Page Type: | Area/Range |
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Lat/Lon: | 48.08732°N / 15.91460°E |
Activities: | Hiking, Sport Climbing, Toprope, Via Ferrata |
Season: | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter |
Elevation: | 2930 ft / 893 m |
The borders of the Wienerwald are the rivers (Danube) - Traisen - Gölsen - Triesting - Danube. Vienna (the capital of Austria) is partly surrounded by the Wienerwald and an important recreational area.
Mainly sandstein and some limestone (e.g. Peilstein, Thalhofergrat, climbing areas in Baden, Mödling )
The highest elevation in the Wienerwald is Schöpfl (893m) above sea level.
Mizzi Langer Wand and Lutterwand are the closest climbing areas near Vienna (Mizzi Langer Wand is part of Vienna, Lutterwand is on the opposite side of the valley)
Wiener Hausgebirge: Vienna’s Home Mountains - covers only a very small part of Wienerwald - Wienerwald mountains located in Vienna.
Some dirt roads are open for mountain biking - Moutainbiking in Wienerwald
Areas like Peilstein are quite difficult to reach by public transport.
Keltenkalk (Guidebook) climbing areas from Vienna to Semmering
links from www.bergsteigen.at
Kletterfelsen rund um Wien by C. Hacker and K. Schall (out of print)
Kletterfelsen von Wien bis Semmering by Christian Hacker (out of print)