Bike Riding Vineyard round HB7, St. Johann bei Herberstein - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus Bike Riding Vineyard round HB7, St. Johann bei Herberstein - Touren-Impression #1 | © Oststeiermark Tourismus

Vineyard round HB7, St. Johann bei Herberstein

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Beautiful natural landscape with forests, vineyards, fruit and orchards
The connection from the Feistritztal cycle path to the Apfelstraße is a real panoramic route on the southern slope of the Kulm. The climb over the Hoferberg wine-growing area to the Ackerwirt is rewarding with wide views over the East Styrian hill country. In the apple village of Puch, restaurants and apple farmers invite you to take a break.

Characteristics

Skill
Fitness

Best season

January
February
March
November
December

The tour in numbers

easy
Level of difficulty
11,1 km
Route
1:10 h
Time
385 hm
Uphill
257 hm
Downhill
721 m
Highest point

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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- St.Johann bei Herberstein

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- St.Johann bei Herberstein

St. Johann bei Herberstein, former municipal office

This somewhat challenging tour leads from St. Johann bei Herberstein to Puch bei Weiz.

At the bridge in St. Johann, we keep to the right and take the HB7/Weinberg tourWe head up to the village center with its church, monastery and the Riegerbauer estate.We continue up the road in the direction of the "Hofberger Buschenschänken".On the Hoferberg we are now in the middle of the wine-growing area and have a wide view of the countryside.We reach Siegersdorf, pass the Lang winery and continue uphill at the next junction on the right ("Siegersdorf/Kulm/Stubenberg") along the HB7.Above Siegersdorf, we turn left at the next crossroads and continue in the direction of "Kulm/Kulmkeltendorf".At the junction with the main road, we leave the HB7 and turn left into the village of Puch, the center of the Apfelstraße. Several businesses invite you to take a break = start in PuchFrom Puch we take the same route back to Harl, we are now on WZ16/Apfeltour and therefore in the middle of ApfelLand with its orchards, with the striking Kulm to our right. At the edge of the forest, we turn right and ride down the WZ16 to Feistritz.

Here we turn right along the WZ16 or R8/Feistritzal cycle path along the river to Stubenbergsee and on to St. Johann bei Herberstein.

We recommend_

Herberstein Castle not only has the largest zoo in Styria, but also wonderful historical gardens.

Timetables and information can be found at the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) or at www.busbahnbim.at

For local transportation we recommend the SAM-SammelTaxi.

Information about the region, places to stop and stay, 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

Current weather

Mobility Eastern Styria with shared cab SAM

Find out about cycle 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. Brochures and leaflets

Eastern Styria Tourist Board

Office ApfelLand-Stubenbergsee

8223 Stubenberg am See 5

Tel. :+43 3176 8882

www.apfelland.info

www.oststeiermark.com

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What the weather will be like

Feistritztal (361m)

Morning
cloudy
15°C
70%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
22°C
25%
5 km/h
Night
cloudy
19°C
55%
0 km/h
Unsettled weather throughout the day with showers now and then.
Morning
slightly cloudy
16°C
50%
5 km/h
Noon
cloudy
19°C
70%
5 km/h
Night
rainy
16°C
85%
5 km/h
Early morning sunshine, soon followed by showers and finally thunderstorms.
04.06.2024
rainy
13°C 23°C
05.06.2024
sunny
12°C 25°C
06.06.2024
cloudy
13°C 26°C
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