Höllgrabenweg

The Höllgrabenweg is a ten kilometer long marked hiking trail south of the town of Litschau in the Waldviertel in the Austrian state of Lower Austria . The Höllgraben has historical significance due to the robber captain Grasl , who is said to have lived in a cave behind the Graslstein, a huge granite block (also called Höllstein) in 1810 .

Route

The Höllgrabenweg with the marker no. 16 is a circular route and leads through a varied landscape. It is also part of the 7-Villages-Rundweg (marker no.20) and the Litschauer Marathonweg (marker no.20a). The starting point is at the panorama board at Litschauer Herrensee . The hiking trail leads along the old town wall over the upper town square to the warehouse and railway area of ​​Litschau. After the Föhrenteich and the Föhrenbach one arrives at the wildly romantic and natural Höllgraben. After the Graslstein, the trail continues to three barrows , each 10 m in diameter and 1 m high. These tumuli from around 400 BC They are cremation graves of the Illyrians or Celts . Finally, it goes over narrow-gauge tracks and the Reißbach over the village of Schönau to the Schönauer Teich and after crossing the Reißbach again back to the starting point at Herrensee.

Hiking needles

According to the hiking book, hiking the Höllgrabenweg will be credited towards the purchase of bronze, silver or gold hiking pins, which are available from the Litschau tourist office in the municipality of Litschau.

See also

• 7-village circular route
• Fiedelsteinweg
• Litschauer marathon path
• Herrensee (Litschau)

literature

• Bläuel, Leopold: Litschauer Wanderbuch, Litschau (2007)

Web link

• Marked hiking trails around Litschau with length information