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Viennese Pilgrimage Path: Stage 1/5: Perchtoldsdorf - Mayerling (RSAT08)
Hiking tour Starting from Perchtoldsdorf (from parish church) or Wien-Rodaun
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 18,04 km
- Duration: 7:00 h
- Ascent: 678 m elevation gain
- Descent: 613 m elevation gain
Perchtoldsdorf (from the parish church) or Vienna-Rodaun (streetcar line 60) - Parapluieberg (Franz Ferdinand-Schutzhaus) - Teufelsteiner-/Kammersteinerhütte - Kugelwiese - Seewiese - Wildegg - Sittendorf - Heiligenkreuz - Mayerling
- Starting point of the tour
- Perchtoldsdorf (from parish church) or Wien-Rodaun
- Tour destination
- Mayerling
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Distance: 18,04 km
- Duration: 7:00 h
- Ascent: 678 m elevation gain
- Descent: 613 m elevation gain
- Fitness level required:4/6
- Overall experience:5/6
- Scenery:5/6
- Lowest point262 m
- Highest point593 m
- Stage tour
- With refreshment stops
Description
The trail starts in Perchtoldsdorf at the parish church and leads via the Pfarrer-Karl-Seemann-Promenade into the Föhrenberge Nature Park to the Parapluieberg (Franz Ferdinand-Schutzhaus, 01:15 h). From there, the route continues through sparse deciduous forests via the Kammersteinerhütte, Kugelwiese and Seewiese - past Wildegg Castle - to Sittendorf (03:00 h). Via Meierei Füllenberg you come to the highway underpass, behind which the Heiligenkreuz cemetery is already located. From the cemetery, you soon reach the baroque Calvary of Heiligenkreuz Abbey, via which you can reach the abbey in a few minutes (01:30 h). From the monastery you finally reach Mayerling (01:15 h).
Vienna-Rodaun variant: This variant takes you from Vienna-Rodaun (terminus of streetcar line 60) via the Schillerpromenade into the municipal area of Perchtoldsdorf, past the Waldsanatorium to the Perchtoldsdorfer Heide. At the Parapluieberg you meet the ascent coming from Perchtoldsdorf.
- safety instructions Walking times: The walking times given were calculated based on the table of the German Alpine Club. These are pure walking times, rounded to the next quarter hour.
- Equipment Appropriate hiking equipment is required. It should also be noted that this is a multi-day hike.More information also at: https://www.viasacra.at/10-tipps-fuer-einsteiger
- Getting there Possible starting points: Perchtoldsdorf (from parish church or forest sanatorium) or Wien-Rodaun (line 60)Perchtoldsdorf (from Vienna):South motorway A2 towards Linz – continue on Vienna outer ring motorway A21 towards Linz/St. Pölten – exit Brunn am Gebirge – continue towards Perchtoldsdorf. Regional train line S3 or bus connection.Wien-Rodaun (from Vienna): Wiener Linien, tram line 60 - final stop Wien-Rodaun.
- Editor’s tip Attractions: Parish church of St. Augustine in Perchtoldsdorf, Perchtoldsdorf Castle, Parish church of St. John the Baptist in Sittendorf, Cemetery and Calvary hill Heiligenkreuz, Cistercian Abbey Heiligenkreuz, Carmel Mayerling
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Current weather on site
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Tomorrow, 11.03.2026
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Letzte Änderung: 25 Feb 2026