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Living · On foot

Walk the place before you sign.

Curated walks through real living in Vienna, Graz, Salzburg, Linz and Innsbruck. A neighbourhood only reveals itself on foot: where you slow down, where daily life feels natural, which street you would walk every day.

Others show you a map. We walk it with you: every stretch backed by real data, with the actual homes along the way.

Döbling Cobenzl, Wien
C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0

Walks in Vienna

Route map of the walk Through the vineyards of the NussbergWine
Through the vineyards of the Nussberg
Vine rows, Heurigen and the view over the Danube.
3.8 km70 min4,800–5,400 steps↑ 136 m
Döbling
What you testHow close to the Vienna Woods can you live without leaving the city behind?
Route map of the walk Along the Donaukanal, from the buzz into calmWater
Along the Donaukanal, from the buzz into calm
Water, canal-side cafés and the city seen from below.
3.6 km45 min4,500–5,200 steps
Innere StadtAlsergrund
What you testWhat is living right by the water in the middle of the city really like?
Route map of the walk The green Hauptallee in the PraterGreen
The green Hauptallee in the Prater
Four kilometres of chestnut trees, no cars, room to breathe.
4.7 km59 min5,900–6,700 steps
Leopoldstadt
What you testHow much real green is at your door, not just on paper?
Route map of the walk From market to market, through Ottakring into WähringEveryday
From market to market, through Ottakring into Währing
Market stalls, neighbourhood life and the shift street by street.
3.0 km38 min3,800–4,300 steps
OttakringHernalsWähring
What you testWhat does the daily shop actually look like here?
Route map of the walk Cool avenues: through Schönbrunn to old HietzingCool
Cool avenues: through Schönbrunn to old Hietzing
Old trees, shaded axes and a village core in the elegant 13th.
2.9 km37 min3,700–4,200 steps↑ 45 m
Hietzing
What you testWhere does it stay bearable in summer when the city bakes?
Route map of the walk The Biedermeier lanes of the SpittelbergAtmosphere
The Biedermeier lanes of the Spittelberg
Cobblestones, no traffic, houses from another era.
1.2 km15 min1,500–1,700 steps
Neubau
What you testHow quiet can living get in the middle of the 7th district?
Route map of the walk The Karl-Marx-Hof and green HeiligenstadtPublic housing
The Karl-Marx-Hof and green Heiligenstadt
Red Vienna, wide courtyards and the park on the slope.
1.6 km20 min2,000–2,300 steps↑ 43 m
Döbling
What you testWhat is it like to live in the legendary public housing, and what surrounds it?
Route map of the walk Around the Alte DonauWater
Around the Alte Donau
Bathing spots, boats and open sky by the water.
2.1 km26 min2,600–3,000 steps
Donaustadt
What you testWhat is it like to live with a lido on your doorstep?
Route map of the walk Around the lake of the SeestadtNew quarter
Around the lake of the Seestadt
A new city by the water, wide paths, big sky.
1.3 km16 min1,600–1,800 steps
Donaustadt
What you testWhat is it like to live in a district that did not exist ten years ago?
Route map of the walk Mödling: old town and the edge of the Vienna WoodsSurrounding area
Mödling: old town and the edge of the Vienna Woods
Narrow lanes, a stream, and the forest right behind.
3.3 km65 min4,100–4,700 steps↑ 152 m
MödlingMaria Enzersdorf
What you testHow close is the Vienna Woods when you move to the outskirts?
Route map of the walk Across the Naschmarkt and the WienzeileEveryday
Across the Naschmarkt and the Wienzeile
Market stalls, Art Nouveau façades and life between four districts.
1.6 km20 min2,000–2,300 steps
Innere StadtMariahilfMargareten
What you testWhat is it like to live in the middle of Vienna’s liveliest market?
Route map of the walk Around the KarmelitermarktAtmosphere
Around the Karmelitermarkt
Cafés, corner shops and the new life of the Leopoldstadt.
3.0 km38 min3,800–4,300 steps
Leopoldstadt
What you testHow does a neighbourhood feel while it is coming into bloom?
Route map of the walk The Sonnwendviertel by the main stationNew quarter
The Sonnwendviertel by the main station
A new city quarter on the old rail yards, right in the centre.
1.8 km22 min2,200–2,500 steps
Favoriten
What you testCan new-build housing be central and affordable at once?
Route map of the walk The Servitenviertel and the StrudlhofstiegeAtmosphere
The Servitenviertel and the Strudlhofstiege
Quiet lanes, an Art Nouveau stairway and Freud’s Berggasse.
2.3 km29 min2,900–3,300 steps
Alsergrund
What you testCan inner-city and quiet go together?
Route map of the walk The Meidlinger HauptstraßeEveryday
The Meidlinger Hauptstraße
A pedestrian zone, a market and affordable neighbourhood life in the south.
1.5 km18 min1,800–2,100 steps
Meidling
What you testHow much neighbourhood do you get for your money a little further out?
Route map of the walk Through the Cottage quarterGreen
Through the Cottage quarter
Villas, old gardens and two parks between Währing and Döbling.
1.9 km24 min2,400–2,800 steps
WähringDöbling
What you testHow green and quiet does Vienna get before the city ends?

Walks in Graz

Route map of the walk Up the Schlossberg, the city’s cool islandCool
Up the Schlossberg, the city’s cool island
Stairways, the clock tower and forest right above the old town.
1.6 km35 min2,000–2,300 steps↑ 104 m
Innere Stadt
What you testWhere does Graz cool down when the basin heats up in summer?
Route map of the walk Along the Mur, from the Augarten to the MurinselWater
Along the Mur, from the Augarten to the Murinsel
River promenades, the island in the stream and the new Lend.
1.9 km23 min2,300–2,700 steps
JakominiInnere StadtLend
What you testHow much waterside living does a city on a fast river offer?
Route map of the walk From the Hilmteich through the Leechwald to the universityGreen
From the Hilmteich through the Leechwald to the university
A pond, old forest and the green spine of Geidorf.
1.6 km20 min2,000–2,300 steps
Geidorf
What you testHow much forest can a university quarter hold without turning suburban?
Route map of the walk From market to market, across the Mur into GriesEveryday
From market to market, across the Mur into Gries
Farm stalls, Jakominiplatz and the city’s two faces.
1.8 km23 min2,300–2,600 steps
St. LeonhardInnere StadtGries
What you testWhat does everyday Graz look like on both sides of the Mur?

Walks in Salzburg

Route map of the walk Across the Mönchsberg, the forest above the old townGreen
Across the Mönchsberg, the forest above the old town
Forest paths, fortress views and quiet, five minutes above the bustle.
2.8 km50 min3,400–3,900 steps↑ 110 m
Altstadt
What you testHow much real green sits right above the centre?
Route map of the walk Up the Kapuzinerberg, into the cool city forestCool
Up the Kapuzinerberg, into the cool city forest
Stairways, mountain forest and the little castle above the city.
2.9 km65 min3,600–4,100 steps↑ 224 m
Altstadt
What you testWhere does summer stay bearable when the city heats up?
Route map of the walk Along the Salzach, from Mülln to NonntalWater
Along the Salzach, from Mülln to Nonntal
River promenades, footbridges and the city on both banks.
1.8 km23 min2,300–2,600 steps
NeustadtAltstadtNonntal
What you testWhat is living like on the river that splits the city into two banks?
Route map of the walk The Hellbrunner Allee, four centuries in the shadeAtmosphere
The Hellbrunner Allee, four centuries in the shade
Old trees, castles along the way and the city’s green south.
3.0 km38 min3,800–4,300 steps
NonntalMorzg
What you testWhat does the stately south feel like when you take it on foot?

Walks in Linz

Route map of the walk Along the Donaulände, from the main square to the winter harbourWater
Along the Donaulände, from the main square to the winter harbour
The great river, the culture mile and the masts of the marina.
2.8 km36 min3,500–4,100 steps
Innere StadtKaplanhof
What you testWhat is living like on a great river that works for a living?
Route map of the walk Up the Landstraße, from the Volksgarten to the main squareEveryday
Up the Landstraße, from the Volksgarten to the main square
The city’s shopping spine, from the station quarter to the old town.
1.8 km23 min2,300–2,600 steps
Innere Stadt
What you testWhat is life like on the axis half of Linz moves along?

Walks in Innsbruck

Route map of the walk From the Hungerburg down to the Inn: the sunny slopeSun
From the Hungerburg down to the Inn: the sunny slope
Three hundred metres down, and with every one of them the winter gets longer.
4.3 km54 min5,400–6,200 steps↑ 48 m
HungerburgHöttingMühlau
What you testWhat does an address in the valley cost you in sunlight, and what does the slope buy?
Route map of the walk Both banks of the Inn: the coloured houses and the cold waterWater
Both banks of the Inn: the coloured houses and the cold water
A glacier river through the middle of town, and two banks that could hardly differ more.
1.5 km19 min1,900–2,100 steps
InnenstadtSaggenMariahilf - St. Nikolaus
What you testWhat is it like to live on the Inn, and which bank are we talking about?
Route map of the walk Wilten: hot in summer, shaded in winter, and popular all the sameEveryday
Wilten: hot in summer, shaded in winter, and popular all the same
The valley floor gets both, and short distances are what you get in return.
3.4 km65 min4,300–4,900 steps↑ 153 m
InnenstadtWilten
What you testWhat do you get in return for the most difficult spot, climatically speaking?
Route map of the walk From Pradl to Ambras: the green east endGreen
From Pradl to Ambras: the green east end
City park, sports grounds, castle meadow, and suddenly the city stops.
4.2 km70 min5,300–6,100 steps↑ 79 m
PradlAmras
What you testWhere in the flat east is the green you can reach without a car?

How it works

Choose

What do you want to understand?

Green, water, everyday buzz: each walk asks a different housing question.

Walk

What changes on the way?

Notice the pace, the closeness, the transitions from street to street.

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What do the data say?

Every walk carries a data profile: trees, quiet, footfall, transit, measured cell by cell. Feeling and figures together.

About the walks

What is a Wohnprobe (housing test walk)?

A short, curated route that lets you experience a location in Vienna, Graz, Salzburg, Linz and Innsbruck on foot before you decide to live there: with the data that a listing never shows.

How are the routes measured?

Each walk is routed on the real OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (footpaths, park lanes, riverside promenades), so distance, walking time and steps are the real ones, not a straight-line estimate.

Where does the data profile come from?

The same sources as the rest of wohnwahn: each city’s tree register, its official heat map or our heat model, the environmental noise map, footfall and our own transit routing, sampled every 100 metres along the walk. Parks and water have no residential data of their own, so those stretches read the nearest neighbourhood.

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Route geometry routed on the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Preview maps © OpenStreetMap contributors, © CARTO. Data profile from wohnwahn: the cities’ tree registers, heat maps or heat model, environmental noise map, footfall and own transit routing. A data-based housing test on foot, not tourism.