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Today, 10.03.2026
Mainly clear
Wind speed2,3 km/h
Observatory hiking trail
Hiking tour Starting from Starting panel in the town center opposite the municipal office
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 9,42 km
- Duration: 2:30 h
- Ascent: 89 m elevation gain
- Descent: 89 m elevation gain
Hiking trail no. 20 Martinsberg - Oed - Oed observatory - game reserve - Edlesberg - Edlesberger See - seat sculpture - Oed observatory - Reitzendorfer pond - Kleinmitterndorf - Martinsberg
- Starting point of the tour
- Starting panel in the town center opposite the municipal office
- Tour destination
- Starting panel in the town center opposite the municipal office
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 9,42 km
- Duration: 2:30 h
- Ascent: 89 m elevation gain
- Descent: 89 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:3/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point816 m
- Highest point900 m
- Round tour
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
- Suitable for families and children
Description
Hiking trail no. 20 Martinsberg - Oed - Oed observatory - game reserve - Edlesberg - Edlesberger See - seat sculpture - Oed observatory - Reitzendorfer pond - Kleinmitterndorf - Martinsberg
- safety instructions Make sure when choosing your route that it matches your fitness level. Check whether the catering businesses you want to visit on the way are open. Pack your charged mobile phone and maps in your backpack. Always carry a passport or ID card for cross-border routes.
- Equipment Sturdy footwear, functional clothing, sun and rain protection, maps, telescopic poles if necessary, first aid kit (blister plasters), sufficient provisions (snack, muesli bars, fruit, water).
- Route description Start is opposite the municipal office in the town center of Martinsberg (starting panel no. 20). Along the main street, follow the trail to the junction towards Oed. Continue along Eichenstraße to house no. 17, then follow the marking left over a field path to the Astronomical Center Martinsberg (AZM). It is situated at an altitude of 870 meters and was opened in 2021 with the construction of a new exhibition and presentation building. The AZM includes the Waldviertel Orion Observatory, which has an excellent moon and planet telescope (Cassegrain with 310 mm aperture and approx. 4.3 m equivalent focal length). There is also an automatic meteor camera station at this location. It is part of the Central European fireball network. New at the location is a privately operated comet station.From March to May and July to November, fixed guided tours are offered twice a month. In June and from December to the end of February, as well as outside fixed dates, special guided tours for celestial events take place. Information is available at www.martinsberg.at/Freizeit_Tourismus/Sternwarte_Orion.From the observatory, continue hiking northwest to the wildlife enclosure, then through the village of Edlesberg and further to Edlesberger Lake. There, the seating sculpture “Schwemmen” on the shore invites you to a short rest. Follow the marking back to the observatory. The hike then continues left towards Reitzendorfer Pond. From there, follow the markings via Kleinmitterndorf back to Martinsberg to the starting point.
- Parking at the Martinsberg municipal office
- Public transport All information about all bus and train lines to the Waldviertel can be found at www.vor.at or www.oebb.at.
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Current weather on site
7° to 13°
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Tomorrow, 11.03.2026
Cloudy
Wind speed2,1 km/h
Martinsberg Market Town
Markt 6
3664 Martinsberg
(T) +43 (0) 2874/62 78
(E) gemeinde@martinsberg.at
(I) www.martinsberg.at
Waldviertel Tourism
3910 Zwettl, Sparkassenplatz 1/2/2
(T) +43(0)2822/54109
(E) info@waldviertel.at
(I) www.waldviertel.at
Letzte Änderung: 25 Feb 2026