Hiking tour Starting from Winzendorf train station
A rewarding circular tour from Winzendorf railroad station to the Größenberg with its panoramic views and the surrounding pine forests with magnificent views from the summit (605 m) to the Neue Welt and Hohe Wand. A challenging hike with difficult sections due to the length and gradient.
A rewarding circular tour from Winzendorf railroad station to the Größenberg with its panoramic views and the surrounding pine forests with magnificent views from the summit (605 m) to the Neue Welt and Hohe Wand. A challenging hike with difficult sections due to the length and gradient.
Caution when wet: slippery on the steep ascents!
Sturdy footwear
Train station – along the anniversary trail through the Prosset gorge – after wooden bridge turn right, 300 m on the sidewalk, before house no. 12 turn left uphill, red marking – at Emmerberg ruin turn left downhill to forest edge – right Emmerberg path – to Wolfsgraben – Steinschütt – downhill to Muthmanssdorf – return at the marble fountain (Burgstallstraße) turn right uphill – yellow marking, following right red marking – ascent and descent Größenberg – right past Zechleiten and Wolfsgraben – descent via Hausberg to the train station.
Variants: after descent Größenberg turn left – geotope – Engelsberg 1/4 hour. On the descent to Winzendorf, turn right uphill for 1/4 hour to the limestone quarry viewpoint. Both worthwhile.
Free parking available directly at the train station. Charging option for electric cars available.
from Vienna direction, exit Wiener Neustadt Nord/Wöllersdorf, direction Piestingtal/Hohe Wand,
from Graz direction, exit Wiener Neustadt West, direction Schneeberg/Hohe Wand
By train from Wiener Neustadt towards Puchberg am Schneeberg, stop Winzendorf
- Bloom of the pasqueflowers on the mild sunny slopes already in early spring (partly from the end of February!)
- Geotope "Englberg" in the former quarry with great views also to the south into the Steinfeld
- Detour to the "Smallest Dinosaur Museum in the World" in Muthmanssdorf