Waldegg an der Piesting offers several ways to plan your trip: yellow-marked hiking trails with specified distances and durations, a hike to the Waldeggerhaus, a via ferrata and cycling routes.
Choose hiking trails by distance and time
Trail 02, “Auf ´s Zimmermannplatzl,” is marked in yellow, is about 6 km long and is listed as taking around 1 hour and 50 minutes; it is rated easy. The Dürnbacher Wasserfallweg is also marked in yellow and considered easy. It is listed as about 4.7 km long and taking around 1 hour and 10 minutes. The Wasserfallweg is about 1.3 km shorter; its listed duration is around 40 minutes less than that of Trail 02.
Well-marked trails lead from Zimmermannplatzl to the Einhornhöhle cave in Dreistetten and to Hohe Wand.
The Waldegger Steig through the GroĂźe Klause is a separate route: it is a protected via ferrata rated difficulty A and requires sure-footedness. Its rating and this requirement are important to bear in mind when planning.
To Waldeggerhaus and Hohe Wand
The hike from Waldegg to Waldeggerhaus passes through DĂĽrnberg, Bockleiten and the GroĂźe Klause on its way to Hohe Wand. The ascent follows mountain trails through pleasantly quiet forests. The starting point is Waldegg/Piesting railway station, where parking is available.
The GroĂźe Klause is also part of the Waldegger Steig. The trail is a via ferrata rated difficulty A; the route to Waldeggerhaus is a hike.
Cycling routes and Schwarzviertel
Cyclists also have a specific connection to the area: a long and particularly appealing section of the Piestingtal cycle route passes through the municipality of Waldegg. Within the village, the cycle route runs via Kirchenriegl into Schwarzviertel and continues to the Kalksinterader natural monument.
The modern Elisabethkapelle is right on the Biedermeier cycle route and next to the Kalksinterader. Both are in the so-called Schwarzviertel, the oldest part of the municipality of Waldegg.
Black pines, pitch production and cultural days
A black pine over 845 years old stands within the municipality; it is the oldest in Austria whose age has been determined. The black pine is also part of the region’s history: black pines shaped southern Lower Austria. Pitch production, which relied on these trees for generations, provided a livelihood for more than 7,000 families in the region.
Pitch production in Lower Austria was declared a national item of intangible cultural heritage by the Austrian UNESCO Commission in 2011.
Another recurring cultural event is the “Waldegger Kulturtage,” held by the municipality every October. The exact dates may vary. If you would like to plan your stay around this event, check the current event dates in advance.
More destinations
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To the overview of the wider destination: Wiener Neustadt.
