12 Outdoors- Other to Explore in Lower Austria

A majestic nature park located in the heart of Austria. The stately lookout tower on the Schwarzenberg is the heart of the Nordwald Nature Park and climbs 21 meters to compete with the tops of the surrounding conifers. At 960 m above sea level, visitors can see far over the extensive forest area on the edge of the Waldviertel highlands.

The Blockheide is a protected area near Gmünd in northwestern Waldviertel in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is a varied heather landscape including meadows, mixed woods, small lakes and small fields.It is famous for its far-flung giant granite blocks, among them some Rocking stones.A nature park with the name Naturpark Blockheide-Eibenstein has been established in the area.

The Bucklige Welt is a landscape primarily in the southeast of Lower Austria at the border triangle of Lower Austria, Burgenland and Styria and secondarily also including small adjoining parts of the two neighboring federal states. Due to its topography, this landscape is also known as the land of 1000 hills .

Gruner Veltliner is one of the most iconic wines to come from Austria.With its racy high acidity and subtle aromas and flavors of crisp green pear and yellow apple, it is a white grape variety that pairs well with seafood, sushi, and white fish.The Wachau is the coolest wine growing region in Austria. It is characterized by very steep terraces that look down upon the famous Danube river.

The Föhrenberge Nature Park is located on the eastern edge of the Vienna Woods in Lower Austria . It is one of the recreational areas of Vienna . The 6,500 hectare nature park extends from Perchtoldsdorf in the north to Gumpoldskirchen . In between are the municipal areas of Gießhübl , Maria Enzersdorf , Mödling , Hinterbrühl and Gaaden . The nature park is freely accessible.

Fontana Leisure Parks, one of Pampanga’s golf courses, was built in 2012. This unique establishment has found very early success as it is such a young course. It sits within one of today’s largest and modernized leisure parks in the country. The short 9-hole course has only 1,896 yards was designed over rolling terrains, which helps to add a bit of challenge to the course even if you are not a beginner.

The Höllental in Lower Austria is a narrow valley between the steep limestone massifs of the Schneeberg and Rax through which the River Schwarza flows. It stretches for a total of 16.5 km between Schwarzau im Gebirge and Hirschwang and, because of its natural beauty, it belongs to the Natura 2000 region of Northeastern Border Alps. Because the valley is a popular tourist destination, there are several restaurants along the road.

Muckenkogel is a part of the Gutensteiner Alps in the Austrian province of Lower Austria. Rising 4095 feet above sea level, the mountain is one of several close to the historic city of Lilienfeld. Today it is of historical significance due to the Czech-born ski pioneer Mathias Zdarsky. On March 19, 1905 the first official Alpine Ski Race was held on Muckenkogel. It was won by Zdarsky. Today, the mountain is a spot for hiking, mountain biking, as well as paragliding.

A majestic wildlife preserve in the southwest corner of Vienna, Austria, 80% of it being covered in woodland. Its total area is 2,450 hectares - 1,945 hectares of which are forest areas. The enclosing wall of the Lainzer Tiergarten is around 22 kilometers long. From a geological point of view, this area can be assigned to the so-called flysch zone

This is the largest nature park in Lower Austria extends around the Ötscher. Bizarre rocks, deep gorges, waterfalls, caves, forests, alpine pastures, lakes and wonderful vantage points impress nature lovers and mountain adventurers. The founding of the nature park prevented a planned dam power plant on the Erlauf between Trübenbach and Eibenboden and thus also a significant encroachment on the region.

Schloss Gobelsburg is a historic winery, owned by a Cistercian monastery and possessing wonderful old vineyards in the Kamptal region. This is one of the three top quality Danube areas of Austria and altogether has just 2500 hectares of vines.

The Wachau is a UNESCO world heritage site and region of natural beauty, and lies in the Danube valley between the towns of Melk and Krems. This beautiful Austrian valley with a picturesque landscape formed by the Danube river. It is 36 kilometres in length and was already settled in prehistoric times. A well-known place and tourist attraction is Dürnstein, where King Richard the Lionheart of England was held captive by Duke Leopold V of Austria and Styria.