Sparbach Nature Park circular hike

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 7,68 km
Duration: 3:00 h
Ascent: 221 m elevation gain
Descent: 221 m elevation gain

Explore the wonderful Sparbach Nature Park and its animals on this circular hike.

Starting point of the tour: Sparbach Nature Park visitor center
Tour destination: Sparbach Nature Park visitor center

Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 7,68 km
Duration: 3:00 h
Ascent: 221 m elevation gain
Descent: 221 m elevation gain

Fitness level required:
3/6
Overall experience:
5/6
Scenery:
5/6

Lowest point361 m
Highest point571 m

Round tour
Nice views
Accessibility by train and bus
Suitable for families and children

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Explore the wonderful Sparbach Nature Park and its animals on this circular hike.

Tip/fun fact: The Sparbach Nature Park is Austria's oldest nature park, where you can observe wild boars up close on a circular walk. The park is one of Lower Austria's Top Excursion Destinations!
The nature park also offers the opportunity to barbecue and celebrate children's birthday parties, information and advance booking at the nature park office.

safety instructions !!Important notice!!Sparbach Nature Park operates seasonally with an entrance fee. Dogs are NOT allowed due to free-roaming wild boars!It is important to consider your own physical condition when choosing a route. Before starting the route, check the weather forecast as weather can change quickly in mountainous regions. Equipment should be adapted accordingly. It is also advisable to check in advance if the gastronomic businesses along the route are open. Despite careful research, there may be unexpected short-, medium-, or even long-term closures (e.g., due to forestry restrictions by landowners). Parking options recommended by us may be private or require fees – please pay attention to local signage. Some paths may pass through sections or entirely through fee-required businesses/areas (e.g., nature parks or gorges). This is usually explicitly indicated in the description. All information is without guarantee and use of the paths is at your own risk. Any path closures and notices from hunters and landowners must be observed.
Equipment Comfortable and appropriate hiking shoes, backpack with weather protection, navigation, first aid kit, water and snacks
Route description The hike through the nature park is an experience for the whole family. Right at the beginning, the animal enclosure magically attracts children, but especially the freely roaming wild boars with their piglets. The Lenauteich pond, with numerous aquatic animals, especially the large carp, also impresses. For many families, the hike ends at the adventure playground, as children are obviously reluctant to leave. Numerous thematic panels along our route provide information about nature and the history of the region. However, we decided to explore the entire nature park and continue hiking past the Raimund pine to our next destination, the Johannstein ruins, built around 1200. Ferdinand Raimund also left traces here and completed his play "The Alpine King and the Misanthrope" in 1828. We now choose the longer route to the Diana meadow, which we reach after about 45 minutes. Along the way, we repeatedly encounter genuine giant trees. The path runs in a curve around the Diana meadow; on a side path, we reach the Fürsten pine and the triumphal arch on the Diana meadow. Here we have a nice resting place to stay a while. Shortly after the detour to the Diana spring, the path ascends to the highest point of our round, the Köhlerhaus ruins at 571 m above sea level. This ascent is not suitable for strollers (detour via forest road possible). Like the triumphal arch, the Köhlerhaus ruins are ornamental buildings created during the garden design of the Biedermeier period. Today, it is used as a lookout point facing south and west. We march back the same trail and choose the return route towards Schacherplatz (a nicely covered resting place); the forest road now gradually descends to the Lepold mill at the Lenauteich and back to the starting point. Our hike is always very well signposted.
Parking At the Sparbach Nature Park visitor center
Public transport By bus to the stop "Sparbach im Wienerwald Ortsmitte"With bus line 463 from Mödling station to Sparbach Nature Park.Online timetable from VOR
Editor’s tip In Sparbach Nature Park, there is an interesting exhibition on "Bats." Here you can learn more about these fascinating flying creatures and find out about their way of life. There is even a bat cave you can visit to experience the nocturnal animals in their natural environment. A real highlight for all nature and animal lovers!

Recommended period

Wienerwald Tourismus GmbH
Hauptplatz 11, 3002 Purkersdorf
Tel.: 02231/62176
E-mail: office@wienerwald.info
Website: www.wienerwald.info

Letzte Änderung: 27 Mar 2026