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Autumn bike tour in ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee

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Autumn shows its most beautiful, sweetest and tastiest side on the Apple Route. The circular tour takes you through an idyllic landscape and offers culinary delights in abundance. True excursion highlights such as the Stubenbergsee lake and the Herberstein animal world await you!
A truly fruity road winds for 25 km from hill to hill through the idyllic landscape of Eastern Styria, connecting the orchards with inns and direct marketers.

"A journey to paradise..." is how the well-known local poet Peter Rossegger described his trip to Puch in his days.

Cycle routes ranging from family-friendly to sporty lead you through the colorful autumn landscape, and make room for enjoying the variety of regional delicacies in this time of abundance.

Numerous farms selling farm-gate products await you along the tour. Countless "farm-to-table self-service stands" also invite you to taste and buy products from Austria's garden.

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The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
24,1 km
Route
2:05 h
Time
478 hm
Uphill
477 hm
Downhill
722 m
Highest point

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Puch

The apple village of Puch is located in Eastern Styria and is easily accessible via the A2 from Vienna (approx. 1.8 hours) and Graz (approx. 45 minutes).

Coming from Vienna: Take the highway exit Hartberg on the A2 coming from Vienna. Follow the B54 / Wechselbundesstraße to Pischelsdorf. Via Reichendorf - Elz to Puch.

From Graz: Take the A2 Südautobahn to Gleisdorf-West, then follow the B54 Wechselbundesstraße for two km to the "Blick zur Riegersburg" parking lot and turn left onto the "Steirische Apfelstraße". Follow the signs for approx. 15 km to Puch bei Weiz.

The starting point is the apple village of Puch near Weiz - the "heart" of the Styrian Apple Route. From Puch we head towards Harl, we are now on the WZ16/Apfeltour and therefore in the middle of ApfelLand with its orchards, with the striking Kulm on our right.

At the edge of the forest, we turn right and ride down the WZ16 to Feistritz. Here we turn right along the WZ16 or R8/Feistritzal cycle path along the river to the Stubenbergsee lake. Fire salamanders, grass snakes and tree frogs scurry along the cycle path, while wagtails, chaffinches and green woodpeckers give a concert in the treetops.

Once we reach Lake Stubenbergsee, we should definitely plan a break to enjoy Austria's warmest bathing lake with a wide range of leisure activities.

The route continues along the Feistritztal cycle path R8 with a small ascent to St. Johann bei Herberstein. The beautifully designed zoo with its historic Herberstein Castle is also worth a visit.

We continue left across the parking lot (slightly downhill) and then turn right again before the exit onto the R8, which leads us down to the Feistritz.

Shortly before the entrance to the castle administration, we turn left over the bridge and continue on the R8 to the bridge in St. Johann bei Herberstein.

At the bridge in St. Johann, we keep right and continue along HB7/Weinbergtour.

We head up to the village center with its church, monastery and a picturesque general store right next to the Riegerbauer estate.

We continue up the road in the direction of the "Hofberger Buschenschänken".

On the Hoferberg we are now in the middle of the wine-growing area and have a wide view of the countryside.

We reach Siegersdorf, pass the Lang winery and continue uphill at the next junction on the right ("Siegersdorf/Kulm/Stubenberg") along the HB7.

Above Siegersdorf, we turn left at the next crossroads and continue in the direction of "Kulm/Kulmkeltendorf".

We now ride below the Kulm, past the GH Ackerwirt. We enjoy the beautiful views and stay on the HB7.

At the junction with the main road, we leave HB7 and turn left into the village of Puch to reach the starting point. Several establishments invite you to stop for refreshments.

We recommend:
  • Numerous farms selling farm-gate products await you for a tasting.
  • Self-service farm stands also invite you to buy delicious regional products.
Puch can be reached by bus from Weiz (train station):

To Graz main station - direction Gleisdorf - change - S-BAHN to Weiz. Take bus 204 to the apple village of Puch.

Please clarify in advance whether you can take your bike with you.

Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.

For local transportation we recommend the SAM-Sammeltaxi Oststeiermark.

Puch: At the intersection at Gasthof Meißl in the center of Puch, head east to the parking lot at the swimming pool.
Information about the region, places to stop and stay, excursion destinations etc. can be found here:

Eastern Styria Tourist Board

ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee office

8223 Stubenberg am See 5

Tel: +43 3176 8882

www.apfelland.info

www.oststeiermark.com

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Mobility Eastern Styria with shared cab SAM

Find out about hiking maps, cycling maps, excursion destination maps and other tour tips at the tourist office.

You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.

Eastern Styria Tourist Office

Office ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee

8223 Stubenberg am See 5

Tel. :+43 3176 8882

www.apfelland.info

www.oststeiermark.com

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What the weather will be like

Feistritztal (361m)

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16.11.2024
very sunny
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17.11.2024
very sunny
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slightly cloudy
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Kindererlebnis-Bauernhof Perhofer, Silvia | © Oststeiermark Tourismus, Rene Strasser

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