stp Route #1 King stage Mariazell
Cycling tour Starting from Government district/Landhausschiff bike path
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 167,59 km
- Duration: 8:00 h
- Ascent: 1463 m elevation gain
- Descent: 1463 m elevation gain
The ultimate challenge for racing bike fans
- Starting point of the tour
- Government district/Landhausschiff bike path
- Tour destination
- Government district/Landhausschiff bike path
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Distance: 167,59 km
- Duration: 8:00 h
- Ascent: 1463 m elevation gain
- Descent: 1463 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:6/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point268 m
- Highest point1107 m
- Round tour
- Nice views
- Accessibility by train and bus
Description
The royal stage Mariazell offers 169 kilometers and 1,930 meters of altitude difference
the sporting challenge par excellence in the midst of fantastic scenery. From St. Pölten to Mariazell and back, the idyllic Pielach and Traisental valleys and Mariazeller Land with their forests and peaks await you. Enjoy the serpentines from Puchenstuben, spectacular views on the Josefsberg and the impressive basilica in the middle of the pilgrimage town of Mariazell. After a refreshment stop at the Wuchtlwirtin inn, the route leads past the Hubertussee and Walster lakes back towards the provincial capital. This route combines sporting challenges with unforgettable impressions.
- Route description Landhaus St. Pölten – via bike path to Spratzern – Obergrafendorfer Straße to Völterndorf – old tank road – Wetzersdorf – Fridau – Klangen – Kammerhof – Hofstetten – Rabenstein – Kirchberg – Frankenfels – Puchenstuben – Lassingrotte – Wienerbruck – Josefsberg – Mitterbach – St. Sebastian – Mariazell – Hubertussee Walstern – Ulreichsberg – Gscheid – Kernhof – St. Aegyd – Hohenberg – Freiland – Lilienfeld – Traisen – from Traisen to St. Pölten on the Traisen bike path
- Parking In the area of the government district, paid underground parking spaces are available (partly free of charge in the evenings and on weekends)
- Getting there Access by car via the A1 and S33, motorway exit St. Pölten-Nord or St. Pölten Ost.
- Public transport St. Pölten is ideally accessible by trains from ÖBB and Westbahn. The main train station St. Pölten is only a few minutes by bike from the start and end point.
- Editor’s tip Stop at the inn "Zur Wuchtlwirtin" in the valley of the Weiße Walster by the idyllic Hubertussee.