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A leisurely dog walk along the Hamer-Schreiber-Leiten trail and on to Neuhaus Castle was planned for today, but after only 1 km, Jessy and I came to a "No Entry" sign on the yellow-marked hiking trail between Weissenbach and Niemtal. Since the path straight ahead wasn't prohibited, I thought we could

At an altitude of 266 meters, a majestic fairytale castle, Kreuzenstein Castle, sits enthroned near the confluence of the Vienna Woods and the Danube. Especially during the Middle Ages, it was one of the most powerful strategic fortifications.



Currently, the castle—like the entire surrounding area—is

Today I was absolutely determined to find out. We've been waiting far too long here in Lower Austria in the gray fog, for weeks, then black ice and more fog, so surely one has to take advantage of this beautiful, sunny Sunday for biking? I'm spared the agony of choice today; only my mountain bike is

A New Year's hike under a clear blue sky and sunshine – you couldn't ask for a better start to the new year!



Since Jessy was really keen to go hiking today and was highly motivated, I decided to show her the Bischofsmütze (Bishop's Mitre). Not the high one near Filzmoos in Salzburg, but the smaller, yet

Today's hike starts in Einöde (a district of Pfaffstätten) at the foot of the Anninger mountain. The routes leading up to the Anninger from here have been familiar to me since early childhood, so I decide to hike first to Gumpoldskirchen and take the (somewhat steeper and, to me, unfamiliar) ascent to

A quick question for Jessy 🐶, asking if she wanted to come with me up the Peilstein... and she was off like a shot. Just under an hour later, we were at the climbers' starting point. Of course, I wanted to treat my little one again, so I chose a route she particularly enjoyed: steep, slippery (everything

I desperately wanted to escape the damp, cold, persistent fog for a few hours, so today I chose none other than the highest mountain in the Gutenstein Alps for my adventure – the 1399-meter-high Reisalpe!



To get there, I chose the parking lot at Ebenwaldhöhe (accessible via a narrow mountain road from

The 1037-meter-high summit of the Hocheck is one of our local mountains. Jessy and I know it very well, but not the ascent and descent from the "other side," the Kaumberg side.



That's why we're starting our hike today at the trout pond in Kaumberg. From there, we soon reach a narrow path. Jessy loves

The Thallern route offers a varied course through the Vienna Woods, the Helenental valley, and the thermal spa region. The landscape isn't the only thing that's diverse; the terrain is equally varied, ranging from easy trails (S0) to forest roads, gravel tracks, bike paths, and asphalt. While described

Since Jessy (🐶) was so disappointed last week because she wasn't allowed to come up to the Kieneck, I chose a hike for her today that was new to both of us, with steep climbs on narrow paths.



The trail climbs steeply right from Hainfeld, and we would have actually reached our daily elevation gain after