Path of Views Bad Schönau

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 5,99 km
Duration: :hour h
Ascent: 172 m elevation gain
Descent: 172 m elevation gain

The Path of Views is a circular hiking trail starting from the spa park in Bad Schönau, offering beautiful views of the town and surrounding landscape.

Starting point of the tour: Bad Schönau Spa Park
Tour destination: Bad Schönau Spa Park

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 5,99 km
Duration: :hour h
Ascent: 172 m elevation gain
Descent: 172 m elevation gain

Fitness level required:
1/6
Overall experience:
5/6
Scenery:
5/6

Lowest point469 m
Highest point611 m

Round tour
Nice views
Accessibility by train and bus
Suitable for families and children

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Description

"He who has no goal in sight cannot make progress on any path." Short texts and quotes by the Lower Austrian writer Ernst Ferstl encourage the hiker on the "Path of Views" to pause and reflect. Several panels along the roughly 100-minute easy circular trail invite the hiker to stop and absorb the landscape and nature.

Bad Schönau offers numerous hiking opportunities and a suitable hiking map. The "Path of Views" goes through the districts Ortbauer and Maierhöfen. After the hike, many places to eat, sleep, and relax in the spa park await you in Bad Schönau.

Equipment 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
Route description 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.
Parking There are sufficient parking spaces available around the spa park.
Getting there 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.
Public transport More information can be found at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at
Editor’s tip 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!

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Tourism information Bad Schönau, www.badschoenau.at, +43 / 2646 / 8284