TUT GUT route 2 Waidhofen/Ybbs
Hiking tour Starting from Buchenberg Nature Park House
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 6,18 km
- Duration: 1:30 h
- Ascent: 354 m elevation gain
- Descent: 360 m elevation gain
Along the Höhenrundweg trail once around the Buchenberg and to the Upper Buchenberg Chapel. Wonderful view of the town of Waidhofen and the Sonntagberg basilica.
- Starting point of the tour
- Buchenberg Nature Park House
- Tour destination
- Buchenberg Nature Park House
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 6,18 km
- Duration: 1:30 h
- Ascent: 354 m elevation gain
- Descent: 360 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:4/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point415 m
- Highest point775 m
- Round tour
- Nice views
- With refreshment stops
- Accessibility by train and bus
- Summit tour
Along the Höhenrundweg trail once around the Buchenberg and to the Upper Buchenberg Chapel. Wonderful view of the town of Waidhofen and the Sonntagberg basilica.
Buchenberg Nature Park House - Holzknechthütte - Höhenrundweg - Bußweg - Obere Buchenbergkapelle - Höhenrundweg - Kaiblingerhütte - past the forest climbing park - Buchenberg Nature Park House
Make sure to wear suitable hiking boots for your excursion. This way you avoid painful blisters and support your foot. With new hiking boots, it is recommended to "break them in" to get your foot used to them.
Hiking boots, water, first aid kit
Follow the trail signs for the TUT GUT route 2.
The hiking trails through the beech forests of the Buchenberg Nature Park with great views of the town Waidhofen an der Ybbs are an experience for all ages with suitable sturdy footwear. Easy to moderate climbs alternate with relaxing flat sections.
Only conditionally to not suitable for wheelchairs and strollers.
Hammergasse 4, 3340 WY. 10 minutes walk from the parking lot to the Nature Park House.
Färbergasse, 3340 WY. 10 minutes walk from the parking lot to the Nature Park House (official Nature Park parking) -> access via Weyerer Straße.
A1 motorway exit Amstetten West, B121 to Waidhofen/Ybbs
By train to the main train station Waidhofen an der Ybbs - then by bus (stop Gymnasium) or the city train (stop Schillerpark)
On the way back, a short detour to the Gasthaus Grasberg (plus 400m) is worthwhile.
Recommended period
Tourism Association Ybbstal Alps
Schlossweg 2, 3340 Waidhofen/Ybbs
www.ybbstaler-alpen.at
info@ybbstaler-alpen.at
+43-5-93049
Town Waidhofen/Ybbs
www.waidhofen.at
Letzte Änderung: 16 Mar 2026