When in Vienna, hiking tempts all those who love adventure and sports. The city of Vienna has many hiking trails running for over 500 kilometers, mostly through the Vienna Woods on the edge of the city or through Vienna’s local recreation areas. Each trail has added attractions in the form of service areas, restaurants and heurige along with benches and tables at picturesque viewpoints. Some of the best hiking trails of Vienna are:
The 11 kilometer-long City Hiking Trail 1 begins at the terminus of tram line D in Vienna’s heurige town of Nussdorf and leads you to the Vienna Woods and Danube, through vineyards and woods to the Stefaniewarte on the Kahlenberg. On the you can stop by at Restaurant Kahlenberg as well as at the heurige on Wildgrubgasse, Kahlenberger Straße and in Nussdorf. If you take the City Hiking Trail 1a, you get to hike along the Danube beach promenade, climb the Leopoldsberg and the Kahlenberg and end up in the romantic Kahlenbergerdorf.
The 120 kilometer-long Rundumadum Hiking Trail has inns and shelters for resting in between the hike. The trail encircles the city in 24 easy to manage stages.
The 17 kilometer long circular First Vienna Water Trail is for those who love waters. It starts from the Lower Old Danube (U1 Alte Donau) to the National Park Donauauen. Those who prefer the shorter distance of 7.5 kilometers can turn around at the Kaisermühlenspitz and finish their tour with a walk across the Kagran Bridge.
When visiting Green Prater, you can take up the 13 kilometer-long City Hiking Trail 9, which takes you directly from Praterstern (U1 Praterstern) away from the main avenue on the level to the little water meadow area at Freudenau.
The famous City Hiking Trail 5 lets you walk through old cellar lanes, roam through vineyards and oak woods and catch a glimpse of the rare orchids that grow here. Hiking companions are available for free at the starting point of your tour in the heurige town of Stammersdorf.