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From St. Stefan through four valleys.

The long tour from the north-west: from the Rosental via Mettersdorf, St. Peter am Ottersbach and Dietersdorf am Gnasbach down to us by the Mur.

Distance
approx. 36.7 km
Climbing
approx. 152 m
Start
St. Stefan im Rosental
Finish
s’Genussplatz’l, Unterpurkla
Map of the route From St. Stefan im Rosental to the Genussplatzl in Unterpurkla St. Stefan im Rosental Mettersdorf am Saßbach St. Peter am Ottersbach Dietersdorf am Gnasbach Deutsch Goritz s’Genussplatz’l
Route calculated with BRouter, course of the Mur and Drava from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors

Along the way

  1. Start

    St. Stefan im Rosental

    Market town in the Rosental; this is where the ride south begins.

  2. km 12

    Mettersdorf am Saßbach

    Village in the Saßbach valley.

  3. km 17

    St. Peter am Ottersbach

    In the Ottersbach valley, roughly halfway along the route.

  4. km 22

    Dietersdorf am Gnasbach

    Village in the Gnasbach valley.

  5. km 29

    Deutsch Goritz

    From here the last few kilometres run across the plain to the Mur.

  6. 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 hill country.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile From St. Stefan im Rosental: 36.7 kilometres, from 320 to 221 metres, lowest point 221 metres, highest point 372 metres 250 300 350 0 km 5 km 10 km 15 km 20 km 25 km 30 km 35 km
Lowest point 221 m, highest point 372 m above sea level.

Worth a stop along the way

St. Stefan im Rosental parish church

St. Stefan im Rosental parish church

The church in the village centre, at the start of the route.

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

Mettersdorf am Saßbach

Mettersdorf am Saßbach

The village and its church tower, seen across the fields.

Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0

St. Peter am Ottersbach

St. Peter am Ottersbach

Village and parish church in evening light, seen from above.

Photo: Nxr-at, CC BY-SA 4.0

Deutsch Goritz parish church

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

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