From Bierbaum to the Mur.

The short, flat tour from the north-west: from Bierbaum am Auersbach via Dietersdorf am Gnasbach and Deutsch Goritz to us in Unterpurkla.

Distance: approx. 17.6 km
Climbing: hardly any climbs
Start: Bierbaum am Auersbach
Finish: s’Genussplatz’l, Unterpurkla

Route calculated with BRouter, course of the Mur and Drava from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors

Along the way

Start
Bierbaum am Auersbach
Village on the Auersbach, the start of the tour.
km 3
Dietersdorf am Gnasbach
Village in the Gnasbach valley.
km 10
Deutsch Goritz
From here the last few kilometres run across the plain to the Mur.
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 and back roads.

Elevation profile

Lowest point 221 m, highest point 295 m above sea level.

Worth a stop along the way

Bierbaum am Auersbach

An old thatched press house in the village.

Photo: Nxr-at, CC BY-SA 4.0

Dietersdorf am Gnasbach

A yellow wayside chapel at the edge of a field.

Photo: Nxr-at, CC BY-SA 4.0

Deutsch Goritz parish church

The yellow church among green trees.

Photo: Nxr-at, 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

From Bierbaum to the Mur.

Along the way

Bierbaum am Auersbach

Dietersdorf am Gnasbach

Deutsch Goritz

s’Genussplatz’l