Brief information:
- What is the Leckermoos raised bog (Moorweg)? The Leckermoor is one of the largest and most beautiful raised bogs in Lower Austria
- Where is it located? Near Göstling an der Ybbs, parking lot of the Leckermoos nature reserve
- Can you hike there? Yes, below you will find all the details about the family-friendly tour.
- Does it cost admission? No
The Leckermoos nature reserve covers a total area of 25 hectares. The raised bog was renaturalized between 2004 and 2006, as it had previously suffered from major interventions.
In 2006, a moor path around the wetland was opened to visitors. A total of 11 stations and information boards provide interesting information about the formation of the raised bog. Special attention was paid to making it child-friendly.
We walk the Leckermoos adventure trail
Tour dates
- Round trip, suitable for strollers
- Difficulty: easy
- Distance: 2.11 km
- Ascent: 24 m
- Descent: 23 m
- Duration: 60 min
- Lowest point: 860 m
- Highest point: 883 m
At 10:15 a.m. we park at the car park, where there is also a toilet. The circular route starts at the information board. A narrow path leads past it on the right. Information boards are set up along the path. After a few minutes you turn onto a forest path, which you then walk straight along. To be more precise, you go anti-clockwise around the entire moor on this wide forest path.
The forest is very beautiful throughout, but we would have preferred Adventure trail expected a little more. Despite the bad weather (no wonder, this region in the Northern Limestone Alps is one of the wettest areas in Austria) we enjoy walking, but apart from a few slugs we don't experience much.
After about 45 minutes you finally turn off into the moor on a wooden path, which is always used to advertise the moor. You walk along the boards through the mountain pine moor forest. The board path leads a few minutes into the moor. At the end you have a beautiful view. In front of you is the dark lake, the so-called “Moor Eye”, in the centre of the moor.
We go back and follow the forest path. After about 1 hour we arrive back at the parking lot.
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