Small Stössing circular hiking route

The small Stössing circular hiking route starts in the town center at the municipal office in Stössing. The path leads us from the town square by the fountain on the Landeshauptstraße towards Brand-Laaben, after about 300 m we turn right towards Stollberg, the road runs along the Buchbach, we pass 3 trail crosses. Shortly before the turnoff to the Seminarhotel Refugium Hochstrass, we go uphill over an inconspicuous meadow path – up to an orchard alley and thus reach the Atzinger estate. Here we march past below and come via the farm driveway to the Reifbach farm road – the Klosterstraße. This leads us in switchbacks up to the Seminarhotel Refugium Hochstrass, over two more switchbacks to the Siedl estate and then, now already on a gravel road, to the exposed “Ecker” house, a former farmstead. Slightly uphill along the meadow ridge, our path leads into a hollow way that takes us northward to a wooded elevation. Keeping the path, we now hike straight through the Hegerberg saddle to the elevation and thus up to the Johann Enzinger shelter. After enjoying hearty home-style cooking, we take the return route via the Stössing Hegerberg road. Passing the Oberhegerberger farm, we enter a beech wood, where after a trail cross we leave the road to the left and shorten the way via a forest path. Back on the asphalt road, after about 800 m we descend to the Hendlgraben. From there it is about 10 minutes downstream on the Landeshauptstraße back to our starting point.

Normal hiking equipment

The Hegerberg shelter is currently closed. It is to reopen under new management from 1.1.2022.

Westautobahn A1, exit Böheimkirchen (Exit 48), Landeshauptstraße LH110 to Stössing

By regional train from St. Pölten or Vienna West to Böheimkirchen. By BB bus to Stössing, stop Stössing

Parking lot in front of the municipal office

Municipality of Stössing
3073 Stössing 7
Tel. 02744 / 5352
gemeinde@stoessing.gv.at
www.stoessing.gv.at

Seminarhotel Refugium Hochstrass
3073 Stössing, Hochstraß 7

Tel. 02744 / 20500

Johann Enzinger Shelter
Am Hegerberg
3072 Kasten
Tel. 02744 / 5652
Open year-round, no rest day, guest rooms

Gasthaus Damböck
3073 Stössing, Hendlgraben 2
Tel. 0676 / 3625812

Local supplier Regina Kainzbauer
3073 Stössing 37
Tel. 02744 / 20030
regina@mail.nahversorger.co.at
www.nahversorger.co.at
Saturday: 7:00 to 12:30

Butchery Stefan Girsch
3073 Stössing 12
Tel. 02744 / 5358
stefan.girsch@gmx.at
Opening hours: Thu. and Fri. 8:00–12:00, 14:30–18:00, Sat. 7:00–12:00