Small Magic View Circular

Hiking route from Semmering pass

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Features
  • Round tour
  • Nice views
  • With refreshment stops
  • Accessibility by train and bus
  • Suitable for families and children

Details for: Small Magic View Circular

Brief description

Circular hike: Semmering Pass - Semmering Train Station via the railway hiking trail to the Doppelreiter viewing tower - 20 Schilling View - Hochstraße - Semmering Pass

Starting point of the tour

Semmering pass

Destination point of the tour

Semmering pass

Route description Small Magic View Circular

The hike starts at the Semmering pass. You have to walk a short section along the L4168 road until you reach a sharp curve where you turn left. The path leads to Semmering train station. Here, visiting the information center about the Semmering Railway World Heritage Site and the "Carl Ritter von Ghega" monument is recommended. Continue following the signage of the Lower Austrian railway hiking trail to the viewpoints around the Wolfsbergkogel (Doppelreiter viewing tower and 20 Schilling View). Now, turn left off the railway hiking trail and above the small football field, the path passes by the Semlitsch sculpture park. The path then goes steeply uphill past Villa Leidenfrost along Friedrich Schüler Street. There the path rejoins Hochstraße. Follow the street, passing the Panorama Hotel Wagner and the parish church back to the pass.

Directions

From Vienna take the A2 South Motorway to the S6 Semmering expressway and take the Maria Schutz exit. Turn right onto L4168. Continue on Semmering/L4168, Semmeringstraße and Passstraße to B306.

From Graz take the S6 Semmering expressway and take the Spital/Semmering exit. Turn left onto Semmering Ersatz Str./B306. Continue on B306.

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Parking

Public parking available at Semmering pass.

Travel to Semmering train station by train.

Alternatively, book an individual ride with the RUFbus Semmering-Rax, which will bring you to the hiking start point.

RUFbus stops:

Semmering Train Station (109)

Wolfsbergkogel Train Station (108)

20 Schilling View (hiking start) (106)

Panorama Hotel Wagner (110)

Hochstraße, Löffler (112)

Pass / bus bay Billa (113)

TIP: Simply use the Postbus shuttle app or call the hotline +43 660 900 88 22.

More information at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at

Equipment

Always take suitable maps with you. Wear sturdy shoes adapted to the route, bring sun and rain protection as well as water and a snack. Take your mobile phone and save the mountain rescue emergency number: 140

Safety information

Your hikes in the Vienna Alps should be a beautiful and safe experience all around.

Please observe the following:

Make sure when choosing your route that it fits your mountain experience and fitness. Check the weather forecast in advance. Weather in the mountains can change quickly and unexpectedly. Always start properly equipped (appropriate footwear, rain protection). Check if the huts and snack stations you want to visit are open. Inform someone about your route choice and planned return before setting off. Stay on marked paths and avoid shortcuts. Due to dryness, meadows and forests are easily flammable. Handle fire with respect and immediately report any possible fire to the fire department. Do not litter and dispose of waste properly.

8 Basic Rules in the Mountains

Map recommendations

freytag&berndt WK022 and hiking map of the Semmering municipality available at the tourism office in Semmering.

Author's tip
  • Admire historic villas along Hochstraße
  • 20 Schilling View
  • Doppelreiter viewing tower
  • Information center about the Semmering Railway at Semmering train station
  • Hochstraße Museum

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