WAB - Regional Route A: Katzelsdorf - Lanzenkirchen - Bad Erlach

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

Preparation

Make sure when choosing the route that it matches your experience and fitness. Check the weather forecast beforehand. Weather in the mountains can change surprisingly quickly. Always set out equipped accordingly (e.g., rain protection).

Check whether the huts and snack stations you want to visit along the way are open. Inform someone about your route choice and planned return time before setting out.

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

The Regional Route A starts directly in front of Schloss Katzelsdorf. The first few meters lead back to the main street and eastwards to the Leitha. Just before the wooden bridge over the Leitha, opposite the Nepomuk Chapel, we turn right into Augasse towards Lanzenkirchen (also path KA1 and KA2). The path immediately turns into a pleasant forest trail. After about 20 minutes we cross the Mühlbach on the right and turn left after the bridge (also path LA2). We now follow the hiking trail, which subsequently leads us repeatedly to the Leitha. At the edge of Kleinwolkersdorf, the path merges into the paved Weidengasse. We go under Wiener Neustädter Straße and continue straight towards Lanzenkirchen and Bad Erlach. Shortly before the center of Lanzenkirchen, we see to the left some gravel banks on the Leitha, which are pleasant places to stay on hot summer days. We cross Ofenbachstraße, with the main square and parish church of Lanzenkirchen to the right, and follow the paved path close to the Leitha. The path turns into a footpath and follows the Leitha hiking trail along the river. Several easily accessible gravel banks also invite you to relax and bathe in the Leitha on hot days. Shortly after, the source of the Leitha is reached at the confluence of the Schwarza and Pitten rivers, with the source monument and the three Leitha witches on the right. To the right of this, we walk to the main street in Haderswörth. Slightly to the right is the Mühlendorfer inn, inviting you to stop by. However, we turn left at the main street. Beside the street, we follow a narrow path over the tracks to the roundabout, where we turn left towards Bad Erlach. Just before the tracks, the signposted footpath to Linsberg Asia Therme branches off to the right and thus to the end of Regional Route A; straight ahead is the Bad Erlach train station. In Bad Erlach, we reach the path at the Wiener Alpenbogen, which continues from here to Pitten and Thernberg. In the opposite direction, the path leads back over the Rosaliengebirge to Katzelsdorf.

Parking is available in the forecourt of Schloss Katzelsdorf.

Coming from Vienna or Graz on the A2, branch off at Wiener Neustadt onto the S4 towards Eisenstadt and take the Katzelsdorf exit. Then turn right and follow the signs to Schloss Katzelsdorf in Katzelsdorf.

Travel by train or bus, for example via Wiener Neustadt to Katzelsdorf station.

Further information is available at www.oebb.at  

Combine your hike with a stay at the Linsberg Asia Therme. On hot summer days, a foot bath in the Leitha is recommended.