Lower Austria Regional Circular Trail E33 Großhöflein – Forchtenstein
Großhöflein (194 m, checkpoint) – Föllig Chapel (243 m, 4 km/1 hour) – Schöllingwald (352 m, 14 km/3 ½ hours) – Wiesen (306 m, checkpoint, 4 km/1 ¼ hours) – Forchtenstein (560 m, checkpoint, 4 km/1 ¼ hours)
Trail 902, 906 (Burgenland Mariazell Trail) and Burgenland Long-distance Trail (red-gold)
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Show elevation profileSafety information
No drinking water along the route. Otherwise, usual safety measures for non-alpine hiking routes apply. No shelter options along the way, but several unlocked hunting stands.Tips and suggestions
Information on the Austrian long-distance trails can be found at http://www.alpenverein.at/weitwanderer/
Closures, route changes, etc.: http://www.alpenverein.at/weitwanderer/home/news/Neues_fuer_Weitwanderer.php
Roadbook
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Rail connection from and to Wr. Neustadt and Wulkaprodersdorf. Wiesen-Sigleß station 3 km from the center. Bus connection to Vienna, Wr. Neustadt and Eisenstadt.Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Erika and Fritz Käfer: Lower Austria Regional Circular Trail - Around the Federal State of Lower Austria, published by ÖAV Section Long-distance Hikers in self-publishing.
Available at freytag & berndt Vienna or in the webshop: https://www.freytagberndt.com/shop/9998850034102-landesrundwanderweg-niederoesterreich/
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Equipment
Rain, cold, sun protection, first aid kit, mobile phone (European emergency number 112), GPS or hiking map of the regionLocalization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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