Discover Traisen: Birdlife, Cycling Routes and Local History

Traisen combines nature observation, cycling and pilgrimage routes with an unusually rich local and sporting history. Anyone planning a trip with varied experiences can choose between a walk accompanied by birdsong, signposted circular hiking trails, a longer cycling route and stations of cultural and historical interest. A holiday apartment or holiday home in Traisen can be selected to suit your own interests and preferred pace of travel.

Experience nature and compare walking times

The Voralpenvogelweg presents the birdlife in and around Traisen on ten information boards. At two stations, audio boxes each play six different bird calls. Around Traisen, approximately 100 different bird species breed. This gives anyone who wants to focus on nature and explore their surroundings attentively specific subjects to observe.

For planning your days, there are also two signposted circular hiking trails with different stated durations to choose from: the orange-marked Traisner Rundwanderweg 4 is listed as taking two hours, while the red-marked Traisner Rundwanderweg 2 takes four hours. If you would like to vary your days, you can incorporate these two durations into your trip planning.

Cycling and pilgrimage as a guiding theme

Traisen lies at the intersection of the 111-kilometre Traisental Cycle Path and the Triesting-Gölsental Cycle Path, as well as on the traditional Via Sacra pilgrimage route to Mariazell. This location makes the town appealing for travel plans centred on a cycling route or pilgrimage route. You should take the length of the Traisental Cycle Path into account when planning your stages. Depending on your plans, a holiday apartment in Traisen can serve as a base for a stay focused on cycling or pilgrimage.

Local history, churches and sporting personalities

A special insight into the local sporting history awaits you at the Rupert Hollaus Showroom. Trophies, awards and personal items belonging to Rupert Hollaus are on display there. The exhibition documents his rise in the NSU works team up to winning the world championship title and also examines the circumstances of his tragic death. Three monuments in Traisen also commemorate the sporting achievements of world champions from Traisen: Rudolf Schmidseder in alpine skiing, Karl Proisl in canoeing and Rupert Hollaus in motorcycle racing.

The churches also tell of the town's historical connections. Traisen's modern Roman Catholic parish church contains a mighty 14th-century crucifix from the pilgrimage site of Annaberg. The Church of St. John, built in Traisen, was also the parish church of Lilienfeld until the monastery was founded. Anyone interested in sacred art and regional history can include these subjects in their trip planning without excluding days spent in nature or enjoying outdoor activities.

Along Mariazeller Straße, the B20, numerous historic buildings and former commercial enterprises between the Kulmhofweg area and Berthold-Fischer-Lände have been recorded, described and marked. This makes the local history of the centre comprehensible to visitors. When choosing accommodation, you can therefore consider whether birdlife and activity, cycling and pilgrimage, or the history of Traisen should be the main focus of your trip.

More destinations for planning your trip

If you would like to include other destinations in your selection in addition to Traisen, you can find Lilienfeld, Wienerbruck, Eschenau An Der Traisen, Mitterbach Am Erlaufsee, Erlaufboden, Sankt Veit An Der Gölsen, Oberried and Türnitz.

For the higher-level travel overview: Lilienfeld.