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Semmering – A day on the UNESCO railway trail

July 28, 2016
hiking Semmering Vienna

This article has been updated in May 2019 Looking for a rewarding but not too strenuous hike close to Vienna? You don’t even need a car to reach one of the nicest trails of Lower Austria and you even get to see a UNESCO heritage site. The popular Bahnwanderweg is best reached by train and the hiking trail takes you along impressive railway structures, forests and beautiful viewpoints. As the railway pass has been completed in 1854 you can imagine how…

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Up the Rax mountain – hiking the alps near Vienna

June 9, 2015
Hiking near Vienna

It’s finally summer and outdoor season has fully kicked off! Being in the city doesn’t mean that there aren’t countless options for day trips into nature, where you get your share of clean air, forests and mountains. An hour drive out of town you’ll find plenty of hiking trails with amazing alpine sceneries, like the “Rax” – one of Vienna’s closest mountains.  1. Getting up the mountain While avid hikers may prefer to hike up on their own feet, the Rax cable car takes you up to…

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