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Stories from the Vienna Woods. The hiking trail - Stage 1
Hiking tour Starting from Stop Baden bei Wien Strandbad
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 18,35 km
- Duration: 5:30 h
- Ascent: 431 m elevation gain
- Descent: 246 m elevation gain
The first stage of the "Stories from the Vienna Woods" hiking path leads from the beautiful cultural town of Baden through the beautiful Helenental to Alland.
- Starting point of the tour
- Stop Baden bei Wien Strandbad
- Tour destination
- Stop Alland Hauptplatz (Mitte)
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 18,35 km
- Duration: 5:30 h
- Ascent: 431 m elevation gain
- Descent: 246 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:4/6
- Overall experience:6/6
- Scenery:6/6
- Lowest point232 m
- Highest point365 m
- Stage tour
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
- Accessibility by train and bus
Description
Tip/Fun Fact: Via the waterway, two of the largest protected areas around Vienna are connected: The Schwechat, the largest river in the BPWW, flows into the Danube, which also runs through the Danube-Auen National Park.
The overall 39 km circular hike "Stories from the Vienna Woods. The hiking trail" tells in two landscape-wise varied stages about the cultural and historical significance of this special region in the middle of the Vienna Woods Biosphere Reserve.
The start of the 1st stage is in Baden and leads over the often-sung romantic "little path in the Helenental" along the Schwechat to Alland, where the 2nd stage returns over Heiligenkreuz and Siegenfeld back to Baden.
Excursion destinations, such as those in the imperial city Baden, the Heiligenkreuz monastery, or the Mayerling Carmelite, are just some of the many highlights, which at a total of 35 stations are described with interesting anecdotes by the author Gabriele Hasmann.
Connoisseurs will definitely come to their account on this hike, as there are not only many idyllic places but also several traditional hosts inviting to linger and culinary enjoyment.
Kids, watch out! Families can expect three very special "sniffer rounds" along the circular hike. These shorter circular paths, adapted for children, each starting from Baden, Heiligenkreuz, and Alland, delight playfully with exciting discoveries around the "Stories from the Vienna Woods".
For more information about the hiking path, visit the Stories from the Vienna Woods homepage.
- Equipment Sturdy footwear, water, rain protection
- Route description Starting from the Thermal Beach Bath Baden (marking 40), the first mountain stage to the Rauheneck ruins, built in the 12th century, is immediately ahead of us. After about 350 m heading south, we leave path no. 40 to the right and shortly thereafter pass the impressive and also archaeologically interesting King's Cave, before entering the WWW 04, which leads us back down into the Helenental. The following, almost flat path (green, no. 40) along the Schwechat river leads us upstream past the Cholera Chapel and the Krainer hut to Sattelbach. From here, we follow the red marking to Mayerling, where we turn left onto the Via Sacra (01, 04) and after about 500 m turn right onto a meadow path to reach Alland. Along the entire route, information boards about Crown Prince Rudolf accompany us.
- Parking Parking options Baden: Strandbad parking lot, Helenenstraße parking lot, Doblhofgasse parking lotParking options Alland: Hauptstraße 51 parking lot, main square parking lot, Kirchengasse parking lotPlease make sure to park only where it is publicly permitted!!
- Public transport Starting point: By bus to the stop "Baden bei Wien Strandbad"End point: By bus to the stop "Alland Hauptplatz (Mitte)"Vor route planner
- Editor’s tip The dining options along the route are all clearly visible on the map.
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Current weather on site
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Tomorrow, 12.02.2026
Light rain shower
Wind speed1,3 km/h
Wienerwald Tourism GmbH
Hauptplatz 11, 3002 Purkersdorf
Tel.: 02231/62176
E-Mail: office@wienerwald.info
Website: www.wienerwald.info