Gravel route Rosalia
Mountain bike tour Starting from Katzelsdorf, castle
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 39,63 km
- Duration: 4:00 h
- Ascent: 960 m elevation gain
- Descent: 612 m elevation gain
The medium-difficulty gravel tour around the Rosalia leads like a "figure-eight loop" through the hilly landscape between Lower Austria and Burgenland.
- Starting point of the tour
- Katzelsdorf, castle
- Tour destination
- Katzelsdorf, castle
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 39,63 km
- Duration: 4:00 h
- Ascent: 960 m elevation gain
- Descent: 612 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:4/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:6/6
- Lowest point273 m
- Highest point662 m
- Round tour
Description
Where the foothills of the Alps merge into the Pannonian plain lies the Rosalia, a range of hills in the north of the Bucklige Welt. The tour starts and ends in Katzelsdorf an der Leitha. The route leads along the signposted "Sauberbründl route" and the "Buma-Bia route". The combination of the two routes forms a "figure-eight loop", which mainly runs along the eastern side of the Rosalia.
The first stop on the route is Bad Sauerbrunn. After passing through the famous spa town, the route heads up through the forest on the Sauerbründl route. The route then turns into the Buma-Bia route towards Forchtenstein and on to Wiesen. The direct route leads back via Bad Sauerbrunn to Katzelsdorf. If you want to ride the "Achter", head towards Forchtenstein again, but then turn off towards Lanzenkirchen on the western side of the Rosalia. From here it is only a short distance back to Katzelsdorf.
- Equipment The route leads over both paved sections and forest roads. Appropriate tire equipment for the bike is required.
- Parking Free parking at Katzelsdorf castle
- Getting there A2 to Wiener Neustadt interchange, exit S4 towards Eisenstadt/MattersburgS4 to Neudörfl exit, towards Katzelsdorf
- Public transport Regular train connections from Wiener Neustadt main station (connection to the international rail network) and Mattersburg to Katzelsdorf.There is also a regular bus connection from Wiener Neustadt main station. Information at https://anachb.vor.at/
- Editor’s tip Katzelsdorf is easily accessible by train as a starting point. Information can be found at https://anachb.vor.at/