Thayatal National Park

The cross-border Thayatal-Podyjí National Park offers visitors over 100 kilometers of hiking and cycling trails! Distinctive meanders and orbiting mountains of the Thaya characterize one of the last almost untouched valley landscapes in Central Europe. The valley surprises with impressive views and an abundance of animal and plant species. Many places along the hiking trails have retained their untouched and original character.

With a total of five hiking trails on the Austrian side of the river and a cross-border circular hiking trail, the national park offers hiking enthusiasts a natural paradise with impressive viewpoints over the hilly landscape traversed by the winding Thaya. Three of the six routes start directly at the National Park House and begin by passing through the "Wilderness Portal".

The National Park House near Hardegg is the first port of call, as visitors will find an information point, the "Nature Stories" exhibition, a store, a café-restaurant, a large adventure playground and Austria's largest wildcat enclosure, the main attraction.

Visitor highlights 2025

• Family festival "25 years of the Thayatal National Park" on May 25
• Herb festival on August 15 with Radio NÖ gardener Johannes Käfer, herb priest Benedikt and "herb witch" Helga Donnerbauer
• Anniversary hiking day with Radio NÖ on October 26
• Winter hike to the "Umlaufblick" on December 28th
• New Year's Eve hike and run on December 31st
• Wildcat feeding: Saturday, Sunday and public vacations as well as during the vacations at 3.30 pm
• Wildlife taster: Every weekend at 2:00 pm

You can also get hiking tips and the latest nature information at the information point in the National Park House.

The national park is open all year round!