Hiking route Hoferberg round tour - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Hiking route Hoferberg round tour - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Hoferberg round tour

The circular hiking trail takes you through the charming landscape of the East Styrian Apfelland Stubenbergsee region

A hike that has a lot to offer.

Take a leisurely stroll through nature and let your mind wander. Discover the power of water - take time to enjoy a wonderful landscape!

On this circular route, we also walk along the educational wine trail, where we learn a lot about viticulture in the region from the information boards. Another highlight in the truest sense of the word is the viewpoint on the Geierwand. From here we have a fantastic view of the beautiful landscape of ApfelLand.

Characteristics

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The tour in numbers

10,4 km
Route
3:00 h
Time
318 hm
Uphill
319 hm
Downhill
639 m
Highest point

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More information

  • 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:Take the south motorway (A2) to the Hartberg exit - via the main road (B54) towards Graz - 2 km after Kaindorf towards Graz, turn off towards ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee- St.Johann bei Herberstein
    Coming from Salzburg/Germany:
  • Motorway via Salzburg - Pyhrnautobahn (A9) to Graz - continue via the Südautobahn in the direction of Vienna (A2) to the Gleisdorf West exit - main road (B54) to Kaibing - ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee- Stubenbergsee- St.Johann bei Herberstein
    To Google Maps for the calculation of the journey.
We start the circular hike in St. Johann bei Herberstein at the municipal office. There is also a public car park here.
Before we start our hike, we have the opportunity to refresh ourselves at the Kneipp village square. St. Johann bei Herberstein is a member of the Kneipp Active Park Mittleres Feistritztal 
Strengthened and refreshed, we now set off towards the public playground and sports field in Hoferberg, orientating ourselves on trail marker no. 3 (red-white-red)
Along the educational wine trail - (information boards tell interesting facts about the cultural history of viticulture), on to the Geierwand.
Passing the Wolfskirche (a rock formation that gave rise to this name), we reach the district of Bergl, the Hoferberg wine-growing area and via Oberklausen we return to the Feistritztal valley and the starting point in St. Johann bei Herberstein.
  • Kneipp therapy
  • Wine trail
  • Wine taverns along the hike
Timetables and travel information can be found at Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB) or at Verkehrsauskunft Verbundlinie.
For local transport we recommend the SAM collective taxi Eastern Styria.

Information about the region, places to stop and stay overnight, excursion destinations, etc:
Eastern Styria Tourist Board
ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee office
8223 Stubenberg am See 5
Tel:+43 3176 8882
www.apfelland.info
 www.oststeiermark.com
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Mobility in Eastern Styria with the SAM shared taxi service
Find out about hiking maps, cycle maps, excursion destination maps and other tour tips at the tourist office. You can also order information material on our website from the comfort of your own home.

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