Bierradtour in der Hügelwelt "Bier & Kulinarik"

The "Culinary" beer bike tour promises unforgettable moments of enjoyment. This ambitious tour in the southern part of the holiday region promises unforgettable moments of beer & enjoyment and has many culinary highlights in store, e.g. traditional farmer's doughnuts, high-quality distillates and the finest salami.

Total 203 km, journey time approx. 14 hours ↑ 3,300 hm ↓ 3,290 hm

Total route
Pregarten - Hagenberg im Mühlkreis - Neumarkt im Mühlkreis - Alberndorf - Gallneukirchen - Katsdorf - Ried in der Riedmark - Schwertberg - Au an der Donau - Windhaag bei Perg - Rechberg - St. Thomas am Blasenstein - Pierbach - Schönau im Mühlkreis - Bad Zell - Tragwein - Gutau - Lasberg - Kefermarkt - Pregarten

Due to the metres in altitude, we recommend dividing the tour into 4 or 6 daily stages.

Starting point
Bruckmühle cultural centre in Pregarten

Parking facilities
opposite the Bruckmühle in Pregarten

Overnight accommodation
You can find all accommodation options on our websitewww.muehlviertel-urlaub.at

All information relevant to cycling and stage suggestions can be found at Multimedia/Documents

Every season has its charm on this route - in spring the fruit trees are in bloom, in summer you cycle along the towering hop fields and in autumn beer is served with regional game dishes. You can expect a particularly high density of breweries and exceptional culinary delights along the route, and whisky lovers will also get their money's worth.

Culinary highlights on the tour
Hagenberg: BIO-Kobl in the Softwarepark (self-service shop with regional products).
products). Neumarkt: Trosselsdorf cider museum incl. cider tasting & regional snack.
snack. Alberndorf: Whisky distillery Erlebnis- & Genusswelt Peter Affenzeller,
Organic herb farm Aufreiter, Wirschenbauer and Stroblladen. Gallneukirchen: Riepl meat factory. Katsdorf: Show farm Salamitrocknerei Saller, Mühlviertler FEUERzeug Chillisaucen, Biohof Steininger - Aronia and more. Ried in der Riedmark: Buchholzer Bräu private brewery with 7 of its own beers. Schwertberg: Private brewery Schwertberger Bräu. Au an der Donau: donAu Stand'l From Märzen to Bock - from Stout to Frucht Lambic - they stand for beer expertise and hospitality PUR! Windhaag bei Perg: Hoftaverne Holzer with regional specialities. Rechberg: Mühlviertel Nature Park with its nature park specialities. St. Thomas am Blasenstein: Dinkelhof Gruber. Pierbach: Gasthaus Populorum with regional roast pork from the wood-fired oven, Hutti's Gupfwald Heuriger. Schönau im Mühlkreis: Taverne Prandegg near Prandegg Castle. Bad Zell: Hedwig's Gartl with organic delights, gifts and herb garden or learn to bake bread at the Stöcher bakery. Tragwein: Farmer's doughnut grindery with show farm, Schaumosterei and organic farm shop Pankrazhofer, Grünhilde (gourmet shop with beer from "The Beer Buddies" from Tragwein). Gutau: Dambachler organic farm and distillery, Wirt auf da Fürling with home-brewed beer. Lasberg: Krammerladen - the farm shop at the Krammer-Pinter organic farm. Kefermarkt: Schlossbrauerei Weinberg - 1st Upper Austrian pub brewery, Bierbuschenschank Eder Bräu. Pregarten: Nordland Aronia - a small berry with a big effect, Uli's Naturkost Bioladen.

Beer tip

• Private brewery Buchholzer Bräu, Ried i.d.Rdm
• Private brewery Schwertberger Bräu, Schwertberg
• The Beer Buddies (available from Grünhilde)
• Wirt auf da Fürling (home-brewed beer)
• Bierbuschenschank Eder Bräu, Kefermarkt
• Weinberg Castle Brewery, Kefermarkt

Route:
The tour starts at the Bruckmühle car park - on the R914 to the B124, then on the Hagenberg connecting road - keep right at both traffic lights, (connection option from Landhotel Scheiben on the R915) to Hagenberg - on the R914 Feichterwald to the Dingdorf/Mahrersdorf junction - straight on the Dingdorf - Rempldorf - Neumarkt connecting road; there on the R916 to Trosselsdorf as far as the cider museum - continue on the R910 to Pröselsdorf - Gasthof Glockerwirt on the right as far as the Loitzendorf turn-off "Whisky distillery sign" to the Erlebnis- & Genusswelt Affenzeller - continue via Spattendorf - in the village turn right into the R910 along Siedlungsstraße until turning right along Grasbach to the junction with Reichenauer Straße on the R28 to Gallneukirchen along the Gusen on the R28 to Engerwitzdorf - Katsdorf (culinary centre/showrooms) to Lungitz - after the railway tunnel turn left - Schwarzendorf - turn right towards Reiserdirection Reiser - turn right Grünau - left to Buchholz (Buchholzer Bräu) - right on cycle path along B123 to Holzgasse - turn left into Holzgasse and via Doppl - Hartlon R30 in Schwertberg (Schwertberger Bräu) - continue on R30 - Aisthofen - Au an der Donau (DonAu Standl- Beer Competence Centre and campsite) - via R1 and R29 to Perg - Auhof - Pergkirchen - Münzbacher Straße turn right to Altenburg (NOTE Museum "Der Graf von Windhaag" and Altenburg branch church) and left along Pühringerstraße to Windhaag bei Perg (Kloster Windhaag) - via Rechberger Straße to Hiesbach - Windischhof (junction with R977) to Rechberg (bathing lake/nature park) - along bathing lake to junction left R977 via Naturerlebnis Pammerhöhe on Puchberg keep left (Elefantenstein) to the chapel - turn right on Reiterberg via Ober St. Thomas and junction right onto Klöcknerberg. Thomas and junction right onto Klingenbergstraße to St. Thomas am Blasenstein (Luftgeselchter Pfarrer/Buckelweh Luck'n) - back on Klingenbergstraße until junction right onto Güterweg Staub - direction Klein Maselsdorf - at the chapel turn left via Lindnerberg to Pierbach - along the Große Naarn on R956 to Ruttenstein car park - left onto connection R956 - Hofing - Schönau im Mühlkreis - after the sports grounds (outdoor pool) turn left towards Oberndorf - along R956 - Pehersdorf - ATTENTION! Turn left to Bad Zell in R959 - Weberberg - turn right to Hirtlhof and over the Haidberg to Erdleiten R913 - Lugendorf to the turn-off "Mostmacherei Pankrazhofer" - Stögmühl (watch out for the crossing of the B124) - to the Tragweiner Beerbuddies in the Russenhaus - via B124 to Tragwein and left towards Kriechbaum onto the R913 (Kaolinum theme park) - on R913 via Stranzberg onto the R30 - (crossing the B124 at Pfahnlmühle onto R30=Aisttal Bezirksstraße (Waldaist/Naarn European nature reserve with Upper Austrian castle museum Reichenstein) to Güterweg Marreith - left via Marreith (Ortner organic cheese dairy) to the dyeing community of Gutau - via R912 - Tannbach (Tannbach Castle - private) - Höllberg - Fürling (beer tavern with Fürling beer; connection to beer cycle tour Bier&Kultur or Bier&Natur) - R909 Paben - Elz - Weinberg in Kefermarkt (1st Upper Austrian brewery and castle, world-famous winged altar) - cross the Feldaist and turn left along the R917 - Leermühle - Neustadt (Hopfenbau Eder) - Selker - turn left into the R914 Pregartsdorf - Gmeinerhof - Greisingberg - Pregarten to the destination Bruckmühle.