The Hohe Wand: Natural beauty in Lower Austria's mountains
The more than 2,000 hectare Hohe Wand Nature Park is a popular destination for families with children, hikers, nature photographers and animal lovers. The park is located at around 1,000 m above sea level in the Vienna Alps.
Short info:
- Where is it located? 1 hour by car south of Vienna; Nature Park Center, Kleine Kanzelstraße 241, 2724 Hohe Wand
- How much is admission? Adults € 4.50, children (3–15 years) € 2,-, 1x free entry with the NÖ Card, Dogs on leash allowed. Here you will find all pricesThe toll fee has been included since 2023.
- Where can I get tickets? You can get the Hohe Wand Nature Park entrance ticket at the Nature Park Centre, at the Skywalk ticket machine (card payment) or you can buy the Ticket online.
- opening hours: 365 days a year, summer time (May to September) 7am-6pm, winter time (October-April) 8am-5pm
The up to 230-meter-high cliffs fall towards the southeast, exposed to the so-called New World. There are several small and large caves in the limestone, such as the Kohlröserlhöhle (Czernyhöhle) near the Felsenpfad or the Einhornhöhle, a show cave near Dreistetten.
What is there to see in the Hohe Wand Nature Park?
Directly at the parking lot:
- a natural one children's playground with slides, climbing frames and tree trunks for balancing
- directly adjacent to it is the petting zoo (the highlight for children). There are pigs, rabbits, alpacas, llamas, donkeys, small horses, chickens and sheep to feed (food costs 1€). The children can even go into the goat enclosure. By the late afternoon, the animals are already quite overfed
- an alpine and local history museum
- a nature park parlor
- from here also the children's adventure trail, 3 circular walks, the forest empty path and the enclosure circular path start
- Forest educational tours, adventure tours and llama trekking (you have to buy tickets online in advance for this)
after a short hike or drive by car:
- Fallow deer, ibex, deer, mouflon, chamois (can be fed, but are not meant to be petted)
- a dense network of marked hiking trails, secured climbing routes and free climbing areas as well as launch sites for hang gliders and paragliders,
- at the top of the wall a viewing terrace, called "Skywalk" and a so-called “rock path” at the Kohlröserlhaus,
Very helpful hiking maps, overview plans and brochures are available here for download
A report about our visit to Hohe Wand Nature Park you will find HERE.