Hofkirchen- Bike Tour HB8
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Cycle to the balloon paradise Hofkirchen
On side roads with little traffic, you pass Schielleiten Castle with its large ponds and enter the wine-growing area of Tiefenbach. The route leads through orchards to the "Ballonhotel", where the hot-air balloons rise almost daily in the morning and evening. From there it is not far to the Gothic church of St. Stefan.
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ApfelLand is located in the heart of Eastern Styria, approx. 60 km north-east of Graz and approx. 140 km south of Vienna
By car: Coming from Vienna: Via the Südautobahn (A2) to the Hartberg exit - via the main road (B54) towards Graz - 2 km after Kaindorf towards Graz, turn off towards ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee
Coming from Salzburg/Germany: Highway via Salzburg - Pyhrnautobahn (A9) to Graz - continue on the Südautobahn in the direction of Vienna (A2) to the Gleisdorf West exit - main road (B54) to Kaibing - ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee
Stubenberg, Herberstein animal world
You start in Stubenberg at the Herberstein animal world
Past the Schielleitner ponds into the wine-growing area of Tiefenbach
and on to Hofkirchen to the "Ballonhotel Thaller", where you can often see the hot air balloons rise in the morning and evening - if the temperature is right.
From there it is not far to the Gothic church of St. Stefan
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Church of St. Stefan near Hofkirchen in Apfelland-Stubenbergsee in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Ballooning Thaller in Hofkirchen, ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Ballonhotel Thaller
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Vineyards near Hofkirchen, Apfelland-Stubenbergsee in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Pond in Schielleiten in ApfelLand- Stubenbergsee, in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Crossroads at HB8 in Apfelland-Stubenbergsee in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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View at HB8, ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee, Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christine Pollhammer
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Marking on HB8, ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee in Eastern Styria | © Oststeiermark Tourismus | Christa Pollhammer
What the weather will be like
Kaindorf (331m)
Fair or bright in the beginning, cloudy towards the end of the day.
Mostly cloudy through the day with light rain now and then.
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