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Forest path of the Heidenreichsteiner Moor Nature Park
Tour Starting from Nature park center
- Difficulty: Easy
- Distance: 4,70 km
- Duration: 1:10 h
- Ascent: 26 m elevation gain
- Descent: 23 m elevation gain
This hiking trail leads partly along the moorland nature trail and is ideal for walking, running or Nordic walking.
- Starting point of the tour
- Nature park center
- Tour destination
- Nature park center
- Difficulty: Easy
- Distance: 4,70 km
- Duration: 1:10 h
- Ascent: 26 m elevation gain
- Descent: 23 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:2/6
- Overall experience:4/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point597 m
- Highest point618 m
- Round tour
- With refreshment stops
- Suitable for families and children
Description
Founded in 1989, the nature park is a nature reserve, Natura 2000 and Ramsar conservation area. On this circular hiking trail, you will mostly walk through shady high forest of spruce, pine, fir and birch trees, with a pleasant climate, especially on hot summer days. A short detour to the "Hängender Stein" natural monument, a huge granite resting place, is also possible on this loop. On the footbridge that leads across the high moor, you will discover various peat mosses, cranberries, carnivorous plants such as the round-leaved sundew and much more. Some very impressive animals such as rare dragonflies, bordered hunting spiders and, with a bit of luck, one of the white-tailed eagles that live here in large numbers can be encountered here. However, the focus of this trail is clearly on movement on well-maintained paths.
- safety instructions Leash requirement for dogs applies throughout the entire area.
- Equipment Hiking or sports shoes, possibly rainwear
- Route description From the nature park center, a path about 300 meters long leads to the entrance of the circular hiking trail. The first part of the route follows the moor nature trail. The forest road leads about 1 km through the forest to the Prügelsteg. After a short stay, follow the forest road southwards to the Winklauerteich, where there is a shelter in case of a cloudburst. Here the forest path and the moor nature trail separate. It then continues about 700 meters southwest parallel to the western shore of the Winklauerteich. At the junction, the path leads about 1.3 km through the forest northwards back to the nature park center. At the end of this circular route, it is 300 meters back to the nature park center.
- Parking Generous parking with car and bus parking options, additionally bike racks, Ella e-charging station, bus turnaround area
- Getting there From Vienna – A22 – Stockerau North exit – B4 to Horn – B2 to Göpfritz – about 2 km after the village (roundabout) onto B5 – Waidhofen/Thaya – after the bypass (roundabout) straight ahead – about 1 km after the village Steinbruckhäuser turn left to the nature parkFrom Linz – via A7 and B310 to Freistadt – on B38 to Karlstift – B41 to Gmünd – further to Schrems – on L30 to Heidenreichstein – through the village (direction Waidhofen/Thaya) – at the village end turn right to the nature park (opposite the turnoff to Motten)
- Public transport From Linz by bus (line 310) to Freistadt Böhmertor – (line 1332) onwards to Gmünd to the Bahnhof stop – (line WA40) to HeidenreichsteinBy Franz Josefs Railway from Vienna to Gmünd – by postbus to HeidenreichsteinBy bus (line 1028) from Vienna via Waidhofen/Thaya to HeidenreichsteinBy bus or train from St. Pölten to Waidhofen/Thaya – then by postbus to Heidenreichstein
- Editor’s tip You can enjoy homemade pastries on the sun terrace of the nature park center!
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Heidenreichsteiner Moor Nature Park
3860 Heidenreichstein, Waidhofener Straße 80
(T) +43 2862 / 52 432
(E) office@moornaturpark.at
(I) www.moornaturpark.at
Waldviertel Tourism
3910 Zwettl, Sparkassenplatz 1/2/2
(T) +43 2822 54109
(E) info@waldviertel.at
(I) www.waldviertel.at/thayarunde
Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026