Dreiföhren path up to Kohlreithberg, Neulengbach

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This varied route offers plenty to see. Through different landscapes - sometimes mystical coniferous forests, sometimes impressive beech groves - you pass several unique sights on your way to the finale of this route: the majestic view from Kohlreithberg over the Anzbachtal. In places, the path leads across extensive pastures of the region’s cattle and horse farms. The first part of the path has been walked since 1899. It leads to the Dreiföhren Chapel, built in 1856. The small pilgrimage site was already of great importance in earlier times; a Madonna image is said to have been here as early as the 18th century. The church was donated by the cloth maker Regina Karner, as indicated by the initials “R 1856 K” on the altar grill. After refreshing yourself in the nearby forest tavern, you continue up to the Kohlreithberg. Along the way, you pass a group of Roman-era burial mounds, proving that this area has always been settled land. Once you reach the summit, you can enjoy a fabulous view at the newly erected Millennium Cross. The panorama from here shows Neulengbach Castle, the pilgrimage site Maria Anzbach, the Buchberg, and the wider surroundings extending far beyond the Danube. Don’t forget to sign the summit book here. The ascent to this 516-meter-high Vienna Woods peak is occasionally challenging but definitely worth it.

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Neulengbach Stadt station

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The route starts on the south side of Neulengbach Stadt station. From here, follow the red marker towards Dreiföhren to the right onto a small footpath, the Edersteig. At its end, turn left onto Schubertstraße and then right onto Dreiföhrenstraße. After about 600 meters, the buildings end here, and you enter the forest. You reach Dreiföhrenhof and keep right. This leads over a small brook deeper into the forest. Alongside the watercourse, the path goes uphill a little to the Dreiföhren Chapel and the adjacent forest tavern. Then continue following the red marker uphill on forest roads through the woods. You then reach a clearing, where you keep left. After about 400 meters, the red marker ends at a junction. From here, follow the blue marker towards Eichgraben. This path leads after a few meters to a clearing, where you can take a short rest at the picturesque wayside shrine “Rotes Kreuz.” Then continue through the forest, passing Roman-era burial mounds. After about 200 meters, the forest ends, and you can enjoy the view of Altlengbach. At the next junction, turn right and then walk along the road. You reach the settlement of Hart. Here, take the first left at the next junction and follow the blue marker towards Maria Anzbach. You reach the settlement of Kohlreith and cross the first junction straight into a fenced horse paddock. Here, a signpost shows the way to the Millennium Cross to the right. Follow it, thus entering the lovingly designed nature trail at Kohlreithberg. After about 500 meters, you reach the farm at the summit. Here, a short trail leads to the Millennium Cross, where you have a stunning view of the Anzbachtal, Neulengbach, the Buchberg, and the Eichberg. After signing the summit book, you can return to the starting point either via this path or down the other side of the mountain through Maria Anzbach.