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Best Castle Hikes in Burgenland

The directory currently contains 7 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Burgenland. Their average mapped distance is 6.2 km and average recorded ascent is 227 m (745 ft); the longest route in the set is 10.0 km.

This subset represents 2% of the 365 quality-checked routes in Burgenland. Its average distance is 6.2 km, compared with 33.2 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 227 m (745 ft), versus 346 m (1,135 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

These routes carry the castle tag. Opening hours, admission and whether the route enters the site must be checked with the operator. Within this set, 3 routes (43%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (29%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

2.5 km

Draßburg - Baumgarten (Nordic Walking)

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

51 m

Draßburg - Baumgarten (Nordic Walking)

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

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2 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
10.0 km
/ 6.2 mi
Elevation gain
281 m
Typical duration
2 hr 31 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route

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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Reitsteigweg Forchtenstein ( Sportplatz - Burg Forchtenstein - Rosalia)Burgenland7.1 km551 m2 hr 19 minModerateApril to October
Kalkbrennofenweg Forchtenstein ( Sportplatz - Burg Forchtenstein - Steinbruch und retour)Burgenland7.4 km317 m2 hr 1 minModerateApril to October
Eisenberg - BurgBurgenland10.0 km281 m2 hr 31 minModerateApril to October
Draßburg - Baumgarten (Nordic Walking)Burgenland2.5 km51 m35 minEasyApril to October
Rundwanderweg Bergwerk/Neustift - Schloss/Tauchental/SonnleitenBurgenland7.1 km159 m1 hr 43 minModerateApril to October
Zemendorf - Draßburg (Nordic Walking)Burgenland4.6 km79 m1 hr 5 minEasyApril to October
Draßburg - Kogel (Nordic Walking)Burgenland4.5 km151 m1 hr 10 minEasyApril to October

Reitsteigweg Forchtenstein ( Sportplatz - Burg Forchtenstein - Rosalia), Kalkbrennofenweg Forchtenstein ( Sportplatz - Burg Forchtenstein - Steinbruch und retour), Eisenberg - Burg currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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