1. Niederösterreichischer Wünschelrutenweg, Nr. 21

When choosing a route, make sure it’s appropriate for your fitness level. Check to see if the restaurants you plan to visit along the way are open. Pack your cell phone and maps in your backpack.

Sturdy footwear, functional clothing, sun and rain protection, maps, trekking poles (if needed), first-aid kit (blister bandages), plenty of food and snacks (snacks, granola bars, fruit, water)

The trail, which is ten kilometers long in total, begins right at the BETZ (Bioenergetic Training Center), leads over the Kreuzberg to the Johannesberg and the Johannesberg Church, turns there, and continues past the “Kleine Steinerne Stube” to the “Große Steinerne Stube,” passing the deep borehole at the “divining rod practice area” and across the market square to the church, which serves as the final stop on the Divining Rod Trail and marks its highlight.

The trail can be walked in three to four hours. However, for all 50 marked and well-trodden stops, you should plan to spend several times that amount of time.

Parking is available at BETZ.

From Vienna, take the S5 toward Krems/Danube, then continue on the B37 toward Zwettl and take the L71 to Großschönau.
Coming from Linz, take the A7 and the S10 toward Freistadt. Then continue on the B38 to Karlstift, then take the B41 and L72 to Großschönau.

Take the train from Vienna to the Gmünd train station. From there, take the regional bus to Weitra, and from there, take another bus to Großschönau.