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From Feldbach through the Vulkanland.

The Gleichenberg cycle route R45 in full: from Feldbach via the spa town of Bad Gleichenberg down to us, through villages, fields and the hills of the Vulkanland.

Distance
approx. 32.0 km
Climbing
approx. 128 m
Start
Feldbach
Finish
s’Genussplatz’l, Unterpurkla
Map of the route Gleichenberg cycle route R45 from Feldbach to the Genussplatzl in Unterpurkla Feldbach Bad Gleichenberg Trautmannsdorf Radochen s’Genussplatz’l
Route calculated with BRouter, course of the Mur and Drava from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors

Along the way

  1. Start

    Feldbach

    District capital on the River Raab. The Gleichenberg cycle route R45 starts on the eastern edge of town.

  2. km 12

    Bad Gleichenberg

    Spa town in the heart of the Vulkanland and a stage town of the Bike & Spa loop, whose stage from Mureck runs past us on the Gleichenberg cycle route R45.

  3. km 15

    Trautmannsdorf

    The Gleichenberg cycle route R45 leaves the spa town heading south, through the gently rolling hills.

  4. km 27

    Radochen

    The last few kilometres through fields and villages, until the Mur comes into view.

  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: Gleichenberg cycle route R45.

Elevation profile

Elevation profile Gleichenberg cycle route R45 from Feldbach: 31.9 kilometres, from 276 to 222 metres, lowest point 222 metres, highest point 370 metres 250 300 350 0 km 5 km 10 km 15 km 20 km 25 km 30 km
Lowest point 222 m, highest point 370 m above sea level.

Worth a stop along the way

Feldbach

Feldbach

The district capital on the Raab, with its parish church and colourful bell tower.

Photo: Haeferl, CC BY-SA 4.0

Spa park, Bad Gleichenberg

Spa park, Bad Gleichenberg

Old trees and wide lawns at the start of the route.

Photo: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0

Gleichenberger Kogel

Gleichenberger Kogel

Wooded domes of extinct volcanoes around the spa town.

Photo: Nxr-at, CC BY-SA 4.0

Trautmannsdorf

Trautmannsdorf

Village and parish church on the hillside just south of Bad Gleichenberg.

Photo: Petr Štefek, CC BY-SA 3.0 CZ

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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