Weltkugel hiking route no. 31

Make sure when choosing your route that it matches your fitness level. Check whether the catering establishments you want to visit along the way are open. Pack your charged mobile phone and maps in your backpack.

Sturdy footwear, functional clothing, sun and rain protection, maps, if necessary telescopic poles, first aid kit (blister plasters), sufficient provisions (snack, muesli bars, fruit, water).

The path goes down into the Zwettl valley and to the scattered settlement Ober Rosenauerwald, where the Peace Chapel is located. From there, you walk along the state road and over a driveway to the turnoff towards Weltkugel. The Weltkugel, an object of the Kraftarena Groß Gerungs, is a rounded hard stone with a diameter of seven meters and a weight of 500 tons, which resembles a globe in its shape. On the way there, you will learn interesting facts about the theme "forest community" on the nature experience trail. After that, you continue along the forest road and, after a short hike, reach Wurmbrand and then Böhmsdorf. Nearby is the Kierlingstein, which can be visited via a short path. The return route leads via Thail and past the Opferstein back to Groß Gerungs.

Parking lots in Groß Gerungs.
Attention to the short-term parking zone at the main square of Groß Gerungs.

Coming from St. Pölten via S33 to Krems, then via B37 and B38 to Zwettl and via B38 to Groß Gerungs.

Coming from Vienna via A22 and S5 to Krems, then via B37 and B38 to Zwettl and via B38 to Groß Gerungs.

Coming from the west via A1 to Linz, then via A7 and S10 to Freistadt, B38 to Karlstift, B38 to Groß Gerungs.

Bus connections from Krems via Zwettl, from Linz via Karlstift or Arbesbach, and from Gmünd to Groß Gerungs
Waldviertelbahn from Gmünd to Groß Gerungs during the summer months

All information about all bus and train lines to the Waldviertel can be found at www.vor.at or at www.oebb.at.

Also get to know the other places of the Kraftarena Groß Gerungs (www.kraftarena.at).
Also recommended: a ride with the Waldviertelbahn.