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Semmering Zauberblicke Way
Hiking tour Starting from Semmering Passhöhe
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 11,44 km
- Duration: 3:15 h
- Ascent: 190 m elevation gain
- Descent: 191 m elevation gain
Circular hike: Semmering Passhöhe- Semmering railroad station via the railroad hiking trail to Doppelreiteraussichtswarte- 20-Schilling Blick- Golf course- Südbhanhotel-Hochstraße - Semmering Passhöhe
- Starting point of the tour
- Semmering Passhöhe
- Tour destination
- Semmering Passhöhe
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 11,44 km
- Duration: 3:15 h
- Ascent: 190 m elevation gain
- Descent: 191 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:4/6
- Overall experience:6/6
- Scenery:6/6
- Lowest point829 m
- Highest point1020 m
- Round tour
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
- Accessibility by train and bus
- Suitable for families and children
Description
PLEASE NOTE!!! The railroad hiking trail is closed between SEMMERING STATION and WOLFSBERGKOGEL STATION!!!
The route leads to the most beautiful viewing points along the railway hiking trail in the direction of Breitenstein up to the Fleischmann Viaduct, where you can admire the impressive buildings of the UNESCO World Hertige site Semmering railway. You can enjoy magical views from the imposing Doppelreiter viewing platform and the 20-Schillingblick viewing point. The way back to Semmering takes you across the golf course past imposing Semmering villas and the High Road Museum, where showcases along the High Road give an impression of Semmering's history.
- safety instructions Your hikes in the Vienna Alps should be an all-around beautiful and safe experience.Please keep the following in mind:Make sure that the route you choose matches your mountain experience and condition. Check the weather forecast beforehand. Weather in the mountains can change suddenly. Always start equipped accordingly (suitable footwear, rain protection). Check whether the huts and snack stations you intend to visit are open. Inform someone about your chosen route and your planned return before you set out. Stay on marked trails and avoid shortcuts. Due to dryness, meadows and forests are easily flammable. Treat fire with respect and report any possible fire immediately to the fire department. Do not throw garbage in the landscape and dispose of it properly.8 mountain rules
- Equipment Always carry suitable maps. Wear sturdy shoes appropriate for the route, bring sun and rain protection as well as water and a small snack. Take your mobile phone and save the mountain rescue emergency number: 140
- Route description Starting from the Semmering Passhöhe, the path first leads us past Semmering train station and continues along the Lower Austria railway hiking trail to the viewpoints Doppelreiteraussichtswarte and 20-Schilling Blick. We go downhill to the Fleischmann viaduct. After the Fleischmann bridge, the Zauberblicke path splits from the railway hiking trail and now takes us into the Rotgraben and over the golf course to the Hochstraße. We pass old villas, the parish church of the Holy Family, and the Hotel Panhans back to the starting point Semmering Passhöhe.
- Parking Parking is available at Semmering Passhöhe.
- Getting there From Vienna take the A2 South Motorway onto the S6 Semmering Expressway and take the Maria Schutz exit. Turn right onto L4168. Continue on Semmering/L4168 and Semmeringstraße. Turn right onto Bahnhofstraße.From Graz take the S6 Semmering Expressway and take the Spital/Semmering exit. Turn left onto Semmering Ersatz Str./B306. Continue on B306.
- Public transport Travel by train to Semmering train station. Alternatively, book an individual ride with the RUFbus Semmering-Rax, which will bring you to the hiking start point. RUFbus stops:Semmering train station (109)Wolfsbergkogel train station (108)20-Schilling Blick (hiking start) (106)Panoramahotel Wagner (110)Hochstraße, Löffler (112)Passhöhe/Bus bay Billa (113)Golf course Semmering (102)TIP: Use the Postbus shuttle app or call the hotline +43 660 900 88 22.More information at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at
- Editor’s tip Admire historic villas along the Hochstraße 20-Schilling BlickDoppelreiter lookout towerInformation center on the Semmering Railway at Semmering train stationHochstraßenmuseumRefreshments at the dairy on the golf course
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More information:
Tourism office Semmering, www.semmering.at, +43 / 2664 / 20025
Vienna Alps in Lower Austria, www.wieneralpen.at, +43 / 2622 / 78960
Letzte Änderung: 19 Mar 2026