Winter hiking on the Path of Views in Bad Schönau

Winter walking route from Bad Schönau municipal office

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Elevation profile

6,23 km length
Tour dates
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Route: 6,23 km
  • Ascent: 147 egm
  • Descent: 147 egm
  • Duration: 1:49 h
  • Lowest point: 469 m
  • Highest point:616 m
Features
  • Round tour
  • Nice views
  • With refreshment stops
  • Accessibility by train and bus
  • Suitable for families and children
  • Summit tour

Details for: Winter hiking on the Path of Views in Bad Schönau

Brief description

The "Path of Views" offers magnificent views and is a beautiful route for well-equipped hikers even in winter.

Description

"Those who have no goal in sight can also not cover any distance." Short texts and quotes from the Lower Austrian writer Ernst Ferstl encourage hikers on the "Path of Views" to reflect. Several panels allow the hiker along the 100-minute, easy circular route to pause and absorb the landscape and nature.

Bad Schönau also offers numerous hiking opportunities in winter. The "Path of Views" passes through the districts Ortbauer and Maierhöfen. After the hike, numerous dining and overnight options await in Bad Schönau for warming up, as well as the spa park, which is a wonderfully quiet place to relax even in winter.

Starting point of the tour

Bad Schönau municipal office

Destination point of the tour

Bad Schönau municipal office

Route description Winter hiking on the Path of Views in Bad Schönau

The starting point is in Bad Schönau. From there, the path leads right into the spa park. It turns left onto the meadow path, which runs along the Erlenbach and passes the Rosalien Chapel. There you reach the blue-marked path E7. On this, turn left onto the yellow-marked path E2 and follow the road straight through Ortbauer. At the intersection of paths E4 and E2, continue straight towards Maierhöfen. In Maierhöfen, turn left and the path follows Maierhöfner Straße back to the town center of Bad Schönau.

Directions

From Vienna: Take the South Motorway A2, exit at Krumbach. At exit 76-Krumbach, drive towards Krumbach/Hungary and continue via the Krumbach junction onto B55. In Bad Schönau, turn right onto the main road and follow it straight to Gasthof Koder.

From Graz: Take the South Motorway A2, exit at Aspang-Zöbern. Turn right onto L137. Follow the road. Turn right onto Kirchschlager Str./B55. In Bad Schönau, turn right onto the main road and follow it straight to Gasthof Koder.

Parking

Free parking is available in front of and behind the municipal office and at the town entrance.

To Edlitz-Grimmenstein station, then continue by regional bus to Bad Schönau

Daily bus connection by BLAGUSS NÖ from Vienna, Südtiroler Platz to Bad Schönau.

More information at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at

Guest pick-up service from Vienna and the stations: Reisedienst Schwarz: 02646/8386

Equipment

On the route, take appropriate equipment with sturdy winter shoes, waterproof clothing, and headgear. Bring water and a snack. Make sure to drink enough even in winter. Bring suitable maps and your mobile phone. Save the emergency numbers of rescue services: Rescue 144 / Mountain rescue 140

Safety information

Your hikes in the Vienna Alps should be a thoroughly pleasant and safe experience. Please note the following:

Preparation

Particularly in winter, exercise special caution. Make sure that the chosen route matches your experience and fitness. Check the weather forecast beforehand. Always set off well equipped (e.g., hat, gloves, etc.). Keep in mind that it gets dark as early as 4:00 p.m. in winter.

Check whether the huts and snack stations you wish to visit are open. Inform someone about your route choice and planned return before setting off.

Attention:

Note, this hiking trail runs on natural paths, which are not cleared in snowy conditions and may be slippery. Use is at your own risk. Pay attention to early dusk and plan your tours carefully. Drink enough water even in winter.

Author's tip

Dining & Overnight Stay:

4* VitalZeit Hotel and Restaurant Weber (sugar-free cuisine)

Hotel Restaurant Geier

Café Kitzwögerer

4* Gesundheitsresort Königsberg

4* Vivea Hotel Bad Schönau zum Landsknecht

4* Vivea Hotel Bad Schönau zur Quelle

Excursion:

Sconarium Bad Schönau, with an interactive and modern exhibition on the Bad Schönau healing spring

Spa park

Fortified church

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