Hochbergweg

Hiking route from Main Square Groß Gerungs

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Elevation profile

7,99 km length

Tour dates
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Route: 7,99 km
  • Ascent: 200 egm
  • Descent: 200 egm
  • Duration: 2:00 h
  • Lowest point: 657 m
  • Highest point:836 m
Features
  • Round tour
  • Nice views
  • Suitable for families and children

Details for: Hochbergweg

Brief description

Hochbergweg No. 33a

The Hochbergweg offers beautiful views of Groß Gerungs, Thail, and, in good weather, even to the Arbesbach ruin and leads past the Opferstein on the return route.

Starting point of the tour

Main Square Groß Gerungs

Destination point of the tour

Main Square Groß Gerungs

Route description Hochbergweg

The path leads past the roundabout towards Thail to the Opferstein parking lot. On the way up to the left, up the Hochberg, you have a good view of the typical strip fields of the Waldviertel Highlands. Before the path turns downhill again, turn right. On the following short ascent, you can see the Arbesbach ruin if the visibility is good. You hike through a forest section around the Hochberg and back through the village of Thail. After leaving the village, turn onto a field path towards Opferstein. Continue over the field and meadow path and past the Dreifaltigkeitsmarterl back to the main square.

Directions

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

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

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

Parking

Parking lots in Groß Gerungs.
Watch out for the short-term parking zone at the main square 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 www.oebb.at.

Equipment

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

Safety information

Make sure when choosing your route that it matches your fitness level. Check whether the gastronomy businesses you want to visit along the way are open. Pack your charged mobile phone and map material into your backpack.

Author's tip

More information about the Kraftarena Groß Gerungs at: www.kraftarena.at.

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