Kinzenschlag hiking trail No. 42

Make sure when choosing your route that it matches your fitness level. Check whether the catering businesses you want to visit along the way are open. Pack your charged mobile phone and map materials in your backpack.

Sturdy footwear, functional clothing, sun and rain protection, map material, if necessary telescopic poles, first aid kit (blister plasters), sufficient provisions (snacks, muesli bars, fruit, water).

The hiking trail passes by Dornröschenpark and the Cardiovascular Center into the Zwettl valley. You hike upstream and then go over Klein Gundholz up to Kinzenschlag. The return path takes you down into the valley again via Marharts. Along this route, there are always charming views of the typical Waldviertel landscape. Down in the romantic Zwettl valley, you reach the Klaus Chapel. It was originally built as a bathing house and has a bell that, according to legend, makes wishes come true. The path then continues over Klein Reinprechts and past Dornröschenpark back to Groß Gerungs.

Parking spaces in Groß Gerungs.
Attention to the short-term parking zone at the main square of Groß Gerungs.

From St. Pölten via S33 to Krems, then via B37 and B38 to Zwettl and via B38 to Groß Gerungs.

From Vienna via A22 and S5 to Krems, then via B37 and B38 to Zwettl and via B38 to Groß Gerungs.

From the west via A1 to Linz, then via A7 and S10 to Freistadt, B38 to Karlstift, B38 to Groß Gerungs.

Bus connections from Krems via Zwettl, from Linz via Karlstift or Arbesbach, and from Gmünd to Groß Gerungs.
Waldviertelbahn from Gmünd to Groß Gerungs during the summer months.

All information about all bus and train lines to Waldviertel can be found at www.vor.at or at www.oebb.at.

More information about the Kraftarena Groß Gerungs at: www.kraftarena.at.

A dog-friendly route tip from gassi-guide.de.