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Panorama Trail - Gutenbrunn
Hiking tour Starting from Gutenbrunn, Church Square
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 10,82 km
- Duration: 3:30 h
- Ascent: 243 m elevation gain
- Descent: 243 m elevation gain
Hiking Trail No. 41 The Hirschenstein in the Weinsberger Forest is one of the most beautiful viewpoints in the Southern Waldviertel hiking region. A long walk that leads you to a proper summit cross including wonderful panoramic views.
- Starting point of the tour
- Gutenbrunn, Church Square
- Tour destination
- Hirschenstein, Circular Hike
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 10,82 km
- Duration: 3:30 h
- Ascent: 243 m elevation gain
- Descent: 243 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:3/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point858 m
- Highest point959 m
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
Description
The panorama trail offers wonderful distant views into the Yspertal valley and as far as the Ötscher and Schneeberg mountains in the Gesäuse and the Haller Mauern.
- Equipment Sturdy footwear, functional clothing, sun and rain protection, map material, if necessary telescopic poles, first aid kit (blister plasters), sufficient food (snack, muesli bars, fruit, water).
- Route description From the church square, a short, steep ascent takes you to the birch avenue. After about 500 m, turn left to continue on a 2 km gentle ascent to the highest point of the circuit (959 m). After 3.6 km, you reach the first viewpoint (magnificent view of Schneeberg and Ötscher). Then continue into the village of Ulrichschlag, where the Ballwein guesthouse offers a place to stop (909 m). Now the path leads to the most beautiful part of the hike: On the ascent to the Ulrichschläger Höhe, there is a wonderful view into the Ysper Valley and in the background St. Oswald, the Gesäuse, and the Haller Mauern. Continue on forest paths to the Ödbauer junction (after about 8 km). Here you have the option to visit the Hirschenstein, 1 km away (884 m), with its wonderful view or head straight back to Gutenbrunn. After the beautiful view, follow the signs back to Gutenbrunn.
- Parking Gutenbrunn Marketplace
- Getting there A1 - West Motorway; exit Ybbs/Donau - B36 towards Zwettl to Laimbach - Gutenbrunn
- Public transport All information about all bus and train lines to the Waldviertel can be found at www.vor.at or at www.oebb.at.
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Current weather on site
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Tomorrow, 04.03.2026
Light rain shower
Wind speed1,3 km/h
TVB Ysper-Weitental
3683 Yspertal, Hauptstraße 9
(T) +43 7415 6767-25
(E) info.yw@waldviertel.at
Waldviertel Tourism
3910 Zwettl, Sparkassenplatz 1/2/2
(T) +43 2822 54109
(E) info@waldviertel.at
(I) www.waldviertel.at
Letzte Änderung: 25 Feb 2026