Winter hiking on the Gschaidt Forest Experience Trail

You pass by the St. Magdalena Church, then turn left. Follow this street, which leads to the hiking trail. Here you can decide in which direction to take the circular route. Then follow the signage (wandering ant) and return along the same path to the village square for the last section.

Always take suitable maps. Wear sturdy shoes appropriate for the route, take sun and rain protection as well as water and a snack. Take your mobile phone with you and save the mountain rescue emergency number: 140

Don’t forget headgear and gloves, and in any case avoid hypothermia!

Your hikes in the Vienna Alps should be a completely beautiful and safe experience. Please therefore note the following:

Preparation

Make sure when choosing the route that it matches your mountain experience and fitness. Check the weather report in advance. Weather in the mountains can change very quickly. Always set off accordingly equipped (e.g., rain gear).

Check whether the huts and snack stations you want to visit along the way are open. Inform someone about your route choice and planned return before you set out.

More safety tips for your hike can be found here.

Warning, this hiking trail goes through the forest, it is not cleared and may have slippery spots in snowy conditions. Use at your own risk. Pay attention to early dusk and plan your tour particularly carefully. Also drink enough water in winter.

From Vienna take the South Motorway A2, take the Schäffern exit. Turn left onto L424. Follow L424 and L146 to Gschaidt.

From Graz take the South Motorway A2 to Haideggendorf, take the Pinggau exit. At the roundabout take the first exit (Steinamangerer Str./Tanzegg/B63), turn left onto L146. Follow L146 to Gschaidt.

Find more information at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at

There is ample parking at the village square.

Vienna Alps in Lower Austria, www.wieneralpen.at, +43 / 2622 / 78960

Opening hours: Mon - Thu 08:30 - 16:00 / Fri 08:30 - 13:00

Experience region Bucklige Welt south, www.buckligewelt.info

Municipality of Hochneukirchen-Gschaidt, www.hochneukirchen-gschaidt.at

Especially the frozen ice pond is a beautiful sight and a real place of peace in winter.

In Gschaidt, there are milk and cheese products from the Reithofer family available directly from the farm to take away.

Just a 5-minute drive away, weather permitting, you can also enjoy archery or warm up again in the new inn s'Hutwisch in Hochneukirchen.