Winter hike on the weather educational trail Hollenthon

Attention, this winter hiking trail is not cleared in snow conditions and may have icy spots. Use at your own risk. Pay attention to early dusk and plan your tours particularly carefully. Also drink enough water in winter.

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

Preparation

Make sure when choosing the route that it matches your mountain experience and fitness. Get information beforehand about the weather forecast. The weather in the mountains can change surprisingly quickly. Therefore, always start out properly equipped (e.g., rain protection). Check whether the huts and snack stations you want to visit along the way are open. Inform someone about your chosen route and your planned return before you set out.

Find more safety tips for your hike here.

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

Don't forget headwear and gloves, and avoid hypothermia at all costs!

From the community park the path leads towards the municipal office. Then turn left and follow the slightly ascending weather educational trail, continuing to the weather crosses, which offer a wonderful panoramic view. Afterwards, it goes to the weather station with three webcams. The path then runs downhill towards the main road, from there turn left and back to the town center, passing the Gasthaus Posch (closed Mon+Tue).

Parking spaces (free of charge) are sufficiently available in the town.

Arriving from VIENNA: A2 to the Wiener Neustadt junction, then onto the S4 towards Mattersburg - exit Lanzenkirchen, right towards Bucklige Welt - Lanzenkirchen - Hochwolkersdorf (birthplace of the 2nd Republic) - Wiesmath - HOLLENTHON.

Arriving from GRAZ: A2 exit Grimmenstein - right onto B54 - after 500m left towards Kaltenberg/Lichtenegg -

after 6 km in Kaltenberg turn right towards Lichtenegg - after 50 m turn left again to HOLLENTHON (6 km).

Arriving from EISENSTADT: S31 exit Forchtenstein - then: Hochwolkersdorf-Wiesmath-HOLLENTHON.

Find more information at www.oebb.at and www.vor.at

Weather information before arrival at www.hollenthon.at = WEATHER CAM (with current photos) + WEATHER FORECAST (4 days)

The fortified church Hollenthon is considered an example of transforming fortified churches into buildings used solely for religious purposes during the Baroque period. The conversion completely changed the church complex, which was formerly equipped with a defensive upper floor. Small remains of the defensive wall are still preserved. Its location within the town hints at its former significance.