Path of Views Bad Schönau

Your hikes in the Vienna Alps should be a thoroughly enjoyable and safe experience. Please therefore observe the following:

Preparation

Make sure when choosing the route that it matches your experience and fitness. Check the weather report beforehand. Weather can change unexpectedly fast in the mountains. Therefore always set out appropriately equipped (e.g. rain protection).

Check whether the huts and snack stations you plan to visit en route are open. Inform someone about your chosen route and your planned return before you start.

You can find more safety tips for your hike here.

Always take suitable maps with you. Wear sturdy shoes suitable for the route, take sun and rain protection as well as water and a small snack. Take your mobile phone with you and save the mountain rescue emergency number: 140

The path starts from Bad Schönau, turning right in the spa park. Then turn left onto the meadow path and follow along the Erlenbach past the Rosalia Chapel to the blue-marked path E7. Then turn left onto the yellow-marked path E2. Follow this straight through Ortbauer. At the crossroads of paths E4 and E2, continue straight towards Maierhöfen. In Maierhöfen, turn left and go via Maierhöfner Straße back to the town center of Bad Schönau.

There are sufficient parking spaces available around the spa park.

From Vienna: Take the A2 South Motorway, exit 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 the Gasthof Koder.

From Graz: Take the A2 South Motorway, exit 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 the Gasthof Koder.

More information can be found at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at

Don’t forget to take the Wiener Alpen Viewer in a handy pocket format on your route! If you want to combine your hike with a stay in Bad Schönau, you are right at the Hotel Weber or the Health Resort Königsberg!