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From Bad Radkersburg up the Mur.

Short and flat: from the old town on the Mur via Dietzen to us in Unterpurkla, ideal as an outing from the thermal spa.

Distance
approx. 11.9 km
Climbing
hardly any climbs
Start
Bad Radkersburg
Finish
s’Genussplatz’l, Unterpurkla
Map of the route From Bad Radkersburg to the Genussplatzl in Unterpurkla Bad Radkersburg Dietzen s’Genussplatz’l
Route calculated with BRouter, course of the Mur and Drava from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors

Along the way

  1. Start

    Bad Radkersburg

    Old town and Parktherme spa on the Mur, starting point of the Thermal Spa Cycle Path R12 and a stage town of the Bike & Spa loop.

  2. km 6

    Dietzen

    Flat through the fields on the edge of the Mur’s riverside meadows.

  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: Mur Cycle Path R2, finally the Gleichenberg cycle route R45.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile From Bad Radkersburg: 11.9 kilometres, from 209 to 222 metres, lowest point 208 metres, highest point 222 metres 200 220 240 0 km 2 km 4 km 6 km 8 km 10 km
Lowest point 208 m, highest point 222 m above sea level.

Worth a stop along the way

Main square, Bad Radkersburg

Main square, Bad Radkersburg

Town hall tower, Marian column and old town houses.

Photo: Funke, CC BY-SA 4.0

Old town on the Mur

Old town on the Mur

The old town in a bend of the Mur, right on the border.

Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0

Halbenrain Castle

Halbenrain Castle

The castle in the next village, just a few minutes from us.

Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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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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