Description
With its many hiking and walking trails, the Hohe Wand Nature Park is an ideal destination for the whole family. The Schneeberg view circuit offers a slow-paced circular walk which leads to the 18m high viewing tower with views of Schneeberg, Dürre Wand, Unterberg and if you’re lucky, even of the Neusiedlersee. You can meet animals in the enclosure where llamas and mouflons wait to be stroked. At the walk’s starting point, the nature park’s visitor centre, you can find out about the history of life in the Hohe Wand in the Alpine and Heritage Museum and stop for a bite to eat. Of course not to be missed is the Spiel- und Spaßberg play area because here children can live like a marmot, climb like a goat and just let off steam. In snowy weather, the Spiel- und Spaßberg becomes a sledging hill. The Schneeberg view circuit is maintained in winter.
Nature park entry fee: Adults €1.80 Children €1.00 Cars €2.00
Starting point of the tour
Nature park centre – vivarium car park
Destination point of the tour
Nature park centre – vivarium car park
Route description Hohe Wand Nature Park – Schneeberg view circuit
From the car park, cross the road and turn right at the nature park visitor centre to reach the llamas and mouflons. Follow the easy path to the chamois’ feeding area. Walk uphill to the panoramic view of the 18m high viewing tower. Take the wide path back to the nature park visitor centre.
Directions
Travelling from Vienna
1) A2 – departing from Wöllersdorf – turn right onto the B21 towards Gutenstein – turn off towards Dreistetten – Muthmannsdorf – Emmerberg – Gaaden – Stollhof – toll booth (fee) – take the year-round mountain road to the Hohe Wand plateau
2) A2 – departing from Wiener Neustadt West – Weikersdorf – Winzendorf – Emmerberg – Gaaden – Stollhof – toll booth (fee) – Hohe Wand
Travelling from Graz
3) From Neunkirchen – Würflach – Willendorf – Höflein – Zweiersdorf – Maiersdorf – toll booth (fee) – Hohe Wand
Parking
Nature park centre – vivarium car park, Kleine Kanzelstraße 241, 2724 Hohe Wand
By train from Vienna or Graz to Wiener Neustadt – from there by local train in the direction of Puchberg am Schneeberg or by bus to Winzendorf – from Winzendorf hike to Maiersdorf via Prossetschlucht (5km), from where you can hike up Hohe Wand on one of the many routes in approximately 1 hour. Or switch in Wiener Neustadt to a train heading to Puchberg am Schneeberg. Disembark in Grünbach am Schneeberg. By following the Grafenberg route (marked by blue signs), you will reach the Wilhelm Eicherthütte on the plateau in about 1.5 hours. You can also take the Gutensteinerbahn (from Wiener Neustadt) to Oberpiesting or Waldegg, and hike on the rear side of the Hohe Wand.
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Author's tip
A trip to Hohe Wand goes well with a stay in Schneebergland! You can book overnight stays at the Landgasthof Zur Schubertlinde or the Ferienhaus Land Romantik in Urschendorf online.
