Walking along the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage

From the train station Semmering along the tack to the station Wolfsbergkogel, further on to the observatory Doppelreiter and to the "view of the 20 Schilling note". After that you walk on to Roten Berg with a view of Breitenstein and Klamm. From the "Kalten Rinne" it leads on to the upper Adlitzgrabenstraße to Breitenstein. From there via Weinzettlhöhe to Klamm train station.

Here the walkers have got two choices:

Choice A:
Continue to the train station Gloggnitz, the path with imposing views continues directly next to the train tracks to the train station Eichberg. At the train station the route leaves the train tracks and continues to Gloggnitz.

Choice B:
From the train station Klamm, along the road ascend to "Dreiländereck" – impressive view onto Maria Schutz and Sonnwendstein. After crossing the Kreuzbergstraße there is a bridle path leading towards Küb in the valley. Imposing villas and renovated mansions can be admired here. The path leads above the railway line on towards Payerbach. On this section there are wonderful panoramic views of Gahns and Feuchter, Schneeberg which is located behind and to the left the impressive massif of Raxalpe.

Between Payerbach and Küb there is the biggest ascent of the Semmering railway line (25 per mille), this section was also the famous testing route for the first mountain engines. Through the Kreuzberg viaduct the way leads into the centre of Payerbach. Via main square, past the spa park and the park bridge (here you can admire the longest viaduct of the Semmering train line, 127 metres long, 25 metres high) the way leads on to the nostalgia- and museum train station Payerbach-Reichenau. A small open air museum (steam engine, gondola of the Rax cable car, wagon of the regional train) and a documentary photo exhibition with the topic of "140 Years Semmering Train" are located here.

Distances – walk durations (from the starting point train station Semmering):
Train station Breitenstein 9,5 kilometres - 3 hours;
Train station Klamm 15,5 kilometres - 5 hours;
Train station Gloggnitz 23 kilometres - 7 hours 30 minutes;