Zeilerbergrund

This route starts from the Winderamt in the direction of the Leitha mountains. It leads through a built-up area, finally over a small bridge over a stream lined by old, weather and even lightning-defying brook meadows. The stream once flowed through winds, but it also turned the wheels of the Gritschmüle, where today are the gallery and museum of Wander Bertoni. After passing the sculpture garden, turn right onto the goods trail and then left at the end. The path continues through vineyards, past old underground cellars and finally leads to the Grafenlucke. Only a few hundred meters further on you will find the Ludlloch - better known as Bärenhöhle. To get there, it takes a short detour from the path, which is always worthwhile. To continue the route, go back to the path and turn right at a high point into a tramp path. At the top, the path forks, take the left turn that takes you to a forest road after a few meters. The Zeilerberg is visible, but it is not accessible because it lies in the military restricted area of the Bruckneudorf military training ground, which is soon indicated by information boards. The trail also gives a glimpse of the inner life of the Leitha Mountains: at one point, crystalline bedrock forms the core of the bridge stick, and at another, bright Leithalk, which covers it in large parts. After an idyllic forest, it soon goes downhill again, in the distance the Hackelsberg and the two-tower church of Winden show. You will again pass through old cellars built from Leithakalkstein, before you reach the built-up area again through vineyards. Passing a 19th-century statue of the Mother of God, you return to the starting point.

 

Highlights:

The Gritschmühle is home to the art studio of Italian artist Wander Bertoni, who settled here in the 1960s. For a fee, visitors can visit the gallery and the Eiermuseum, and the art garden behind the house is open to the public. The Grafenschlucht, also known as the Zigeunhöhle, offers an insight into the geology in six artificial caves.• The Bear Cave is a cave with layers of seams, where bones of cave bears and other ice age animals were discovered in the early 20th century. Today she gives shelter to bats, it is worth opening one of the two iron doors and crawling into the cave. Along the way in the forest, break-down points always show what is under the forest floor: sometimes it’s light guide limestone, sometimes silver-gray bedrock. As soon as you step out of the forest, a beautiful view over the Hackelsberg and Jungerberg and the Neusiedler See is shown.

Details on travelling can be found here: Calculate route

Lake Neusiedl is easy and convenient to reach by train. Regardless of whether you are travelling from Switzerland, Germany, the west or south of Austria: You can change trains at Vienna Central Station with ease. ÖBB regional trains take you to Neusiedl am See station in just under 40 minutes, where there are also coordinated bus and train connections to Pamhagen / Fertöszentmiklos or Eisenstadt or Sopron. Bicycles can be taken on most trains: on the Railjet and EC/IC as well as on the Nightjets, a reservation for your bicycle is absolutely necessary. On regional trains, your bicycle can be taken on board without a reservation, subject to availability of the available bicycle spaces.

Timetable information: ÖBB

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