Hofwald trail (Hofwald-Weg)

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.