Description
20 thematic areas await to be explored.
1. Use of wood: wood, our most important raw material
2. Young forest: reforestation of deciduous and coniferous trees
3. The large red beech: a common tree in the forests of eastern Austria
4. Forest edge: transition from high forest to meadows and fields
5. Flasch'n Cross: in memory of the Flasch siblings
6. Habitat forest and meadow: and its agricultural use
7. Three-country corner observation tower: a view into wide parts of the states of Lower Austria, Burgenland, Styria
8. Bösendorfer: wood for noble pianos from our forests
9. Sound wood: wood as a good conductor of sound (tree telephone)
10. Ants: little forest protectors
11. Paths in the forest: lifelines that run through the forest
12. Mushrooms: edible but also poisonous mushrooms
12. The 250-year-old pine: a seed tree that ensures the survival of its species
14. The ice pond: from "icebox" to biotope
15. Tree ring: events in Gschaidt and Austria
16. Barefoot course: sensory pleasure for big and small feet
17. Biomass: the healthy alternative for energy production
18. Tree quiz: 10 trees introduce themselves
19. Ditch vegetation: plants by the roadside
20. The largest trees in Hochneukirchen-Gschaidt: surrounded by kindergarten children
Starting point of the tour
Village square Gschaidt
Destination point of the tour
Village square Gschaidt
Route description Walderlebnisweg Gschaidt
It goes past the St. Magdalena Church and then turns left. Follow this street until it leads to the hiking trail. Here you can decide in which direction to walk the circular hiking trail. After that, follow the signage (Wandering Ant) and the last part goes back along the same path to the village square.
Directions
From Vienna take the South Motorway A2, exit at Schäffern. Turn left onto L424. Follow L424 and L146 to Gschaidt.
From Graz take the South Motorway A2 to Haideggendorf, exit at Pinggau. At the roundabout, take the first exit (Steinamangerer Str./Tanzegg/B63), turn left onto L146. Follow L146 to Gschaidt.
Parking
Sufficient parking spaces available
More information can be found at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at
