To Kreuzberg - Speckbacher Hut

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This easy hike leads from the summer resort town of Payerbach to Kreuzberg and the Speckbacher Hut and offers wonderful views of the Semmering Railway World Heritage site. Among other things, you can admire the longest viaduct of the Semmering Railway here. This viaduct runs through Payerbach and today houses the Vinodukt, where you can participate in a multimedia show about the Semmering Railway as well as a wine tasting. Moreover, from Kreuzberg, located between Semmering, Rax, and Schneeberg, you have fantastic views of all three of these regions, especially the beautiful Schwarzatal valley!

On the descent, there is a short detour to the Loos House. The villa, designed by Adolf Loos, now houses a hotel with a very good restaurant.

Výchozí bod trasy

Payerbach town hall

Cílový bod trasy

Payerbach town hall

Popis trasy To Kreuzberg - Speckbacher Hut

From the starting point at the Payerbach town hall at Ortsplatz 7, we follow Feldbacherstraße past the Gothic fortified church of St. James. Continuing along the street and under the viaduct of the Semmering Railway World Heritage site, after about 1 km we turn right and follow the red markings or yellow signs - the narrow path leads us gently uphill through the forest and partly through meadows. We continue via Stojerhöhe, the Josef Chapel and Quellenhof until we reach the Speckbacher Hut after about 2 1/2 hours.

As the return route to Payerbach, we take the path over Sommerhöhe and Totenberg to the Polleres inn (shortly before, the turnoff to the Loos House is recommended) - over Voselhöhe and the Judas Thaddäus Chapel we follow the path alongside the stream via the Prasch sawmill back to Feldbacherstraße and then return to Payerbach to our starting point.