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Thayatalweg 630
Hiking tour Starting from Nebelstein - Nebelstein Hut
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 180,30 km
- Duration: 48:00 h
- Ascent: 1503 m elevation gain
- Descent: 2231 m elevation gain
Long-distance hiking pleasure "From Nebelstein to Retz". There are approx. 180 varied kilometers to hike. The cultural landscape is also fascinating: there are numerous castles, monasteries and palaces to discover in the Waldviertel.
- Starting point of the tour
- Nebelstein - Nebelstein Hut
- Tour destination
- Retz
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 180,30 km
- Duration: 48:00 h
- Ascent: 1503 m elevation gain
- Descent: 2231 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:4/6
- Overall experience:6/6
- Scenery:6/6
- Lowest point259 m
- Highest point1004 m
- Stage tour
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
Description
This special long-distance hiking trail is varied and attractive for active sports enthusiasts who want to explore the diversity of the Waldviertel landscape. In northern Lower Austria, the plateaus of the Waldviertel meet the lowlands of the Weinviertel. The Nebelstein at the foothills of the Bohemian Forest greets Retz in the Weinviertel. The high moors accompany you to Schrems and Heidenreichstein, the Dobersberg-Thayatal Nature Park and the Thayatal National Park invite you to explore: Thousands of plants and animals have their home here. And around the wine town of Retz, it is the vineyards and wine cellar lanes that make hiking a pleasure.
The routes are not too strenuous and the natural landscape makes up for the stamina required. The journey is the reward. The river has created its own little world in the Thayatal. Respectable cliffs alternate with gentle, densely wooded slopes, wild riverbanks bear witness to the power of the water. If you are very lucky and quiet on your feet, you might spot one of the wild cats that have found a new home in the untouched forests. (There is an enclosure in the National Park House where you can safely see the wildcats). At some point you reach the legendary Umlaufberg, which is almost completely surrounded by the Thaya. The hiker can see just how much from the very top: If there wasn't a narrow band of rock at the narrow point of this loop, the Thaya would flow smoothly in circles!
- Equipment Sturdy footwear, functional clothing, sun and rain protection, map material, if applicable telescopic poles, first aid kit (blister plasters), sufficient provisions (snack, muesli bars, fruit, water).
- Route description The Thayatalweg 630 is divided into 12 stages:1st stage: Nebelstein - Weitra2nd stage: Weitra - Gmünd3rd stage: Gmünd - Eugenia4th stage: Eugenia - Heidenreichstein5th stage: Heidenreichstein - Waidhofen/Thaya6th stage: Waidhofen/Thaya - Dobersberg7th stage: Dobersberg - Karlstein8th stage: Karlstein - Raabs/Thaya9th stage: Raabs/Thaya - Drosendorf10th stage: Drosendorf - Langau11th stage: Langau - Hardegg12th stage: Hardegg - RetzBookable offer:"Long-distance hiking in the Waldviertel" is a unique summer offer for everyone who wants to experience the north of Lower Austria on foot.
- Public transport Information at: www.vor.at
- Editor’s tip Enjoy the view from the crossing over the Thaya loop.
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Current weather in Harbach
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Alpine Club, Waldviertel Section
3830 Waidhofen an der Thaya, Hollenbach 120A
(T) +43 664 1112134
(E) waldviertel@sektion.alpenverein.at
Waldviertel Tourism
3910 Zwettl, Sparkassenplatz 1/2/2
(T) +43 2822 54109
(E) info@waldviertel.at
(I) www.waldviertel.at
Letzte Änderung: 2 Mar 2026