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The 20-Schilling-Blick view over the Semmering lineUoaei1 · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Semmering

Doppelreiter and 20-Schilling-Blick viewpoints

Viewpoint · 2–3 h round trip from Semmering, or from Wolfsbergkogel · the 20-schilling banknote view over the Kalte Rinne

InformationFree
Price
Free
Duration
2 h 30
Season
April to October
Who it's for
Walking families and teenagers; mountain path
With a dog
On a lead

If you do not want to do the whole Bahnwanderweg, go only to its two viewpoints, at Wolfsbergkogel. From the Doppelreiter you see the line's most spectacular work, the Kalte Rinne viaduct, with the Rax and the Schneeberg behind; if you wait a while, a train passes. Nearby is the 20-Schilling-Blick, the view that appeared on the old Austrian 20-schilling banknote. You get there on foot from Semmering station or, shorter, from Wolfsbergkogel station, and return by train.

As a familyWith teenagersWith a dog

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The Löffler house on the Hochstraße, with the terrace of orange parasols© Der LöfflerA home-run café and restaurant, with handmade cakes

Der Löffler

Café · Semmering · €€€€

What to order: a slice of the house cake on the sunny terrace, or breakfast.

May to October, Thursday to Sunday · Closed in November
Tables laid in white in the Grand View dining room© Sporthotel SemmeringA four-course menu with a mountain view

Grand View, the Sporthotel restaurant

Restaurant · Semmering · €€€€

What to order: the evening four-course menu; on Saturdays, with live music.

Every day from 12:00 to 21:00 · In low season it may close some days
The Liechtensteinhaus covered in snow at the summit of the Hirschenkogel, with fireworks on New Year's Eve© Semmering Hirschenkogel BergbahnenAt the summit of the Hirschenkogel, at 1,350 m

Panoramarestaurant Liechtensteinhaus

Restaurant · Semmering · €€€€

What to order: something hot from the menu on the terrace after the playground or the last toboggan run.

Open on gondola days · Closed between seasons

To stay nearby

Der Löffler, in Semmering© Der LöfflerSmall hotel

Der Löffler

Family hotel in the centre · Apartment for six · Parking in the courtyard

Why we like it: A small family hotel on Semmering's Hochstraße, with two-bedroom family rooms, an apartment for six with a kitchen, a balcony facing the Hirschenkogel and parking.

The Sporthotel am Semmering© Sporthotel am SemmeringHotel

Sporthotel am Semmering

At the foot of the gondola · 95 rooms · Indoor pool and sauna

Why we like it: A 95-room hotel at the foot of the Hirschenkogel gondola, with an indoor pool, Finnish sauna, steam bath, gym and the Grand View restaurant. Discount on lift passes.

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