The stage of the railway hiking trail leads from Semmering past the most impressive viaducts and buildings of the UNESCO World Heritage Site to Payerbach railway station.
Opis
From Breitenstein to Payerbach
The railroad hiking trail offers a wonderful view of the Semmering Railway World Heritage Site. From the stop in Breitenstein, you hike along the railway over the Weinzettelwand with views of the ruin Klamm. Here you can continue along the railway or hike up the Kreuzberg and stay for a snack at Gasthof Polleres. This route leads through Kochhof and Küb, where you can visit the “Historic Post Office Küb”. Once you reach your destination, marvel at the Schwarza viaduct and the historic railway station in Payerbach and stop off at the Payerbacherhof.
History
In the beginning it was a path that led over the Semmering Pass - evidence of this has existed since the Middle Ages. Then, in the early 18th century, Emperor Charles VI had a road built with a gradient of up to 17 percent, over which horses laboriously struggled with their loads. Finally, in 1841, the order was given to build a railway line from Vienna to Trieste to meet the transport needs of the beginning industrialisation. Finally, in 1844, it was "only" a matter of closing the gap between Gloggnitz and Mürzzuschlag via the Semmering. Under the direction of Carl Ritter von Ghega, 20,000 workers finally built Europe's first full-track mountain railway, which has undergone only a few changes to this day. On the 41 km long line, the trains travel over 16 viaducts, 100 bridges and through 15 tunnels. Since 1998, this "outstanding technical solution to a major physical problem in the construction of early railways" has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Počiatočný bod túry
Breitenstein Railway Station
Cieľový bod túry
Railway Station Payerbach
Opis trasy Railway hiking trail: Breitenstein-Payerbach
Wir starten vom Bahnhof Breitenstein und folgen dem Bahnwanderweg zur Weinzettlhöhe. Die Panoramaroute führt uns über die Karl-Schubert-Straße bis auf den vorderen Kreuzberg. Dann gehen wir entlang des Villenwegs und anschließend hinunter in die Althammerhofstraße. (Wer nicht über den Kreuzberg gehen möchte wählt den Weg entlang der Bahn über Klamm. Die Wege treffen sich wieder.) Bei der Dreifaltigkeitskapelle gehen wir rechts den Güterweg talwärts in Richtung Küb. Wir haben die Möglichkeit das historische Postamt in Küb zu besuchen und gehen dann entlang der Bahn weiter. Eine Unterführung beim Weingartenweg führt uns zu unserem Ziel. In Payerbach folgen wir den Beschilderungen zum Bahnhof oder Schwarza-Viadukt.
Príchod
From Vienna, take the A2 Südautobahn to the S6 Semmering-Schnellstraße and take the exit Gloggnitz. Continue straight on towards Schottwien and over the Adltzgräben to Breitenstein.
From Graz take the S6 Semmering-Schneelstraße and exit at Spital/Semmering. Take the main road to Semmering and from there head towards Breitenstein.
Travel comfortably with the Südbahn to Semmering station, where the hiking starting point is located.
Alternatively, you can book a trip with the RUFbus Semmering-Rax individually.
The following RUFbus stops are located along the way:
95 Bahnhof Breitenstein
88 Bahnhof Klamm
92 Blauer Einschnitt
93 Untere/Obere Bahnstraße
85 Gasthaus Polleres
86 Althammerhof
34 Payerbacherhof
35 Bahnhof Payerbach-Reichenau
36 Freibad Payerbach
Return journey:
Return with the RUFbus Semmering-Rax to the starting point of the hiking trail or by train from Payerbach railway station back home.TIP: Book the RUFbus with the Postbus shuttle app or the hotline +43 660 9008822 and travel individually.
You can find more information and timetables at fahrplan.oebb.at and anachb.vor.at
Tip autora
- The information center at Semmering railway station provides detailed information about the Semmering Railway World Heritage Site. (May to October)
- Collect feelings of happiness - collect hiking pins: Collect the digital “Bahnwanderweg hiking pin”.
