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Devil's Bed – Blockheide Observation Tower loop from Gmünd

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Devil's Bed – Blockheide Observation Tower loop from Gmünd

Moderate

4.8

(65)

431

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Devil's Bed – Blockheide Observation Tower loop from Gmünd

02:29

8.97km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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707 m

Devil's Bed

Highlight • Natural Monument

One of many granite blocks in the Blockheide that have been given a name. The devil himself is said to have used this one as a bed. After he couldn't sleep well there, his sleeping place turned to stone...

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730 m

Schuldstein

Highlight • Natural Monument

4.67 km

Blockheide Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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5.18 km

15th Meridian East Monument

Highlight • Monument

Interesting place, despite the fact that Libya was wrongly burned in (letter-twisting)

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6.06 km

Christoph-Stein Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

A really impressive formation!

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6.21 km

Mackenstein Rocking Stone (Blockheide)

Highlight • Natural Monument

A real real Wackelstein! ;-)

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6.61 km

Moon Ponds

Highlight • Lake

The two moon ponds are located in the middle of the forest. It is beautiful here, and not only when the water lilies are in bloom.

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7.03 km

Elephant Stone Natural Monument

Highlight • Natural Monument

A stone in the shape of an elephant? With the imagination, perhaps. In any case, impressive rock formations.

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8.97 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.90 km

829 m

620 m

607 m

Surfaces

2.98 km

2.78 km

1.75 km

1.34 km

111 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

34°C

15°C

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Comments

April 26, 2026,🥾 Abendrunde durch die Blockheide

After already cycling through the Blockheide on my Easter bikepacking tour, but unfortunately only seeing a small part of it, the rest will be made up today - therefore, after today's gravel ride to the source of the Thaya after dinner, a small sunset hike to the stones and Mondteiche.

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July 31, 2022,Naturpark Blockheide Gmünd

Before I left Gmünd, I really wanted to see the Blockheide.
It was a beautiful hike past many huge rocks. Unfortunately, there were also a plethora of mosquitoes in the Blockheide.

The morning pint at the observation tower accompanied me musically through the whole Blockheide 😉

The observation tower is free with the NÖ Card

blockheide.at/index.php/home.html

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April 12, 2025,Wanderung in der Blockheide und zu den Steinbrüchen

Today we visited the Waldviertel in Lower Austria near Gemünd in the Blockheide and the adjacent forest with its monumental granite stones.

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Devil's Bed – Blockheide Observation Tower loop from Gmünd

Devil's Bed

Schuldstein

Blockheide Observation Tower

15th Meridian East Monument

Christoph-Stein Rock Formation

Mackenstein Rocking Stone (Blockheide)

Moon Ponds

Elephant Stone Natural Monument

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