Semmering - Zauberblick - route

Difficulty: Difficult

Winter circular hike: Circular hike: Semmering Passhöhe - Semmering train station via the railway hiking trail to the Doppelreiter observation tower - 20-Schilling View - Hochstraße - Semmering Passhöhe

Starting point of the tour: Semmering Passhöhe
Tour destination: Semmering Passhöhe

Difficulty: Difficult

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

Lowest point0 m
Highest point0 m

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

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Description

From the top of the pass via the high road past Hotel Panhans to the Holy Family Parish Church and rectory. Downhill to the station and east along the track under the underpass to Wolfsbergkogel halt. Steeply uphill for a short way to the former sanatorium and the Double-ridge lookout tower and the "20 Schilling view". The view down onto Semmering Railway through the Adlitzgraben and the highest spurs of the Eastern Alps, Rax and Schneeberg, is very imposing. The path then passes through the forest above the entrance to the Wolfsbergkogel tunnel and on to the Fleischmann viaduct in Adlitzgraben. To the left the path runs uphill to the golf course and the Südbahnhotel. Continue straight on here to the top of the pass.

Equipment Always take suitable maps with you. Wear sturdy shoes appropriate to the route, bring sun and rain protection as well as water and a snack. Take your mobile phone and save the mountain rescue emergency number: 140
Route description Starting from the Semmering Passhöhe, walk along the Hochstraße to the Hotel Panhans and then on to the Parish Church of the Holy Family. Now go down to the Semmering train station. Here, a visit to the information center about the Semmering Railway World Heritage Site and the "Carl Ritter von Ghega" monument is recommended. Continue following the signs of the Lower Austrian Railway Hiking Trail to the viewpoints around the Wolfsbergkogel.Now we turn left from the railway hiking trail and above the small football field the path takes us past the Semlitsch Sculpture Park. From here we go steeply uphill past Villa Leidenfrost, along Friedrich Schüler Street to the former Südbahn Hotel. Here we meet the Hochstraße. We walk past the Panorama Hotel Wagner back to the Parish Church and to the Passhöhe.
Parking Public parking spaces are available at Semmering Passhöhe.
Getting there From Vienna take the A2 South motorway to the S6 Semmering expressway and take the Maria Schutz exit. Turn right onto L4168. Continue on Semmering/L4168, Semmeringstraße and Passstraße to take B306.From Graz take the S6 Semmering expressway and take the Spital/Semmering exit. Turn left onto Semmering Ersatz Str./B306. Continue on B306km
Public transport Travel by train to Semmering train station, where the hike can also begin. Alternatively, you can individually book a ride with the RUFbus Semmering-Rax, which will take you to the hiking start point. RUFBus stops: Semmering Passhöhe (113)20 Schilling View hiking start (106)Wolfsbergkogel train station (108)Semmering train station (109)Hochstraße Löffler (112)TIP: Simply use the Postbus Shuttle app or call the hotline +43 660 900 88 22.More information at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at
Editor’s tip Admire historic villas along the Hochstraße 20-Schilling ViewDoppelreiter observation towerHochstraße museum