recommended route
Hike in the Prater recreation area
Hiking route
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Lusthaus in the PraterPhoto: Richard Brzobohaty, Alpenverein Austria
U2 station Messe / Prater - car park Prater / Waldsteingartenstraße - Hauptallee - Jesuitenwiese -Belvedere Allee - Lusthaus - Benagelter Baum - Maria Grün - Oberes Heustadlwasser - Rotunden Platz - car park Prater / Waldsteingartenstraße - U2 station Messe / Prater.
moderate
Distance 10.9 km
2:35 h
2 m
2 m
161 m
156 m
The Vienna Prater is an extensive, largely public area covering around 6 square kilometres in the 2nd district of Vienna, which still consists largely of meadows originally shaped by the Danube.
Author’s recommendation
Take the underground line U2 to Messe - Prater station. Now in the direction of Prater - Messeplatz -Welthandelsplatz - Csardastraße to the Prater / Waldsteingartenstraße car park.
Stop off at the Schweizer-Haus or Restaurant Kolarik (Luftburg) after the walk.
Stop off at the Schweizer-Haus or Restaurant Kolarik (Luftburg) after the walk.
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
161 m
Lowest point
156 m
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Track types
Asphalt
3 km
Dirt road
2.5 km
Forested/wild trail
2.6 km
Path
2.7 km
Road
0 km
Start
U2 Messe / Prater or Prater / Waldsteingartenstraße car park
Coordinates:
DD
48.217709, 16.404949
DMS
48°13'03.8"N 16°24'17.8"E
UTM
33U 604360 5341452
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Destination
Prater / Waldsteingartenstraße car park or U2 Messe / Prater underground line
Turn-by-turn directions
From the U2 station Messe / Prater via Messplatz and Welthandelsplatz to the Prater / Waldsteingartenstraße car park. Continue along Eduard-Lang-Weg to Hauptallee. Now turn right into Laternenweg, past Konstantinhügel. We come to the city hiking trail 9 in the direction of Jesuitenwiese and Wasserwiese along Belvedere Allee to the Lusthaus. Continue along Große Enzersdorfer Allee to the Benagelten Baum. Here you rejoin the city hiking trail 9 and continue along Marie Grün and Oberes Heustadlwasser to Rotunden Platz, Csardastrasse and the Prater / Waldsteingartenstrasse car park. For those not travelling by car, the route returns to the U2 Messe / Prater station.
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Take the U2 underground line to Messe / Prater station. Walk in the direction of Prater - Messeplatz - Welthandelsplatz - Csardastraße to the Prater / Waldsteingartenstraße car park (outward & return journey 900m).Directions
Approach via Ausstellungsstraße turn right into Perspektivstraße, after the roundabout continue straight ahead through the barrier in Csardastraße, then turn right into Waldsteingartenstraße. Car park in Waldsteingartenstraße. Parking fee € 2,50/hour.Parking
Prater / Waldsteingartenstraße car park. Car park fee € 2,50 / hour.Coordinates
DD
48.217709, 16.404949
DMS
48°13'03.8"N 16°24'17.8"E
UTM
33U 604360 5341452
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!
Equipment
Light hiking boots or sports shoes with a good tread sole, rain protection, drink for on the way, mobile phone for emergency calls.Localization
Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
10.9 km
Duration
2:35 h
Ascent
2 m
Descent
2 m
Highest point
161 m
Lowest point
156 m
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