This easy hike leads from the summer resort of Payerbach to the Kreuzberg and the Speckbacherhütte, offering wonderful views of the Semmering Railway World Heritage Site as well as the Rax, Schneeberg and the beautiful Schwarzatal valleys. A short detour leads to the Loos house on the descent.

Statistics

3 - 4

hrs

674

m

674

m

10

max°

Difficulty

FATMAP difficulty grade

Moderate

Description

This easy hike leads from the summer resort of Payerbach up to the Kreuzberg to the Speckbacherhütte and offers wonderful views of the World Cultural Heritage Semmering Railway.

Here you can admire the longest viaduct of the Semmeringbahn.

This runs through Payerbach and today houses the Vinodukt, where you can take part in a multimedia show about the Semmeringbahn as well as a wine tasting.

In addition, the Kreuzberg, which lies between Semmering, Rax and Schneeberg, offers fantastic views of all 3 of these regions, especially the beautiful Schwarzatal! A short detour leads to the Loos house on the descent.

The villa, designed by Adolf Loos, now houses a hotel with a very good restaurant. equipment Solid footwear, depending on the season rainproof or warm clothing, should you come into the twilight it is recommended to take a head or flashlight. When hiking, please always take enough to drink with you.