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The Garten-Hotel is your bike hotel in Eastern Styria

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Cycling holidays in Eastern Styria

Get on your bike and out into nature

Sun-kissed Eastern Styria is a popular destination for cyclists thanks to its diverse landscape. The well-developed cycle network offers a variety of tours for cyclists of all levels of difficulty – ideal for beginners and advanced cyclists alike. You cycle through white blossoming apple orchards, past vineyards and pumpkin fields, through romantic towns that invite you to rest and stroll. Cycling region Eastern StyriaHoliday packagesMountain bikingHiking

Discover cycling holidays with variety at the Garten-Hotel Ochensberger

Experience nature in Styria to the full on your bike: the country with its flat valleys, gentle hills, lush green Alpine meadows and panoramic mountain roads will leave you in awe!

Combine sport with a holiday in pretty rooms with lovely furnishings and wellness in the enchanting Hotel-Spa STEIERNESS “Adults only”. The family-run, environmentally certified hotel in a central location with a charming Mediterranean atmosphere is the ideal starting point for sightseeing tours within easy reach.

The Garten-Hotel Ochensberger is your bike hotel for extensive and eventful tours through Styria

Eastern Styria is a real insider tip and entices visitors with wonderful experiences in the “Garden of Austria”. Over 200 excursion destinations in 4 regions can be explored free of charge with the included GenussCard, including admission, guided tours and tastings. The enchanting hotel spa STEIERNESS “Adults only” on over 1000m² with a spacious bathing & sauna area, the garden with natural swimming pond and thatched relaxation pavilion, the soothing atmosphere with the living comfort in a noble country house style and the excellent cuisine in 2 different restaurants ensure a lot of enjoyment.

Your bike hotel in Styria

In and around St. Ruprecht you are guaranteed to find the perfect route with the right profile for your eventful cycle tour. Discover the culture on your tour through Graz, taste excellent wines, breathe in the fresh forest air and enjoy the delicious cuisine at the hotel after an extensive day out in the region.

Certified bike hotel

The Garten-Hotel is Bett+Bike SPORT certified and therefore an ideal bike hotel with the best conditions for your next cycling holiday! It is therefore a bike-friendly hotel that fulfils the requirements of the ADFC in the categories of safety, care, service and technology.

We have set up a “base camp” for your active holiday:

Ochensberger's base camp for active holidaymakers

Free services Additional services on request
  • lockable room for own bicycles
  • small workshop for repairs:
    extensive tools, spare inner tubes, compressor and much more!
  • Bike washing area
  • Hanging facilities for wet laundry
  • Lockable lockers with battery charging station for your own bike batteries
  • Info corner with maps
  • about cycling, hiking and the region
  • fresh spring water to take away
  • free rental bikes
  • Bike mount for your smartphone (4.7″ to 6.5″) (deposit required)
  • Oststeiermark GenussCard (March to Oct.)
  • E-bike hire at a special price
  • Isotonic powder and energy bars
  • Guided cycle and mountain bike tours
  • Laundry service
  • Packed lunch: soft drink, energy bar, apples, snack

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Happiness is like cycling on a sunny day.
Because every ride in Eastern Styria
is like a little holiday.

Discover the cycling region of Eastern Styria

The most beautiful tours

... right on the doorstep

The hotel is the starting point for the most beautiful cycle tours in Styria and is located directly on the Raabtalradweg R11: Cycle 100 kilometres from Almenland across eastern Styria on flat cycle paths all the way to southern Burgenland in Hungary.

Tour info
Almost 112 kilometres of family fun between the source of the Raab in Almenland to Szentgotthard in Hungary. The family cycle route takes us through small romantic towns such as Weiz and Gleisdorf, past apple orchards and vineyards, pumpkin and maize fields all the way to Thermenland. More info

The “Ochensberger” is also a stage on the new, 400km-long Weinland Steiermark Tour: on 8 stages, you can experience the rich culture and diverse landscape between historic towns, contemporary architecture and breathtaking castles and palaces.

Tour info
The tour is around 400 kilometres long and leads through the Styrian regions in several stages. On leisurely to sporty stages, you will not only see a varied landscape, but also embark on a true cultural journey between apple orchards and vineyards, wine taverns and culinary delights! Thanks to the extensive high-speed rail network, you can easily spread your cycling holiday over several days! More info

The neighbouring 6 family-friendly “Beetle Bean Tours” are a must, allowing you to explore the gentle hilly landscape of Eastern Styria on numerous panoramic trails past extensive meadows.

Tour info
The beetle bean is not only the flagship product of St. Ruprecht an der Raab, but also gives its name to 6 circular cycle tours, starting and finishing at the main square in St. Ruprecht an der Raab. More info

Free tour apps

With the smart apps for all Android & Apple smartphones, you can plan your cycling or hiking tours at home or collect important information: easy planning of cycle routes, suggestions for sights and restaurants along the way, precise voice announcements, offline navigation and routing profiles. Explore the most beautiful cycle routes and hiking tours with the practical apps – completely FREE!

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