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
The tour in numbers
medium
Level of difficulty
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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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Naturteich Großhart | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Ingrid Jansky
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Naturteich Großhart | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Ingrid Jansky
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Alpaka vom Bauernhof Radl | © Erlebnisregion Thermen- & Vulkanland | Bauernhof Radl
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GenussCard | © Bad Waltersdorf | Thermenland Süd- & Oststeiermark Marketing GmbH
What the weather will be like
Großsteinbach (326m)
A chance of thunderstorms in the early morning, then dry and partly sunny during the day.
Dry and bright with plenty of sunshine, clouds will be rare.
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