GenussCard Tour Pöllauer Tal Nature Park - ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee

Markings: R57/Pöllauer Radweg, HB18/Saifentalradweg, HB8/Hofkirchentour, R8/Feistritztalradweg, HB2/Teichtour, HB9/Schöneggtour,

• We join the R57/Pöllau cycle path and ride in the direction of Stubenberg/Pöllauberg.
• We continue along Lamberggasse and pass the Ebner confectionery.
• We ride out via Freiberg and Safental to Schönaudorf, at the traffic circle we continue straight on in the direction of "St. Stefan/Hofkirchen" and change to the HB18/Saifental cycle path or the garden tour.
• At the church of St. Stefan, we turn right towards Hofkirchen and now follow HB8/Hofkirchentour.
• In the village of Neuhof, we turn left downhill and continue along HB8 until the junction up to the Ballonhotel Thaller.
• We ride past the balloon hotel and the Hofkirchen chapel and turn right at the next junction, heading towards Vockenberg.
•     At Hofkirchen, we cross the main road and continue along the cycle path towards Schielleiten, where we can already see the baroque castle ahead of us.
•     However, we cycle around the castle on the cycle path, but pass the wild and romantic ponds of Schielleiten, which are somewhat hidden to our right. It is well worth a detour.
• At the next junction at a wayside chapel, we turn right downhill towards St. Johann/Herberstein.
• We now ride down to the main road with a view of the Kulm and cross it.
•  We now change to the R8/Feistritztal cycle path, which now leads across the parking lot of Tierwelt Herberstein and then out to the right along the cycle path to Stubenbergsee.
• If you want to avoid the climb up to the "Zeil", you can turn around here and cycle back the same way.

• The Stubenbergsee is the ideal place for a rest before continuing along the lakeshore up to the "Haus am See" = Stubenbergsee entrance
• We now ride up HB2/Teichtour to the right, cross the main road again and ride along the footpath up to the lake as far as the crossroads.
• We turn left and ride through the village of Stubenberg to the junction with the Rabenwald country road.
• Just a short stretch on the country road and we turn right uphill towards "Vockenberg".
• The steepest part of the tour (Sauriegelweg!) leads us up to the "Zeil", past wine taverns and with great views of the lake.
• At the next junction, we leave HB2 and turn left to continue on HB9/Schöneggtour.
• At the top, at GH Stelzer-Lex, we keep to the right and continue at a more leisurely pace until we reach the ridge.
• Straight ahead, with a view of the Pöllau valley, we continue along HB9 via Schönegg down to Schönaudorf.
• There we turn left up onto the R57/Pöllau cycle path and cycle back along the R57 to Pöllau.

Timetables and travel information can be found on the website of the Austrian Federal Railways or at Verbund Linie.

For local transport, we recommend the SAM-SammelTaxi, which also takes bicycles if you book in advance.

Pöllau, P&R at the Pöllau bypass

Tourism region Eastern Styria
Nature Park Pöllauer Valley office
Schloss 1
8225 Pöllau, Austria
Phone: +43 3335 4210
www.naturpark-poellauertal.at
www.oststeiermark.com

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