N24 Circular route Oslip-Schützen-Oggau

The official starting point is in the village center of Schützen am Gebirge. However, you can also start at Schützen station. From there, the route leads to the village center (church square) and the official start of the route.
From Schützen am Gebirge, you go through the quiet village towards Goldberg through vineyards and sunflower fields to the first highlight on the route - the observation tower “View into the World Heritage” - and here the name is program. You have a wonderful view over the mosaic-like landscape, Lake Neusiedl, and the steppe.
Next, the route goes towards Oggau on Lake Neusiedl and the small, well-maintained vineyards lined by natural meadows, hedges, shrubs, and walnut trees.
From Oggau on Lake Neusiedl, you join the Oggau wine route, designed with lots of love to detail that presents the theme of wine both informatively and visually perfectly. Old tools that you can look at, beautifully designed rest areas such as the Weinlaubenkuppel, slightly off the main path but definitely worth seeing.
You should definitely plan a bit more time while hiking to also enjoy the beautiful wide views - for example from the Goldberg viewing balcony - this place invites you to linger - especially a wonderful spot to admire the sunrise over Lake Neusiedl.
After a short break, the route continues through the wine-growing landscape until reaching the next highlight - the Seeberg Cross, actually the lowest summit cross in Austria at 211 meters elevation - a truly lovingly designed shady place with a hiking library for browsing and relaxing.
After this summit experience, you continue towards Oslip.
In Oslip, a beautiful village in the old Burgenland style, the old, partially staggered elongated farmsteads stand on both sides of the wide village street. Oslip lies embedded in the Wulka plain, between the gentle slopes of the Ruster hill country and the Leitha Mountains.
A highlight in Oslip itself is the beautiful ensemble at the village square with church and Marian column and not far from there a well-frequented stork’s nest - possibly the most Pannonian you can get.
The final section leads from Oslip back to the starting point at Schützen am Gebirge. First along the Wulka, past the fish pond through a beautifully peaceful riparian landscape and then further along the Eisbach stream - a beautiful section lined with meter-high blackberry bushes, wild plums, a delightful ending for the hikers.
Especially beautiful are also the hundreds of Blue-winged Jewel-winged dragonflies that call the Eisbach home and sparkle like small, flying gems in the sun.

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