Apple trail (Apfelwanderweg)
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Along the apple hiking trail there are seven information boards, which will bring you closer to the history & tradition of apples in Eastern Styria.
Hiking improves endurance and strengthens the musculoskeletal system. In addition, regular exercise has positive effects on physical as well as mental health.
The starting point of the hiking tour is the information office in the center of Bad Waltersdorf. The 10.8 km long hike revolves around the Styrian apple, its diversity as well as its history and tradition. The apple in culinary: Visit also the farms along the hiking trail and enjoy delicious, Styrian apple specialties.
Characteristics
The tour in numbers
medium
Level of difficulty
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Detailed information on how to get there can be found
here.
At the beginning of the tour you will take some impressions of the center of the 2 thermal spa region Bad Waltersdorf. A visit to the Roman Stone Museum next to the parish church is recommended. Cross the main intersection - then turn right along Schulstraße past the outdoor pool. Then continue straight ahead over the railroad crossing to the Heiltherme. Before you reach the spa, you will pass beautiful orchards. At the Heiltherme the tour joins the so-called Thermenstraße and turns right onto Hinterfeldweg. Pass the Pieber and Thaler wine taverns. A forest path leads past Sauberg and then right downhill, over the railroad crossing, straight ahead to Leitersdorf. After the village inn Seiler-Ziegler turn right to Leitersdorfberg and back to Bad Waltersdorf. Before you finish the route you also pass the 18-hole golf course and can enjoy a beautiful view over the golf course as well as over the 2-thermal region.
1. direction main crossing
2. cross the bridge, then turn right
3. cross the railroad crossing
4. straight ahead direction Heiltherme
5. at Heiltherme turn right into Hinterfeldweg
6. at Elektro-Buchberger turn left into Waldweg
7. near Buschenschank Pichler separation of W2 and W3
8. along the Höhenweg to Sauberg
9. along the gravelled path, then right separation of W1
10. downhill to the railroad crossing
11. straight ahead to Leitersdorf
12. after the bridge left
13. after the village inn Seiler-Ziegler turn right
14. uphill to Leitersdorfberg
15. together with W1 back to Bad Waltersdorf
GenussCard: Visit the culinary establishments and taste the specialties of the Styrian apple.
Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website www.busbahnbim.at
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There are numerous
parking spaces available throughout the center of Bad Waltersdorf.
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Steirische Äpfel | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Josef Lederer
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Informationstafel über den W4 | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Infobüro Bad Waltersdorf
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Römerzeitliches Museum | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Bernhard Bergmann
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Bogenschießen in Bad Waltersdorf | © Bad Waltersdorf | Mias Photoart
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Weg ins Ortszentrum | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Infobüro Bad Waltersdorf
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Kurpark Bad Waltersdorf | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Bernhard Bergmann
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GenussCard | © Bad Waltersdorf | Thermenland Süd- & Oststeiermark Marketing GmbH
What the weather will be like
Bad Waltersdorf (291m)
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, clouds will be rare.
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