Arrive without a car, immerse yourself in the landscape, follow your own trail - Lower Austria invites you to hikes with train and bus connections. Each route is an interplay of culture, nature and conscious movement.
Where railway and landscape merge, the trail leads along historic tracks to scenic highlights.
Public accessibility: Start and finish directly at Semmering railway stations (start at Semmering station, finish at Breitenstein station or alternatively at Payerbach station)
Nature experience: Historic railway lines, forest paths and viaducts
At 1,800 metres above sea level, it's not just the view that widens at the summit station of the Schneeberg cable car - your thoughts also come to rest between the sky and the limestone rocks .
Public accessibility: Take the Schneebergbahn railway from Puchberg am Schneeberg to the Hochschneeberg mountain station, Austria's highest railway station and the starting point of the hike
Nature experience: Alpine plateaus, panoramic views and rare flora
Culinary delights: Refreshment stops with regional specialities on the mountain, for example at the Damböckhaus or the Fischerhütte
The magic of historic wine cellars and hollow paths gives hikers an insight into wine culture. The cellar cat, symbolic figure of viticulture, accompanies you along the way and reveals the secret of its contribution to the best wine in the barrel.
Public accessibility: Start in Hollabrunn, easily accessible by train from Vienna
Cultural highlight: Experience the historic Sitzendorf wine cellar lane
Regional reference: 24 partly interactive experience stations with insights into wine culture and the cultural asset of the wine cellar lane (former wine production and storage site)
From the vineyard to the forest, from the plain to the lookout point: the Anninger and the towers of the Vienna Woods combine views with cultural history.
Public accessibility from several starting points such as Gumpoldskirchen railway station, Guntramsdorf-Thallern, Baden or Traiskirchen
Nature experience: Dry grassland, beech and pine forests, high-altitude trails
Plateau hike on the Schneeberg (via train to Puchberg am Schneeberg and from there with the Schneebergbahn to the Hochschneeberg mountain railway station)
Wachau World Heritage Trail (for example the stages Krems-Dürnstein from Krems or with the Wachau railway or Melk-Aggsbach from Melk and back by bus)
For sustainable hikes, mindfulness starts with the journey. Further information on planning, equipment and correct behaviour can be found in the rules of conduct for hiking.
The following tours lead to wine taverns, mountain huts or regional inns:
