Official city hiking trail 2
City hiking trail 2: Hermannskogel
To the highest point of Vienna, 542 metres, deep in the forest.
Through the Sievering woods up to the Hermannskogel, at 542 metres the highest point of Vienna, crowned by the Habsburgwarte tower. Lots of forest, little asphalt: of all the city trails, this one feels most like real hiking.
Getting there: 39A to Wien Ährengrubenweg, 66 m to the trailhead. Loop trail: you finish where you started.
The official route and its data
The coloured line is the official route by the City of Vienna, unchanged. Toggle a data layer, or tap anywhere on the map to see trees, noise, heat and travel times for that exact spot.
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About 310 m of climbing and 304 m of descent, between 263 and 519 m above sea level. Sampled every 25 m from open elevation data; walking time uses the standard hiking formula (4 km/h plus 300 m of climb per hour).
For forest people and anyone who wants to escape the city noise completely for an afternoon without leaving Vienna.
There are places to stop for food, but not throughout: on closing days, bring a snack. The trail adds up to a fair amount of climbing.
What changes along the way
Every 200 metres of the trail, sampled against wohnwahn’s data. The curves run from the start (left) to the finish (right). In short: 65% green along the built-up stretches · 93% quiet · 310 m of climbing.
Values are 0 to 100 per 250 m residential cell. Forest and fields have no cells, so the profile honestly pauses there; curves only appear once they cover at least half the trail. Source: official heat map, environmental noise map, green-space proximity, footfall and own transit routing.
What’s along the way
Counted within about 140 metres of the route, from our data.
Living along this trail
Real listings within about 500 metres of the route: local recreation from your own front door.
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The areas along this trail
The full profile of each area in the atlas: trees, quiet, prices, travel times.
About this trail
How long is city hiking trail 2?
About 9.4 km on the official route, with roughly 310 m of climbing. We calculate about 2:50 h of walking using the standard hiking formula (4 km/h plus 300 m of climb per hour): the city publishes no official time in the dataset.
How do I get to the trailhead by public transport?
39A to Wien Ährengrubenweg, 66 m to the trailhead. The trail is a loop, so you finish where you started.
Is this the official route?
Yes. The line is the official city hiking trail 2 by the City of Vienna (open data, CC BY 4.0), unchanged: we only joined the published segments and added our own data on top.
Which districts does it cross?
Döbling, Klosterneuburg. Each links to its full profile in the neighbourhood atlas.
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Route: City of Vienna, data.gv.at (WANDERWEGEOGD, CC BY 4.0), unchanged; segments joined. Map tiles © CARTO, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Elevation from open terrain data; walking time calculated (standard hiking formula), not an official figure. Data profile: official heat map (City of Vienna), environmental noise map (BMK), green-space proximity, footfall and own transit routing on the Wiener Linien and ÖBB timetables. Data as of 2026-08-07.