Hohe Wand Nature Park - Witch's Forest

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 2,50 km
Duration: 0:52 h
Ascent: 72 m elevation gain
Descent: 72 m elevation gain

The colorful stones show the way through the forest, let yourself be surprised and don't get lost! You might even meet the Bromberg witch...

Starting point of the tour: Nature Park Center - Animal enclosure parking lot, Kleine Kanzelstraße 241
Tour destination: Nature Park Center

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 2,50 km
Duration: 0:52 h
Ascent: 72 m elevation gain
Descent: 72 m elevation gain

Fitness level required:
1/6
Overall experience:
6/6
Scenery:
4/6

Lowest point1006 m
Highest point1077 m

Round tour
Suitable for families and children

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Description

With its many hiking and walking trails, the Hohe Wand Nature Park is the ideal excursion destination for the whole family.
Children love hiking when there is something to experience. It's easy in the witches' forest, where colorful stones point the way to various play stations...
The motto here is: marvel and discover instead of grumbling and complaining!

safety instructions Your hikes in the Vienna Alps should be a completely enjoyable and safe experience. Please therefore pay attention to the following:PreparationMake sure when choosing the route that it matches your experience and fitness. Check the weather report in advance. The weather in the mountains can change surprisingly quickly. Always set out appropriately equipped (e.g. rain protection).Check if the hut and snack stations you want to visit on the way are open. Inform someone about your choice of route and your planned return before you start.
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 snack. Take your mobile phone with you and save the emergency number of the mountain rescue: 140
Route description The path starts at the petting zoo. We continue to the village square/Köhlerplatz and then follow the signpost "Witch's Forest" to the right. At the passage with the colorful stones, our hike through the Witch's Forest begins. Now it's the children's turn, because the colorful stones show the way, which leads crisscross through the forest. With some luck, we even find the secret of the Witch's Forest, the gingerbread house, and the Bromberg witch...
Parking Nature Park Center - Animal enclosure parking lot, Kleine Kanzelstraße 241, 2724 Hohe Wand
Getting there From Vienna1) A2 – exit Wöllersdorf – turn right B21 towards Gutenstein – turn off to Dreistetten – Muthmannsdorf – Emmerberg – Gaaden – Stollhof – year-round over Bergstraße onto the plateau of the Hohe Wand 2) A2 – exit Wiener Neustadt West – Weikersdorf – Winzendorf – Emmerberg – Gaaden – Stollhof – Hohe WandFrom Graz3) From Neunkirchen – Würflach – Willendorf – Höflein – Zweiersdorf – Maiersdorf – Hohe Wand
Public transport Take the Southern Railway from Vienna or Graz to Wr. Neustadt – change to the regional train towards Puchberg am Schneeberg to Winzendorf – change to the bus to Maiersdorf, junction Hohe Wand Straße from where you can hike to the Hohe Wand in about 1 hour via various ascents. Or change in Wiener Neustadt towards Puchberg am Schneeberg – exit Grünbach am Schneeberg – via the blue-marked Grafenberg trail in about 1.5 hours to the plateau at the Wilhelm Eicherthütte. You can also take the Gutensteinerbahn (from Wr. Neustadt station) to Oberpiesting or Waldegg and approach the Hohe Wand from the back side.More information at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at
Editor’s tip Children love this hike :-)

Recommended period

Current weather on site

6° to 15°

Today, 10.03.2026

Partly cloudy

Wind speed1,2 km/h

6° to 15°

Tomorrow, 11.03.2026

Cloudy

Wind speed1,1 km/h

Hohe Wand Nature Park, www.naturpark-hohewand.at
Nature Parks Lower Austria, www.naturparke-noe.at

Vienna Alps in Lower Austria, www.wieneralpen.at, +43 / 2622 / 78960

Letzte Änderung: 25 Feb 2026