Hiking route Hofwald trail (Hofwald-Weg) - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland Hiking route Hofwald trail (Hofwald-Weg) - Touren-Impression #1 | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland

Hofwald trail (Hofwald-Weg)

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A hike that has a lot to offer. You will pass a pond, a lookout, a chapel and many small villages.
The starting point of the hiking tour is the center of Auffen. The 9.5 km long circular route has a lot to offer. Not only culinary, but also in terms of experience, there is a lot on offer.

 

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness
Experience
Scenery

Best season

January
February
November
December

The tour in numbers

medium
Level of difficulty
9,5 km
Route
3:00 h
Time
90 hm
Uphill
90 hm
Downhill
450 m
Highest point
360 m
Lowest point

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More information

From direction Vienna:
A2 freeway in the direction of Graz - you take the Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf exit, then in the direction of Auffen.

From direction Graz:
Freeway A2 direction Vienna - you take the exit Sebersdorf/ Bad Waltersdorf, then direction Auffen.

Detailed information on how to get to us can be found here.

Start the tour in the center of Auffen. Walk in the direction of Großsteinbach along the Hofwaldstraße. At the crossroads you have to keep left. Continue in the direction of Neusiedl. At the wayside shrine turn left to the center of the small village and then left again into the forest. Keep the direction until you come to the crossroads and keep right towards Großharter Teich. From here the path continues to the center of Großhart and finally you come back to the starting point in Auffen.
1.start center of Auffen
2.direction Großsteinbach
3.along the Hofwaldstraße
4.turn left at the crossing
5.continue in the direction of Neusiedl
6.at the wayside shrine left to the village center, then left again into the forest
7.continue to the crossroads, then turn right towards the pond
8.continue to the center of Großhart
9.and back to the starting point in the center of Auffen

 

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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 in the center of the village.
Die  Steiermark Touren App , die gratis auf  Google Play  und im  App Store  zur Verfügung steht (Android, iOS), bietet detaillierte Informationen aus erster Hand: Shortfacts (Länge, Dauer, Schwierigkeit, Aufstieg und Abstieg in Höhenmetern, Bewertungen), Karte, Wegbeschreibungen, Höhenmesser, Kompass, Gipfelfinder, Navigation entlang der Tour.

 

Tourist office Thermen- & Vulkanland

Gästeinfo Bad Waltersdorf
Hauptplatz 90
8271 Bad Waltersdorf
Tel: +43 3382 55 100-71
badwaltersdorf@thermen-vulkanland.at
www.thermen-vulkanland.at 

 

Gallery

What the weather will be like

Großsteinbach (326m)

Morning
sunny
5°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
18°C
0%
25 km/h
Night
slightly cloudy
16°C
0%
20 km/h
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Morning
sunny
10°C
0%
10 km/h
Noon
sunny
23°C
0%
20 km/h
Night
sunny
18°C
5%
15 km/h
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
31.03.2024
sunny
8°C 22°C
01.04.2024
cloudy
8°C 23°C
02.04.2024
slightly cloudy
6°C 18°C
Südosten Region Österreich | © Thermen- & Vulkanland Steiermark

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