Prof. Franz Kaminger Way, No. 60
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Hiking tour Starting from Pöggstall Castle
A rewarding hike with good views of the village of Pöggstall and later of the Alpine foothills.
A rewarding hike with good views of the village of Pöggstall and later of the Alpine foothills.
The composer Professor Franz Kaminger (1903 - 1972), who lived in Vienna and Pöggstall, spent most of his childhood and youth at his parents' home in Pöggstall. His favorite hiking trail was the route from Pöggstall to Jasenegg, so it was only natural to name this hiking trail after Prof. Franz Kaminger.
Worth seeing:
Pöggstall Castle - in 2017 it was the venue for the Lower Austrian provincial exhibition "Alles was Recht ist" (Everything that is law) - houses a museum about legal history including the only "original" torture chamber and a documentation about the life and work of the artist Franz Traunfellner. The special exhibition "Pöggstall Castle - between the region and the imperial court" in the barbican is just as exciting and tells of the eventful restoration, significant finds and amazing stories about the lords of the castle. A 3D animation vividly shows how the keep and the later castle grew from its original structure to its present form.
In addition to Pöggstall Castle with its barbican (traffic circle), the very old St. Anna Church in the field (1140), the parish church of Pöggstall and the pilgrimage church in Neukirchen (1118) on the Ostrong, which is older than Maria Taferl as a pilgrimage church, are also worth a visit.
Leisure tips:
4 tennis courts, beach volleyball court, soccer pitch, a covered multi-sports facility, children's playgrounds, campsite, mountain bike and cycle routes, fishing and riding opportunities, Laas horse farm, Texas Longhorn Austria, Hotglass Atelier Faffelberger, Kräuterhof Schrammel, Josef Mitmasser brand painting.
Make sure when choosing the route that it corresponds to your condition. Check whether the catering establishments you want to visit along the way are open. Pack your mobile phone and map material in your backpack.
Sturdy footwear sufficient, optionally functional clothing, sun and rain protection, map material, if necessary telescopic poles, first aid kit (blister plasters), provisions (snack, muesli bar, fruit, water).
Please do not leave any rubbish in the area!
From the main square at Pöggstall Castle, we walk through Badgasse, cross the Weitenbach, and come via Krempersbach and Pömmerstall to Krumling. Through the village, we follow the asphalt road to the right and up into the forest. From here, we have a beautiful view of Pöggstall with St. Anna Church in the foreground. Keeping right, we reach an almost flat forest road. Soon we reach the Schinagl Cross at Hinterbergsattel. Once at the saddle, we are rewarded with a wonderful view of the Alpine foothills in good weather. Now left to the Schilling inn in Jasenegg, 560m above sea level.
Free parking spaces at the main square of Pöggstall, at the large parking lot behind the Sparkasse and at the Schilling inn in Jasenegg.
From Vienna via the A1 to the Melk exit - Melk Danube Bridge - B 3 towards Weitenegg, on B 216 to Pöggstall.
From Linz – A1 to the Ybbs/Donau exit, Ybbs Danube Bridge, B 36 to Würnsdorf near Pöggstall or via the A1 exit Pöchlarn, B 1, B 209, Pöchlarn Danube Bridge, either via Kleinpöchlarn L 7255, L 7247, L 7226 to Pöggstall or via Weitenegg on B 216 to Pöggstall.
Pöggstall is accessible by regional bus from Zwettl and from the train stations Melk, Pöchlarn, Ybbs/Donau, Spitz, Krems, and St. Pölten (except Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays). You can plan your exact route with the VOR route planner: www.vor.at
Enjoy traditional roast chicken (pre-order) in the beer garden of the Schilling inn in Jasenegg!
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Pöggstall Municipal Office
3650 Pöggstall, Untere Hauptstr. 8
(T) +43 2758 2383
(E) gemeinde@poeggstall.at
(I) www.poeggstall.at
Waldviertel Tourism
3910 Zwettl, Sparkassenplatz 1/2/2
(T) +43 2822 54109
(E) info@waldviertel.at
(I) www.waldviertel.at
Letzte Änderung: 3 Aug 2026