Rachau is a former municipality in the district of Murtal in Styria, Austria with 626 inhabitants.

Neighbouring settlements include Apfelberg, St. Margarethen, St. Lorenzen, Kleinlobming, St. Stefan ob Leoben, Salla, Übelbach, Kainach bei Voitsberg und Gallmannsegg.

There is a primary school and two volunteer firefighters in the village.

Riders of motorbikes and also quadbikes and even the occasional car or converted jetski/snowmobile would attempt to ride as far up the hillside as possible without falling off.

This was televised across Europe on Eurosport and attracted a trackside audience of 10,000 to 30,000 people.