WAB - Regional Route D: Bad Schönau - Krumbach

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 6,04 km
Duration: :hour h
Ascent: 198 m elevation gain
Descent: 144 m elevation gain

Regional Route D presents itself as a comfortable hike through the cultural landscape of the Bucklige Welt. The Regional Routes are part of the trail network on the Wiener Alpenbogen (WAB). Hikes along these routes lead you to unique views and insights. The Regional Routes are connected to the path of the Wiener Alpenbogen, creating circular hikes in connection with the long-distance path.

Starting point of the tour: Tourist office Bad Schönau in the town center
Tour destination: Municipal office Krumbach, town center

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 6,04 km
Duration: :hour h
Ascent: 198 m elevation gain
Descent: 144 m elevation gain

Fitness level required:
2/6
Overall experience:
4/6
Scenery:
5/6

Lowest point459 m
Highest point630 m

Nice views
With refreshment stops

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Description

This section offers a varied up and down with ever new views and insights through the Bucklige Welt. The highlight at the beginning of the route is the spa park in the town center in the flower village Bad Schönau. Then follows the Triad, a stylish rural restaurant with star ratings. Two Gault Millau stars and three à la carte stars make Uwe Machreich one of the best chefs in the country. A highlight at the end of the hike is the historic market and town center in Krumbach with the museum village. The museum village in Krumbach consists of five historic buildings: such as an old farmhouse, a chapel, and the old citizens’ hospital. This open-air museum tells the story of Krumbach and illustrates rural and religious life in the Bucklige Welt.

Equipment Always take suitable maps with you. 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
Route description The Regional Route D starts at the tourist office in the center of the spa town Bad Schönau and leads along the street to the spa house for the first meter. The path of the Wiener Alpenbogen runs past the spa house on the left through the park; we follow the Regional Route past the spa house on the right and shortly afterwards turn right again into Waldgasse. We follow the pedestrian and bicycle path into the Zöbernbach valley, cross the Zöbernbach, and cross the federal highway at Ödenhof. We walk uphill on the asphalt road to the Triad guesthouse, where Veronika and Uwe Machreich score points with their creative but also down-to-earth cuisine for their guests.After a refreshment, we keep right at the next fork and follow the signpost with the green Wiener Alpen logo, past the parking lot of the golf range and further into the dead end. Alternatively, at the fork, the path of the pond round is also walkable straight ahead, which later meets the Regional Route again in the forest. At a sharp right turn, we walk straight on the orange-marked meadow path. The path takes us into the forest; at a left turn, we follow the signpost to the right towards Krumbach on a forest path. Now we steadily climb the trenches-cut forest slope uphill, following the orange path, cross a trench, and after a few minutes turn right onto a meadow path at the forest edge. The meadow path leads uphill with views of Krumbach Castle to the Dirndlhof farmstead. We take the adjoining Dirndlbauer farm road to the farm in Egg, where we turn left onto a street and follow the blue marking slightly downhill with views of Krumbach to the Rosenkranz Chapel. After a short rest at the chapel, the last meters of Regional Route D lead us downhill on the farm road, which opens onto a wider road at a hairpin bend. We keep left and continue walking downhill towards Krumbach; Tiefenbachstraße leads us to the town center. On the right-hand side, we see slightly above the municipal office, the bus stop, and thus the end of Regional Route D on Marktstraße. A visit to the museum village, which is located somewhat outside following the B55 south of the town center, is especially recommended. Alternatively, the hiking route can be extended with Regional Route C from the Rosenkranz Chapel to Kirchschlag. From Kirchschlag, the main path Wiener Alpenbogen leads back to Bad Schönau. From Krumbach, buses run either to Edlitz-Grimmenstein station or back to Bad Schönau.
Parking Parking is available at the tourist office in Bad Schönau.
Getting there Coming from Vienna, take the A2 to the Krumbach exit and follow the B55 to Krumbach and Bad Schönau. Coming from Graz, take the Aspang exit, continue on L137 to Zöbern, turn left toward Kampichl on L137, and switch to the B55 to Bad Schönau at Unterhaus.
Public transport Travel by train via Wiener Neustadt to Edlitz-Grimmenstein station and then by bus to Bad Schönau. From Krumbach, buses run back to Bad Schönau and also to Edlitz-Grimmenstein station.Further information is available at www.oebb.at and www.blaguss.at
Editor’s tip Accommodation options can be found in Bad Schönau at Hotel Weber and in Krumbach at the Krumbacherhof of the Ottner family. Beware: a visit to the Triad inn with star chef Uwe Machreich can lead to culinary delights.

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Also explore the adjoining routes:

WAB - Regional Route C: Krumbach - Kirchschlag

WAB - Regional Route E: Gschaidt - Feichten - Krumbach

Wiener Alpen in Lower Austria, www.wieneralpen.at, +43 / 2622 / 78960

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