditioned room for hot days.

Paths: Cycle paths on both banks of the Mur, Steirerbrücke, finally the Gleichenberg cycle route R45.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile From Apače in Slovenia: 7.1 kilometres, from 217 to 222 metres, lowest point 217 metres, highest point 222 metres 200 220 240 260 0 km 2 km 4 km 6 km
Lowest point 217 m, highest point 222 m above sea level.

Worth a stop along the way

Apače

Apače

The village on the Slovenian bank, with its Church of the Assumption.

Photo: Nxr-at, CC BY-SA 4.0

Steirerbrücke

Steirerbrücke

Since 2006 the suspension bridge has spanned 82.5 metres across the Mur.

Photo: Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner, Public Domain

The Mur floodplain

The Mur floodplain

Gravel banks and riverside forest in the UNESCO biosphere reserve, seen from the Murturm in Gosdorf.

Photo: Clemens Stockner, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

Take the route with you.

Open the route directly in Komoot, with navigation on your phone, or download it as a GPX file for your sat nav, Garmin, Wahoo or cycling app.

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The Genussplatzl at dusk, lit from within

Journey’s end: a rest beneath the walnut tree.

At the end of the route you will find shade beneath the walnut tree, regional drinks, a toilet, free e-bike charging and, on hot days, an air-conditioned room. From March to October, daily from 9 am to 10 pm.

Directions and opening hours

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