Hofwald trail (Hofwald-Weg)

Logo Hofwald trail (Hofwald-Weg)
Logo Hofwald trail (Hofwald-Weg)
Tour data
9.45km
362 - 448m
Distance
88hm
107hm
Ascent
03:00h
 
Duration
Brief description

A hike that has a lot to offer. You will pass a pond, a lookout, a chapel and many small villages.

Difficulty
medium
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

In the center of Auffen

Route
Lindenhof Straußenwirt
0.0 km
Auffen
0.1 km
Kapelle Auffen
0.1 km
Backhendlstation Gasthof Schneider
0.1 km
Neusiedl
5.4 km
Holzboot
5.4 km
Teichschenke
7.0 km
Großhart
8.0 km
Auffen
9.1 km
Lindenhof Straußenwirt
9.4 km


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Description
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.

 

Directions
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

 

Highest point
448 m
Endpoint

In the center of Auffen

Height profile

Equipment
 

Proper backpack packing makes many things easier: Pack heavy things first. The water bottle should always be within reach in a side pocket. All the things that are often needed, such as sunglasses, camera or hiking map, belong on top. An emergency kit, including blister plasters, belongs in every rucksack and it is always advisable to dress in layers.

 

Safety instructions
 

Emergency call mountain rescue: 140
ambulance: 144
European emergency call: 112
firefighters: 122
police: 133

 

Tips when reporting an emergency – Answer these six WH questions: What happened? How many people are injured? Where did the accident happen (are there GPS coordinates)? Who is reporting the incident (callback number)? When did the accident happen? What is the weather like at the site of the incident?

 

Tips

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Additional information
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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 

 


Directions
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.

Public transportation
 

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

 

With Verbundlinie’s BusBahnBim route planner app, planning your journey has never been easier: simply enter towns and/or addresses, stop names or points of interest to check all bus, train and tram connections in Austria. The app is available free of charge for smartphones – on Google Play and in the App Store

 

 

 

Parking
There are numerous parking spaces in the center of the village.

Author
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