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From Spielfeld along the Mur.

The classic route on the Mur: flat along the river, via Mureck, all the way to us in Unterpurkla.

Distance
approx. 26.9 km
Climbing
hardly any climbs
Start
Spielfeld
Finish
s’Genussplatz’l, Unterpurkla
Map of the route Mur Cycle Path from Spielfeld to the Genussplatzl in Unterpurkla Spielfeld Mureck Gosdorf s’Genussplatz’l
Route calculated with BRouter, course of the Mur and Drava from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors

Along the way

  1. Start

    Spielfeld

    Border town on the Mur, right by the South Styrian Wine Road. This is where the ride downstream begins.

  2. km 14

    Mureck

    The ship mill was set back on the Mur in 1997 after a historic model, one of the last floating ship mills in Central Europe.

  3. km 18

    Gosdorf

    Through the Mur’s riverside meadows, surrounded by the UNESCO Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve.

  4. 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 Mur Cycle Path from Spielfeld: 26.8 kilometres, from 251 to 222 metres, lowest point 221 metres, highest point 251 metres 220 240 260 0 km 5 km 10 km 15 km 20 km 25 km
Lowest point 221 m, highest point 251 m above sea level.

Worth a stop along the way

Spielfeld on the Mur

Spielfeld on the Mur

Start at the border: a new footbridge crosses the Mur here to Ceršak.

Photo: Asopotnik, CC BY-SA 4.0

Mureck

Mureck

The small town on the Mur, seen from the Slovenian bank.

Photo: Zeitblick, CC BY-SA 4.0

Mureck ship mill

Mureck ship mill

Back on the Mur since 1997, one of Central Europe's last floating mills.

Photo: Ewald Gabardi, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Mur floodplain

The Mur floodplain

Gravel banks and riverside forest in the UNESCO biosphere reserve, seen from the Murturm in Gosdorf.

Photo: Clemens Stockner, 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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