View of Vienna from Wienerberg – View of Wienerberg Lake loop from Wien Hetzendorf

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View of Vienna from Wienerberg – View of Wienerberg Lake loop from Wien Hetzendorf

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View of Vienna from Wienerberg – View of Wienerberg Lake loop from Wien Hetzendorf

01:16

12.0km

80m

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Hard run. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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4.89 km

View of Vienna from Wienerberg

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Clay deposits were discovered in what is now the Wienerberg area as early as Roman times and used to make bricks. In 1775, Maria Theresa had the first state brick factory built in this area, which in 1820 became the largest in Europe. The Wienerberger brick factory, which operates worldwide today, was also founded here in 1819. This means that the Viennese architecture of this period was very strongly characterized by brick buildings, recognizable by magnificent buildings such as the main customs office or the Vienna Arsenal, but workers' houses and social facilities were also built with bricks from the Wienerberg at that time. From 1870 onwards, brick production there was accompanied by a sharp increase in the exploitation of workers, including children. The many workers who immigrated from the crown lands were called Ziegelbehm (Ziegelbohm).

The two execution sites on the Wienerberg were in the area of the spinner on the cross.

From 1826 to around 1900, the adjustment points for the old university observatory, the meridian columns on the Wienerberg, stood on the crest of the Wienerberg in the area of today's Favoritner trade ring.

In the 1960s, clay quarrying became unprofitable and the brickworks were shut down. What remained was fallow land and the small lakes typical of the Wienerberg, which were left behind by the former clay pits, and the brick manufacturer Wienerberger, which had long been active elsewhere and emerged from the imperial brickworks. From then on, the area was owned by the City of Vienna and was used for rubble dumping.

At the end of the 1970s, an urban planning ideas competition was held. This was the prelude to the design of today's natural recreation area according to plans by the landscape architect Wilfried Kirchner. In 1995 it was declared a protected part of the landscape.

In 1999, construction began on the Wienerberg City, an arrangement of numerous residential and office towers around a newly designed lake (former clay pit) and park. The Vienna Twin Tower was the first of these buildings to be completed in 2001.

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5.54 km

Wilfried Kirchner Trail – City Hiking Trail 12

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Very nice place to run the frustration of everyday life from the soul. Here, in addition to the usual paths, there are also numerous smaller hidden trails that want to be explored. Can only recommend the Wienerberg !!!

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5.76 km

City Hiking Trail 12 – Wilfried-Kirchner-Weg

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There are many interesting and varied runs here.

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6.21 km

Woodland at Wienerberg Pond

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A narrow path through the wood at the Wienerbergteich. Very pleasant to walk & a nice change from the other paved path.

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6.51 km

View of Wienerberg Lake

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You can see the Wienerberg (lake) from almost everywhere when you walk along the running loop. I wouldn't call this pond a lake though.

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7.07 km

View of Vienna International Centre from Alte Donau

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Very impressive

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8.00 km

City Hiking Trail 12 – Wienerberg, Frödenplatz, Neilreichgasse, Otto-Probst-Straße

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12/30/2021 - The route leads through one of the most famous Viennese local recreation areas, the Wienerberg, as well as through Vösendorf, a small community with an old castle.

Source: wien.gv.at/umwelt/wald/freizeit/wandern/wege/wanderweg12.html

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