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Official city hiking trail 4a
City hiking trail 4a: Ottakring · Wilhelminenberg
Over the Wilhelminenberg: palace, city view and the forest behind it.
The Ottakring variant runs over the Wilhelminenberg, past the palace with its wide lawn and one of Vienna’s finest city views. Behind it the forest takes over, until the trail returns to the lanes of Ottakring.
Getting there: U3, S45, 46 to Wien Ottakring, 41 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 292 m of climbing and 291 m of descent, between 219 and 443 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 anyone who only knows Ottakring from the Brunnenmarkt: up here the district is Vienna Woods. Half hill walk, half neighbourhood loop.
The palace lawn gets busy on fine days. For quiet, go early or on a weekday.
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: 44% green along the built-up stretches · 91% quiet · 292 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 urban climate analysis, 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.
20 m from the route1160 OttakringWilhelminenberg | Living in Green Quiet Location | Modern First Occupancy€ 879,000 · 4 rm · 113.7 m²
20 m from the route1160 OttakringSpacious living at Wilhelminenberg | Modern first occupancy€ 899,000 · 4 rm · 113.3 m²
20 m from the route1160 OttakringPenthouse on 3 levels with panoramic view over Vienna | at Wilhelminenberg€ 1,690,000 · 5 rm · 152.5 m²
120 m from the route1160 OttakringFriendly 2-room apartment with efficient layout and optimal distribution - Stadtvillen Wilhelminenberg€ 419,000 · 2 rm · 52.6 m²
120 m from the route1160 OttakringInvestors and owner-occupiers take note! Spacious and well-laid-out 2-room apartment with large balcony - city villas...€ 383,800 · 2 rm · 52 m²
120 m from the route1160 OttakringFriendly 2-Room Penthouse Apartment with Large Balcony and Beautiful View - Stadtvillen Wilhelminenberg€ 459,000 · 2 rm · 52.4 m²The 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 4a?
About 8.9 km on the official route, with roughly 292 m of climbing. We calculate about 2:45 h of walking using the standard hiking formula (4 km/h plus 300 m of climb per hour): no official time is published.
How do I get to the trailhead by public transport?
U3, S45, 46 to Wien Ottakring, 41 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 4a 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?
Ottakring, Hernals. 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 © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO. Elevation: Austria terrain data © offene Daten Österreichs – Digitales Geländemodell (DGM) Österreich; walking time calculated (standard hiking formula), not an official figure. Data profile: official urban climate analysis, environmental noise map (BMK), green-space proximity, footfall and own transit routing on the Wiener Linien and ÖBB timetables. Data as of 2026-09-03.