Details for: Forest Spirit Trail in Spitz
Brief description
The Forest Spirit Trail is, alongside the Wine Spirit Trail and the Water Spirit Trail, one of the three Spitz children's hiking trails that are also very good to explore in autumn and winter and reward you with wonderful views. Along the route, there are 6 stamp huts. If all stamps are entered in the stamp pass, children up to 14 years old receive a reward from the Spitz wine taverns and restaurants (please observe opening and closing times).
Description
The Forest Spirit Trail is about 5.6 km long and can be completed in about 2.5 hours, with an elevation difference of 257 m.
Starting point of the tour
Parish Church Spitz
Destination point of the tour
Parish Church Spitz
Route description Forest Spirit Trail in Spitz
The path mostly follows the Roten-Tor circular route and is signposted in one direction. From the church square, it goes straight up to the Roten Tor. There you can enjoy the wonderful view. Through the gate and then left up, we walk on forest paths through the shaded municipal forest, where we can discover many animal and mythical creatures along the way. The descent goes left down a trail to the Radlbach. Upon reaching the Quitten district, we return via the cemetery lane to the church square.
TIP: Create a stone at Willy's rest area and extend the stone snake along the path!
Directions
On the B3 Donauufer federal road directly to Spitz.
Parking
There are sufficient parking spaces available at the Danube lakeside in Spitz.
Take bus 715 from Melk or Krems to Spitz to the stop "Donau Fähr (Bundesstraße)", then walk 7 minutes to the parish church. Here is the bus timetable.
Alternatively, take the Wachau railway from Krems or Emmersdorf to Spitz and walk 5 minutes. Here is the timetable for 2023.
Author's tip
Variety is offered by numerous play and creative stations along the path.
