recommended route
Ökoregion Kaindorf Pleasure Tour
-
Hard pondPhoto: Christa Pollhammer, CC BY, TVB Oststeiermark
This tour takes us around the Großharter natural pond. Along the way are regional producers who make the land the "Garden of Austria". A pleasure tour like something out of a picture book.
On the pleasure tour we cycle from one enjoyable highlight to the next. After the flat "gliding section" from Kaindorf to Sebersdorf, we come to Obermayerhofen Castle and then to Harter Teich, where we can stop for the first time. Further culinary delights are available in Auffen-Großhart at the Straußenwirt and on the way back at various Buschenschänken. The tour ends with a visit to the Höfler oil mill with a delicatessen and a guided tour of the mill.
Author’s recommendation
At Harter Teich, get off your bike for a short ride around the pond and then stop at the cozy pond tavern.
Track types
Rest stops
Harter Teichschenke Familie WurzerWirtshaus Lindenhof
Steinbauer, Gasthof - Pension
Steirerrast
Safety information
Partial traffic on the roads as well as oncoming hikers. Use at your own risk.
- Emergency call mountain rescue: 140
- Emergency call fire department: 122
- Emergency call police: 133
- Emergency call rescue: 144
- Euro emergency call: 112
- ÖAMTC emergency breakdown call: 120
- ARBÖ emergency breakdown call: 123
Emergency reporting tips - provide answers to the six W-questions:
- What happened?
- How many injured?
- Where did the accident happen (possibly GPS coordinates)?
- Who is reporting (callback number)?
- When did the accident happen?
- Weather at the accident site?
Tips and hints
Connection/ Networking: R12 thermal cycle path, Eurovelo 9.
More information:
Tourist Office Eastern Styria
Hartberg office
Alleegasse 6
8230 Hartberg
+43 3332 603300
The Styria Tours App, available for free on Google Play and in the App Store (Android, iOS), offers detailed first-hand information: short facts (length, duration, difficulty, ascent and descent in altitude meters, ratings), map, route descriptions, altimeter, compass, summit finder, navigation along the tour. In addition, you can create your personal favorites list of favorite tours and points, save tours and destinations offline, play on social media channels and more.
Start
Destination
Turn-by-turn directions
Ideally, you start at the multi-purpose hall in Kaindorf, where there is sufficient free parking, e-charging stations and a large overview board to get an overview of the region. Through small villages, off the main road, you cycle via Ebersdorf to Sebersdorf. The route to Obermayerhofen Castle is relatively flat. To then get to Großhart, the first major climb awaits you - once you have made it, you will hopefully be welcomed by the grazing alpacas of the Radl family.
If you then cycle a little further, you will come to the idyllic Harter Teich with the Teichschenke. After a possible break there, continue on to the lookout tower, which offers a wonderful view of the region. A little further uphill, you may once again encounter animal guests, this time ostriches from the Lindenhof (ostrich farm). Afterwards, the route already heads back towards Kaindorf, before which the highest point of the tour (453 meters) is climbed, after which the course of the route is increasingly downhill, a Buschenschank can be visited along the way to fortify yourself.
Before returning to the starting point, the Höfler oil mill and its delicatessen await your visit. There you can not only take part in a guided tour of how pumpkin seed oil is extracted, but also stock up on regional delicacies. Afterwards, it is only a few pedal steps to the multi-purpose hall in Kaindorf.
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
- Collective cab "SAM" - Mobility in Eastern Styria - SAM closes the gaps in the public transport network and offers affordable mobility for ALL (bicycle transport partly possible)
- ÖBB - Austrian Federal Railways (bicycle transport possible)
- BusBahnBim - timetable information of bus, train and Bim in Styria (and all over Austria)
- MOBILZENTRAL - Central information point for all questions regarding public transport.
With the BusBahnBim app of Verbundlinie, timetable information has never been easier: all connections by bus, train and streetcar in Austria can be queried by entering locations and/or addresses, stops or important points. The app is available as a free app for smartphones (Android, iOS) - on Google Play and in the App Store.
By road
Detailed information on how to get there can be found here.
Parking
At the multi-purpose hall Kaindorf there are enough free parking spaces.
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
You can order further information material on the Eastern Styria Adventure Region from the comfort of your own home on our website, or you can obtain it at the offices.
Tourist Office Eastern Styria
Hartberg office
Alleegasse 6
8230 Hartberg
+43 3332 603300
Author’s map recommendations
Cycling maps, hiking maps and excursion destination maps are available at the information offices of the Eastern Styria Adventure Region and on our website.
Equipment
The tour can be ridden on a touring bike, city bike or even road bike. Tip: A basic equipment of tools and accessories such as spare tube and / or patch kit, wrench, air pump, brake and shift cable and a screwdriver can never hurt.
Statistics
- 11 Waypoints
- 11 Waypoints
Questions and answers
Would you like to the ask the author a question?
Rating
Help others by being the first to add a review.
Photos from others