See- Waldweg, Nr. 21

When choosing your route, make sure it’s appropriate for your fitness level. Check to see if the restaurants and cafes you plan to visit along the way are open. Pack your fully charged cell phone and maps in your backpack. For cross-border trips, please always carry a passport or ID card with you.

Sturdy footwear, functional clothing, adequate sun and rain protection, maps, trekking poles if needed, first-aid kit (blister bandages), plenty of food and snacks (snacks, granola bars, fruit, water)

Starting at Lake Edlesberg, House No. 15, this 3.6-kilometer loop trail takes you through the Weinsberg Forest around Lake Edlesberg, Austria’s oldest reservoir (built around 1670). Located at a heart-healthy elevation (nearly 900 m) and surrounded by fragrant coniferous forest, the 14-hectare Moor-Eisen swimming lake is largely unspoiled and truly idyllic. Except for a small area on the southern edge, the lake is unspoiled. You’ll hike a short stretch along the lake before venturing into the sheltering woods of the Weinsberg Forest. The mostly flat forest trail, with only two gentle ascents, takes you past the small Höllberg with its mystical and bizarre granite boulders. Along the way, several benches invite you to take a short break and enjoy this landscape with its Scandinavian flair. On the eastern shore of the lake, at the intersection of hiking trails 625 (Kremstalweg) and 22 (Ysper-Weitental Circular Hiking Trail), the “Schwemmen” seating sculpture invites you to linger.

Right in the woods, near the sculpture

You can find all the information you need about bus and train routes to the Waldviertel at www.vor.at or at www.oebb.at.

A swim in Lake Edlesberg is a refreshing experience.