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Hiking tip for advanced: Pitten–Grimmenstein
Hiking tour Starting from Pitten
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 24,47 km
- Duration: 7:30 h
- Ascent: 738 m elevation gain
- Descent: 660 m elevation gain
Enjoyable day tour in the northern Bucklige Welt from Pitten via Thernberg and Kaltenberg to Grimmenstein.
- Starting point of the tour
- Pitten
- Tour destination
- Grimmenstein train station
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 24,47 km
- Duration: 7:30 h
- Ascent: 738 m elevation gain
- Descent: 660 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:4/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point325 m
- Highest point850 m
- With refreshment stops
- Accessibility by train and bus
Enjoyable day tour in the northern Bucklige Welt from Pitten via Thernberg and Kaltenberg to Grimmenstein.
Between rural culinary delights and scenic highlights, you spend two enjoyable days hiking through the north of the Bucklige Welt from Pitten via Thernberg and Kaltenberg to Grimmenstein. The first day of hiking leads along the Wiener Alpenbogen - Arc of the Viennese Alps (trail) to the impressive mountain church in Pitten and down to Thernberg via paths with great views. After a short intermezzo with Archduke Johann at the Thaler country inn, the second half of the day leads to the Kaltenberger Höhe and the overnight stay at Gasthof Maria Schnee. The second day deviates from the Wiener Alpenbogen - Arc of the Viennese Alps (trail) and leads along the Regional Route F with views of Wechsel, Semmering and Schneeberg down to Edlitz-Grimmenstein station.
- safety instructions Your hikes in the Wiener Alpen should be a beautiful and safe experience. Please observe the following:PreparationMake sure when choosing the route that it matches your mountain experience and fitness. Inform yourself beforehand about the weather report. Weather conditions can change very quickly in the mountains. Therefore, always set out properly equipped (e.g., rain protection).Check if the huts and snack stations you want to visit on the way are open. Inform someone about your chosen route and planned return before you set out.Find more safety tips here.
- Equipment Always take suitable maps with you. Wear sturdy shoes adapted to the route, bring sun and rain protection as well as water and a small snack. Take your mobile phone and save the mountain rescue emergency number: 140
- Route description The start is at Pitten train station, where you follow the Wiener Alpenbogen. At Bahnhofstraße, turn right, then at the end of the street turn right into Alleegasse and after a few meters turn left into Schulgasse. At the parking lot, cross the street slightly to the left and begin the ascent to Bergstraße. The street is walked uphill along the footpath to the Bergkirche; before the entrance to the church, the path turns right onto a hiking trail uphill to the castle.A forest road is crossed, followed shortly by another forest road. To the left is the privately owned Pitten Castle, but the hike continues to the right of the forest road. After 100 meters, at a crossroads, turn half right towards Leiding. Follow the forest road towards Leiding further. On an open field, the view offers a good look at the "Bucklige Welt." An asphalt road descends into the center of Leiding. There, continue straight past the church and further onto the road to Thernberg. On comfortable gravel roads and private roads, continue to Stanghof. With a view of Thernberg ruins, go shortly downhill to Neustift. At the end of the private road, turn left onto the road to Thernberg. Caution is advised due to the unclear curves before reaching the town. Pass by the Thaler country inn (closed Wednesdays and Thursdays), pass the church, and the Erzherzog-Johann-Platz on the right. Then the route leads 3.8 kilometers uphill towards Wiesmath. A few minutes after the village of Eichberg, at a left curve, turn right and continue left onto the private road Kreuth. At the gravel depot, leave the green marked branching left, shortly after, the Wiener Alpenbogen turns half left from the road onto a forest path. Cross an asphalt road, continue on the forest path. Just two minutes later, at a crossroads, turn left; the hiking trail leads uphill to a forest road. Continue uphill on this forest road, leaving the forest. At the first fork, the path leads right onto a field path, which continues along the forest edge to Kaltenberger Höhe. Here turn left, reach the village of Kaltenberg, and the Gasthof Maria Schnee invites you to stay.On the second day, leave the Wiener Alpenbogen and follow the Regional Route F to Grimmenstein. For this, the path leads along the main road towards Grimmenstein; after 500 meters, turn left onto the first asphalt road. At the forest edge to the right, switch to the red and orange marked field path, continue downhill on the forest road. The path flattens, and shortly before it would go uphill again, the marked forest path branches half right. This leads to a chapel above a pasture.At the cart path left of the pasture, the path goes slightly downhill, after the forest, turn right to the asphalt road at Dermahof. To the left, the access road leads to a wider road, here turn right. With a view of Wechsel and Semmering, continue downhill on the red and orange marked road; ignore branches left towards Edlitz. After house no. 10 in the hamlet Kamerallen, turn right onto an agricultural road and walk right past a small forest. After a meadow path, the forest is reached again, cross the bridge over the A2 and continue on the private road to the federal road. Turn right there, cross the motorway feeder at the pedestrian crossing, and immediately switch to a footpath. This leads directly to a road that continues to the Edlitz-Grimmenstein train station.
- Parking Parking available at Pitten train station.
- Getting there Coming from Vienna on the A2, turn off at Wiener Neustadt onto the S4 towards Eisenstadt, exit the S4 at Wiener Neustadt South and turn left onto the B54 towards Schwarzau/Steinfeld. After the town, follow the signs to Pitten on the left.Coming from Graz on the A2, exit the motorway at Seebenstein and continue on the B54 to Seebenstein. Before Seebenstein, follow the signs to Pitten on the left.
- Public transport More information at www.oebb.at or www.vor.at
- Editor’s tip Several inns and dining options line the route from Pitten to Kaltenberg. Good culinary experiences along the way are thus ensured. The Erzherzog-Johann documentation can be visited from the end of May until October 26 on Sundays and public holidays from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Thernberg sexton's house. Brewed beverages can be taken on the journey from Wolfsbräu in Thernberg in user-friendly 1 and 2-liter bottles direct from the farm. Overnight stays and dinner are available at the Gasthof Maria Schnee near the cathedral of the Bucklige Welt. A detour to the Bergkirche with its carillon and miniature houses is worth it. Those wishing to visit the rock church must go right on the footpath next to the Bergkirche and inquire at the Pitten municipal office: +43 2627 82212
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Wiener Alpen in Lower Austria, www.wieneralpen.at, +43 / 2622 / 78960
Opening hours: Mon - Thu 08:30 - 16:00 / Fri 08:30 - 13:00
Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026