More than 900 years of monastic history, a pilgrimage route and activities for active days shape the ways to discover Herzogenburg. When planning your trip, you can give different emphasis to culture, hiking and seasonal leisure activities.
Herzogenburg Abbey and the Way of St. James
Herzogenburg Abbey reflects more than 900 years of monastic history. It lies directly on the Way of St. James, on the Purkersdorf–Göttweig section, and is a place of pilgrimage. The guided tour “Witness to Eternity” offers insights into the history and life of the community of Augustinian Canons. It lasts approximately 75 minutes; highlights include the Prelate’s Staircase, ceremonial hall, collections, choir chapel, treasury and library. As tour arrangements may change, it is advisable to check the current tour schedule before your visit.
Circular routes with different highlights
The easy Sparkassen circular hiking trail in Herzogenburg is 13.31 kilometres long. The start and finish are at the car park of Herzogenburg Abbey, making it a clearly defined loop hike. The Kostbare Jubiläumsrunde Herzogenburg offers a different way to discover local themes along the route: it passes stations featuring hardy, rare fruit and nut varieties, identified by variety signs. Visitors can enjoy fruit straight from the trees during harvest season. The route can also be taken with an all-terrain stroller. The two routes therefore differ mainly in their stated focus: a longer circular hike versus themed stations featuring seasonal fruit.
Leisure activities and seasons
The mini golf course is right next to the Anton-Rupp leisure centre and the Aquapark. Its 18 natural lanes are pleasantly shaded. Opening times are seasonal and may vary. The Aquapark Herzogenburg adventure pool is an outdoor swimming complex covering 30,500 square metres, with a natural swimming pond whose water surface measures approximately 1,500 square metres. If you would like to go ice skating, Herzogenburg has a 900-square-metre outdoor ice rink; ice skating is also seasonal. The Kraftwerk bouldering gym offers climbing courses for children aged three and over. As course availability may change, check in advance if you are making specific plans.
Explore by bike and choose your accommodation
The Herzogenburg Tourist Office lends bicycles free of charge to guests staying overnight in Herzogenburg, for up to one week. A photo ID and advance registration approximately one week ahead are required. The Nextbike bicycle-sharing system can also be used around the clock at the railway station and Rathausplatz. If you are looking for a hotel or other accommodation in Herzogenburg, your planned focus can help guide your choice: an abbey tour and the Way of St. James, one of the circular routes, or seasonal leisure activities each offer a different emphasis. Staying overnight in Herzogenburg is also a requirement for borrowing a bicycle through the Tourist Office, so plan your advance registration accordingly.
Wine and regional excursions
Wine is also among the options in the wider region: the Traisental wine companion hikes conclude with a tasting of Traisental wines and grape juices. Popular destinations on tours around Herzogenburg also include Herzogenburg Abbey and the abbey winery.
Discover more destinations: Unterwölbling, Wald, Hofstetten, Neulengbach, Maria Anzbach, Rabenstein an der Pielach, Frankenfels, Brunnrotte
For the main travel overview: Sankt Pölten.
