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.
Brief information:
- Where is it located? 1h by car south of Vienna; Nature Park Centre, Kleine Kanzelstraße 241, 2724 Hohe Wand
- How much is the entrance fee? Adults € 4,50, children (3- 15 years) € 2,-, 1x free admission with the Lower Austria CardDogs allowed on a lead. Here you can find all prices. The toll 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 hours365 days a year, summer time (May to September) 7am to 6pm, winter time (October to April) 8am to 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 Felsenpfad or the Einhornhöhle, a show cave near Dreistetten.
The following facilities are available on the plateau:
Directly at the parking lot:
- a natural Children's playground with slides, climbing frames and tree trunks for balancing
- directly adjacent to it is the petting zoo (the highlight for children). Here 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
- The children's adventure trail, 3 circular walks, the forest empty path and the enclosure circular path also start from here
- 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 for download here: https://www.naturpark-hohewand.at/download
Our experience report about our visit to Hohe Wand Nature Park you find HERE.
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