Bakabu children's adventure trail to Hutwisch

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 5,44 km
Duration: :hour h
Ascent: 137 m elevation gain
Descent: 137 m elevation gain

The circular route with the Bakabu audio experience stations leads from Hochneukirchen to the Hutwisch lookout and back again.

Starting point of the tour: Hochneukirchen town center
Tour destination: Hochneukirchen town center

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 5,44 km
Duration: :hour h
Ascent: 137 m elevation gain
Descent: 137 m elevation gain

Fitness level required:
3/6
Overall experience:
6/6
Scenery:
6/6

Lowest point760 m
Highest point894 m

Round tour
Nice views
With refreshment stops
Accessibility by train and bus
Suitable for families and children
Summit tour

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Description

Along the route, there are always audio experience stations for children and the young at heart. Over 9 stations, a story is told for children (book & audio), in which Bakabu and his best friend Charlie Gru, the clay pigeon, set out in search of the highest point of the Bucklige Welt – the place where the wind whistles so beautifully as nowhere else. On their way, they meet a different animal at each station that brings them a little closer to their goal. They learn the story of the bearded Gretel ("boardate Gretl") and reveal the secret of the legendary "white horse with no skull".

In between, recreation spots in the forest invite you to air out and relax.

Equipment Always take suitable maps with you. Wear sturdy shoes adapted to the route, bring sun and rain protection as well as water and a small snack. Take your mobile phone with you and save the emergency numbers of the rescue services: Rescue 144 / Mountain Rescue 140
Route description The route starts at the car park with a large information board in Hochneukirchen. At the info & gourmet station in the village, you can still buy regional specialties so that you are prepared for a rest while on the way. The path is marked with birdhouses, which lead along the entire route to the lookout and back again.The round trip then begins via the fountain square, then left over the panorama street and the short path. From there, keep right (always following the birdhouses) until you reach the Hutwisch lookout. There, you can climb up the steps to the platform, from where, in good weather, you have a 360° view into 5 different states. The installed benches are ideal for a short break. Opposite the lookout, the circular route continues and leads back in a beautiful arc to the starting point in Hochneukirchen. There, the Beiglböck confectionery or the newly opened inn s'Hutwisch in 2023 await hungry stomachs.
Parking At the start of the circular route, there are plenty of free parking spaces in the town center.
Getting there From Vienna and Graz, it is about 100 kilometers each to Hochneukirchen. Coming from Vienna, take the Krumbach exit, go through the town of Krumbach there and then right towards Hochneukirchen. Coming from Graz, take the Pinggau exit, via Sparberegg to Gschaidt and then on to Hochneukirchen.
Public transport By train to Edlitz-Grimmenstein or Aspang station, from there continue by bus to HochneukirchenMore information at fahrplan.oebb.at and www.vor.at
Editor’s tip Places to eat:s'HutwischCafé Konditorei BeiglböckExcursion:Hutwisch lookoutDefensive church and upper gallery Hochneukirchen, where concerts and exhibitions are regularly heldArchery and disc golf in the countryside, GrametschlagInfo and gourmet station Hochneukirchen

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Current weather on site

5° to 8°

Today, 11.02.2026

Light rain

Wind speed1,2 km/h

3° to 8°

Tomorrow, 12.02.2026

Cloudy

Wind speed1,4 km/h

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