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)

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

Best season

January
February
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
9,5 km
Route
3:00 h
Time
90 hm
Uphill
90 hm
Downhill
450 m
Highest 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.

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 

Various hiking maps can be found in the information office Bad Waltersdorf.

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