Hofkirchen- Bike Tour HB8
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Cycle to the balloon paradise Hofkirchen
On side roads with little traffic, you pass Schielleiten Castle with its large ponds and enter the wine-growing area of Tiefenbach. The route leads through orchards to the "Ballonhotel", where the hot-air balloons rise almost daily in the morning and evening. From there it is not far to the Gothic church of St. Stefan.
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ApfelLand is located in the heart of Eastern Styria, approx. 60 km north-east of Graz and approx. 140 km south of Vienna
By car: Coming from Vienna: Via the Südautobahn (A2) to the Hartberg exit - via the main road (B54) towards Graz - 2 km after Kaindorf towards Graz, turn off towards ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee
Coming from Salzburg/Germany: Highway via Salzburg - Pyhrnautobahn (A9) to Graz - continue on the Südautobahn in the direction of Vienna (A2) to the Gleisdorf West exit - main road (B54) to Kaibing - ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee
Stubenberg, Herberstein animal world
You start in Stubenberg at the Herberstein animal world
Past the Schielleitner ponds into the wine-growing area of Tiefenbach
and on to Hofkirchen to the "Ballonhotel Thaller", where you can often see the hot air balloons rise in the morning and evening - if the temperature is right.
From there it is not far to the Gothic church of St. Stefan
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Church of St. Stefan near Hofkirchen in Apfelland-Stubenbergsee in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Ballooning Thaller in Hofkirchen, ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Ballonhotel Thaller
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Vineyards near Hofkirchen, Apfelland-Stubenbergsee in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Pond in Schielleiten in ApfelLand- Stubenbergsee, in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Crossroads at HB8 in Apfelland-Stubenbergsee in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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View at HB8, ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Marking on HB8, ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christa Pollhammer
What the weather will be like
Kaindorf (331m)
Quite sunny with scattered clouds during the day, but a chance of thunderstorms towards evening.
Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, clouds will be rare.
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