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On Hundertwasser's Trail No. 55a
Hiking tour Starting from Zwettl Main Square
- Difficulty: Easy
- Distance: 12,15 km
- Duration: 3:30 h
- Ascent: 66 m elevation gain
- Descent: 42 m elevation gain
No. 55a
- Starting point of the tour
- Zwettl Main Square
- Tour destination
- Roiten
- Difficulty: Easy
- Distance: 12,15 km
- Duration: 3:30 h
- Ascent: 66 m elevation gain
- Descent: 42 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:2/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:6/6
- Lowest point512 m
- Highest point577 m
- With refreshment stops
- Suitable for families and children
Description
The trail is just under 12 km long and can be completed in 3.5 hours.
The trail starts at the main square in Zwettl, where the fountain designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser is particularly attractive. The trail ends in Roiten, where Hundertwasser designed the village museum. He himself lived for years in the nearby "old rooster saw" and created numerous new works there. A visit to the village museum is highly recommended.
There are 13 display boards along the path, designed by photographer Günter Schön, which invite you to encounter interesting photographic results and decipher the secrets of water. In the graphic design of the boards, care was taken to ensure that they are themed and also harmonize perfectly with the respective locations.
This hike offers a wonderful nature experience with idyllic river valleys, impressive rock formations, green forests and natural meadows for a perfect break in the Waldviertel.
- safety instructions Make sure your chosen route matches your fitness level. Check whether the gastronomy businesses you want to visit along the way are open. Pack your charged mobile phone and map material in your backpack. When crossing borders, always carry a passport or identity card.
- Equipment Sturdy footwear, functional clothing, sun and rain protection, map material, possibly telescopic poles, first aid kit (blister plasters), sufficient provisions (snack, muesli bars, fruit, water)
- Route description As a linear hiking trail (same route back and forth), the path "On Hundertwasser's Trail" leads from the Hundertwasser fountain in Zwettl city center through the Kamp valley, past the Kaiser bust, the Gschwendt mill, the Schwarz mill, the Uttissen mill, and the Hundertwasser sawmill to Roiten. Along the way, 13 display boards designed by photographer Günter Schön invite you to explore the deciphering of water mysteries and interesting photographic results. The same route can be taken back or, for example, the Hundertwasser Trail No. 55 can be used as a return path.
- Getting there In Zwettl from Gerungser Main Street into Kirchen Allee > Country Road > Kuenringerstraße to the right > Sparkassenplatz > Main SquareReturn options to Zwettl by taxi:W4 Taxi: +43 676 3043413 Taxi Kerschbaum: +43 2822 52443
- Public transport Bus 1393 Post Office Zwettl stop
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Zwettl Info at the Old Town Hall
3910 Zwettl, Sparkassenplatz 4
(T) +43 2822 503129
(E) zwettlinfo@zwettl.gv.at
(I) www.zwettl.info
Waldviertel Tourism
3910 Zwettl, Sparkassenplatz 1/2/2
(T) +43 2822 54109
(E) info@waldviertel.at
(I) www.waldviertel.at
Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026