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Thayatal

A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns.

Area: 13.25 km²
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Hiking Trail · Thayatal
07 East Austrian Border Trail, E11: Hardegg – Retz
recommended route Difficulty T1 moderate Stage 11
Distance 18.7 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 334 m
Descent 359 m

Again a wonderful stretch right by the river, then uphill to the Kaja ruin. Through extensive forests with little to no local contact, we reach ...

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Hiking Trail · Thayatal
07 Eastern Austrian Borderland Trail, E10: Langau – Hardegg
recommended route Difficulty T1 moderate Stage 10
Distance 14.1 km
Duration 3:30 h
Ascent 85 m
Descent 250 m

Leisure center with lake, a castle, mother-of-pearl manufactory, and the smallest town in Austria – this stage has a lot to offer.

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Hiking Trail · Thayatal
Hike to the Umlaufberg in the Thayatal National Park
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 11.3 km
Duration 3:30 h
Ascent 140 m
Descent 220 m

On easy paths along the Thaya to Austria's smallest town

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Hiking Trail · Weinviertel
07 Eastern Austrian Borderland Trail GLW030 Unternalb/Retz Retz - Hardegg
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 30
Distance 21.2 km
Duration 5:50 h
Ascent 411 m
Descent 341 m

This route follows the long-distance trail 07 - Eastern Austrian Borderland Trail in a south-north direction. The total length of the Eastern ...

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from Gerhard Pierer,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Hiking Trail · Waldviertel
Thayatal National Park
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 13.1 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 748 m
Descent 710 m

Nice hike along the Thaya to Hardegg and a stop at the Thayatal National Park House.

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from Robert Tryner,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Hiking Trail · Waldviertel
Thayatal National Park, including Hardegg and Kaja Castles - almost 18 km. Circular route.
recommended route Difficulty moderate
Distance 17.7 km
Duration 9:15 h
Ascent 442 m
Descent 447 m

Approx. 18 km through the Thayatal National Park, including Hardegg Castle and Kaja Castle. A concentrated dose of nature meets a concentrated dose ...

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Hiking Trail · Waldviertel
07 East Austrian Borderland Trail GLW031 Hardegg - Geras
recommended route Difficulty moderate Stage 31
Distance 22.2 km
Duration 5:50 h
Ascent 348 m
Descent 160 m

This route follows the long-distance trail 07 - East Austrian Borderland Trail in a south-north direction. The total length of the East Austrian ...

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from Gerhard Pierer,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Long Distance Hiking · Waldviertel
East Austrian Borderland Trail (07)
Premium content Difficulty moderate
Distance 699.1 km
Duration 196:00 h
Ascent 9,337 m
Descent 10,093 m

The East Austrian Borderland Trail is one of the ten major long-distance hiking routes in Austria and leads from the northern Waldviertel to the ...

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from Wiebke Hillen,   Outdooractive Premium
Hiking Trail · Waldviertel
Castles, streams, rocks in Merkersdorf in the Thaya Valley part 1
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 8 km
Duration 2:33 h
Ascent 240 m
Descent 240 m

Shortened route on the Merkersdorf circular hiking trail 4 with Umlaufberg

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from Johannes Ebenhöh,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
Hiking Trail · Waldviertel
Castles, streams, rocks in the Thaya Valley part 2
recommended route Difficulty easy
Distance 2.8 km
Duration 1:00 h
Ascent 144 m
Descent 169 m

City sightseeing in Austria's smallest town in Hardegg

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from Johannes Ebenhöh,   alpenvereinaktiv.com
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  • January 10, 2026
    Manuu B.
    Community
    December 30, 2025
    Wer Ruhe und Wald sucht wird hier fündig.
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    Solitude
    Written January 10, 2026
    Hiking Trail
    Mallersbach circuit
  • July 07, 2024
    Herbert Kronsteiner
    Community
    Meine Lieblingstour aus dem Wanderbuch "Waldviertel" führt von Heinrichs auf den Mandelstein im nördlichen Waldviertel. https://www.meine-wanderwege.at/wanderbuecher/298-waldviertel
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    Photo: Herbert Kronsteiner, Community
    Written July 07, 2024
    Tour Guide
    Waldviertel
  • July 07, 2024
    Herbert Kronsteiner
    Community
    Ein wunderbares Buch, großes Lob für die beiden Autoren und den Verlag. Bin viele Touren gegangen, einige Fotos im Anhang. Weitere Touren hier: https://www.meine-wanderwege.at/
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    Written July 07, 2024
    Tour Guide
    Niederösterreich – Wien – Weinwandern
  • September 23, 2020
    Herbert Kronsteiner
    Community
    Ich habe bis jetzt 5 Wanderungen aus dem Buch gemacht, wunderbare Touren! Einige Fotos hier: https://www.meine-wanderwege.at/wanderbuecher/298-waldviertel
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    Photo: Herbert Kronsteiner, Community
    Written September 23, 2020
    Tour Guide
    Waldviertel
  • February 01, 2020
    Waldmädchen -
    Community
    June 11, 2019
    Mittlerweile fahre ich etwa 2x jährlich rauf. Eine ausschließliche FRÜHLINGS- oder HERBSTTOUR. Von Juni - September fressen dich Gelsen und Bremer, so viel Autan gibt's nicht auf der Welt.
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    Photo: Waldmädchen -, Community
    Written February 01, 2020
    Hiking Trail
    Thayatal National Park, including Hardegg and Kaja Castles - almost 18 km. Circular route.
  • September 10, 2019
    Mary Gruber
    Community
    September 10, 2019
    danke für den super Tipp! viele schöne Aussichtspunkte und Jausenpause direkt beim 'Einsiedler', Füße in der Thaya gekühlt!
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    Written September 10, 2019
    Hiking Trail
    Thaya

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