Into the Gföhleramt

Hiking route from Gföhl, main square

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Elevation profile

10,81 km length

Tour dates
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Route: 10,81 km
  • Ascent: 86 egm
  • Descent: 86 egm
  • Duration: 3:00 h
  • Lowest point: 566 m
  • Highest point:638 m
Features
  • Round tour

Details for: Into the Gföhleramt

Brief description

Hiking Route No. 3 (red) "Into the Gföhleramt"

Description

This hiking route offers several options and can be combined with the "Chapel hike to the Gföhleramt". Possibility to stop by at the Winkler Inn.

Starting point of the tour

Gföhl, main square

Destination point of the tour

Gföhl, main square

Route description Into the Gföhleramt

You can expect a hiking route with several options. Hiking route no. 3 initially leads from Gföhl main square through Jaidhofer Alley and Brunnkandlallee to the junction towards Jaidhof. The flat Schlosspark round (castle and park Jaidhof) passes by Schweizerhof (former forester's house at Schweizerteich). The possible Drescherteich round from there touches the Drescher huts (former estate worker settlement). The third and longest route leads via Steinsprengweg past the Rosali Chapel and the Farm Museum to Reisingerhöhe and from there via the Winkler Inn in Gföhleramt and the Red Cross Trail back to Gföhl.

Parking

several parking options in the center, partly short-term parking zone

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 necessary telescopic poles, first aid kit (blister plasters), sufficient provisions (snack, muesli bar, fruit, water).

Safety information

Make sure your chosen route matches your fitness level. Check whether the catering businesses you want to visit on the way are open. Pack your charged mobile phone and map material in your backpack. For cross-border routes, always carry a passport or identity card.

Map recommendations

The map "Hiking in the Heart of the Waldviertel" can be ordered here online.

Author's tip

Worth seeing: Rosali Chapel with Gföhlerwald Monument, Farm Museum (visits by appointment: 0680/142 10 92).

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