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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in the Waldviertel

Waldviertel’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in the Waldviertel. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: October 19, 2025

Hoher Stein

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After a short climb on the Hohe Stein you have a wonderful view of the Wachau and the surrounding landscape from above.

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Dürnsteiner Kanzel

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Connoisseurs consider the pulpit - a plateau on a rock on Vogelberg near Dürnstein - one of the most beautiful vantage points in the Danube Valley with a breathtaking view over the Wachau.

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Giant Sequoias of Paudorf

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Around 140 years ago, Dungel, then woodsman and later abbot of Göttweig Abbey, planted some seeds of the North American giant sequoia near Paudorf. The gigantic conifers, which you usually …

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Blockheide Nature Park Granite Boulders and Observation Tower

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Nice excursion destination in the border area, with lots of information about the boulders (wobbling stones) and of course about the 15th eastern longitude, which runs here. A station has …

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Lohnbach Waterfall

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The Lohnbach is a tributary of the small Kamp and forms a beautiful waterfall at an altitude of about 720m.
Between Pretrobruck and Grub in the valley, the Lohnbach overcomes …

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Tausendeimerberg

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The 314 meter high rock cone towers over Spitz and offers you a wonderful view. What about the 1,000 buckets? A bucket was previously used as a unit of measurement. …

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Hochmoor Schrems

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It is almost reminiscent of the national parks in Sweden, the mystical high moor near Schrems. With a size of 300 hectares it was once the largest bog in Lower Austria. An experience to stroll through the beautiful moorland...

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Gudenushöhle

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Was definitely a highlight of our tour from Albrechtsberg to Weissenkirchen!

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Rappottenstein Castle

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In the valley of the small Kamp, one of the oldest castles in the northwestern Waldviertel presents itself stylishly and proudly on a granite rock mountain.
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Arche Noah Botanical Garden

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Noah's Ark, Society for the Conservation of Crop Diversity & Its Development is a Lower Austrian association based in Schiltern near Langenlois.
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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in the Waldviertel

Hoher Stein

Dürnsteiner Kanzel

Giant Sequoias of Paudorf

Blockheide Nature Park Granite Boulders and Observation Tower

Lohnbach Waterfall

Tausendeimerberg

Hochmoor Schrems

Gudenushöhle

Rappottenstein Castle

Arche Noah Botanical Garden

Other adventures in the Waldviertel

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Most popular attractions in the Waldviertel

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