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From Ptuj over the hills.

From the town on the Drava through the hill country of the Slovenske gorice to Apače and across the Steirerbrücke to us.

Distance
approx. 46.1 km
Climbing
approx. 170 m
Start
Ptuj
Finish
s’Genussplatz’l, Unterpurkla
Map of the route From Ptuj in Slovenia to the Genussplatzl in Unterpurkla Ptuj Benedikt Apače Steirerbrücke s’Genussplatz’l
Route calculated with BRouter, course of the Mur and Drava from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors

Along the way

  1. Start

    Ptuj

    Town on the Drava with a castle above the old town, a stage town of the Bike & Spa loop.

  2. km 28

    Benedikt

    Village in the Slovenske gorice, the hill country between the Drava and the Mur.

  3. km 39

    Apače

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

  4. km 42

    Steirerbrücke

    Since 2006 this suspension bridge has swung 82.5 metres across the Mur.

  5. 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 through the Slovenske gorice, Steirerbrücke, finally the Gleichenberg cycle route R45.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile From Ptuj in Slovenia: 46.1 kilometres, from 224 to 221 metres, lowest point 217 metres, highest point 297 metres 200 220 240 260 280 300 0 km 5 km 10 km 15 km 20 km 25 km 30 km 35 km 40 km 45 km
Lowest point 217 m, highest point 297 m above sea level.

Worth a stop along the way

Ptuj

Ptuj

The old town with the castle above the Drava.

Photo: Jernej Furman (focusonmore.com), CC BY 2.0

Benedikt

Benedikt

A roofed mineral-water fountain on the edge of the village.

Photo: Dibko, CC BY-SA 4.0

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

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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