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Around the Stockberg No. 14
Hiking tour Starting from St. Oswald - Church Square
- Difficulty: Easy
- Distance: 4,73 km
- Duration: 2:00 h
- Ascent: 201 m elevation gain
- Descent: 201 m elevation gain
St. Oswald in the southern Waldviertel is known for its beautiful views of the Alps: dominated to the north by the Burgsteinberg (1013 m), St. Oswald offers a magnificent view of the Alps to the south. Interesting are the mystical places such as the Herzstein, Totenkopfstein, Steinerne Kornmandel etc.
- Starting point of the tour
- St. Oswald - Church Square
- Tour destination
- St. Oswald - Church Square
- Difficulty: Easy
- Distance: 4,73 km
- Duration: 2:00 h
- Ascent: 201 m elevation gain
- Descent: 201 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:2/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point619 m
- Highest point754 m
- Round tour
- Suitable for families and children
Description
The strange stone shapes of the Yspertal valley have always fascinated people, as numerous legends and myths prove. They have yet to reveal their secrets. The 5 m high heart stone - after which two circular hiking trails are named - reminds some people of the human organ, while others - who are inclined towards geomancy and esotericism - recognize female forms and life symbols here and consider the granite block to be a double cult stone. In any case, it is an extremely interesting stop on a tour that also leads to other strange stone figures, such as the "skull" - which can be climbed on a staircase - or the "stone corn almond". A walk to remember.
A beautiful hike through woods and meadows with a magnificent view of the Alps from the water reservoir.
- Equipment
- Route description You go from the church square past the leisure facility to the sports field. Here you turn right onto a beautiful forest path with rock groups. In front of the Plesberg house (beautiful old farmhouse) you come across a wooden cross (beautiful view over the village and Losenegg, remains of a typical Waldviertel meadow with rock groups). You continue through Plesberg and Gunnert. Before the intersection with the state road, you turn right onto the forest path. At the reservoir, after the forest path, a forest trail leads to the summit of the Stockberg, where there is a “blood basin.” According to old tradition, death sentences were carried out here about 1000 years ago at a court site. On the way back, you go down to the water reservoir (with a magnificent view) down to the state road to St. Oswald. Or at the end of the forest path, turn left towards the sports field following path No. 18 back to St. Oswald.
- Parking Parking in front of the primary school or in front of the municipal depot is free. E-charging station at the “Leithenweg” parking lot free for charging.
- Getting there Access from the Westautobahn A1 via Ybbs on the Danube either via B 36 through Yspertal to St. Oswald or via Ybbs along the Danube west of Ysperdorf, direction Yspertal via Fell to St. Oswald.
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Municipality of St. Oswald
3684 St. Oswald, Untere Hauptstraße 3
(T) +43 7415 7291
(I) www.stoswald.com
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Tourism Association Ysper-Weitental
3683 Yspertal, Hauptstraße 9
(T) +43 7415 6767 25
(E) info.yw@waldviertel.at
WALDVIERTEL Tourism
3910 Zwettl, Sparkassenplatz 1/2/2
(T) +43 2822 54109
(E) info@waldviertel.at
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Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026