Circular routes with opportunities to sample regional products, a themed trail leading to a birthday tree, and golf on the Styrian-Burgenland state border offer a range of experiences in Loipersdorf near Fürstenfeld.
Wine trails and themed routes
The Bad Loipersdorf Wine Experience Trail comprises one long and two short circular hiking routes. Some sections are barrier-free. The wine-rest spots along the trail offer opportunities to sample regional products, adding a culinary element to the routes.
The Celtic Tree Circle Trail is 2.6 km long and leads to the birthday tree on Lautenberg. The trail offers sweeping views and a view of the entire thermal spa complex. The Au and Riverside Trail runs along the edge of Loipersdorf beside the Rittschein, then leads via Hartbergen, with panoramic views, back to the thermal spa. On the Tree Circle Trail, the distance and destination provide clear orientation; the Au and Riverside Trail is defined by the Rittschein, Hartbergen and the return to the thermal spa.
The Cross and Crosswise Trail
The Cross and Crosswise Trail passes wayside crosses, roadside shrines, chapels and Roman burial mounds. Both route options lead downhill from Oberberg to Loipersdorf, then return to the thermal spa along a forest path via Rehgraben. The trail thus connects religious landmarks and chapels with Roman burial mounds. For travelers interested in such points of interest along the way, it offers a distinct theme alongside the wine and scenic routes.
Thermal spa, golf and horse riding
The water park at the Loipersdorf Thermal Spa Resort has five water slides. The Thermengolf Loipersdorf-Fürstenfeld thermal spa golf course offers a different experience: it covers around 100 hectares and has 27 holes. Its location between Bad Loipersdorf and Fürstenfeld, on the Styrian-Burgenland state border, is part of a natural floodplain area.
The Desput Icelandic Horse Farm is in Dietersdorf, in the municipality of Bad Loipersdorf. It offers dressage and gaited riding lessons for beginners and advanced riders. One- or multi-hour rides through the surrounding meadows and forests are also available regularly. Lessons and rides are two different ways to enjoy the horse-riding activities. Another leisure option is the mini-golf course in Bad Loipersdorf, right next to the Thermenstadl Heurigen.
Wine, views and getting here
Kowald VINO.TAKE offers its own and local wines, as well as other regional products. These can be sampled on site and then purchased to enjoy at home. By contrast, the wine-rest spots along the Wine Experience Trail focus on sampling regional products along the routes. VINO.TAKE also has a viewing terrace with views reaching as far as Riegersburg and along the Feistritz Valley to Hungary.
To get here, take RegioBus 486 from Fürstenfeld to the Bad Loipersdorf Therme stop. As route details may change, check the latest service information before traveling.
Discover more destinations: Stubenberg, Sankt Magdalena Am Lemberg, Schaueregg, Penzendorf, Mönichwald, Kleegraben, Sankt Johann In Der Haide, Söchau.
See the overview of the wider travel region: Hartberg-Fürstenfeld.
