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The Hirschenkogel above SemmeringD-Kuru · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Semmering

Hirschenkogel in summer: gondola, swings and mountaincarts

Mountain · half a day · gondola return €31 · May to October · playground, rope park, mountaincarts and bike park

InformationFrom €22 per person
From
€22 per person
Duration
4 h
Season
May to October; in 2026, from 9 May to 21 October, daily from 18 June to 6 September
Who it's for
Families; the rope park, from 120 cm in height

In summer the Hirschenkogel gondola climbs to the summit, at 1,340 m, and at the top there is half a day of plans with children: the Hirschi playground, with slides, swings and water games; the Millenniumswarte viewing tower; a rope park in the trees for anyone taller than 120 cm; the mountaincarts, three-wheeled carts for racing down a track; and an 18 km bike park. The return ticket costs €31 (€20 for children) and includes the viewing tower, the playground and the trails. In 2026 it ran from 9 May to 21 October, daily in high summer and Thursday to Sunday the rest of the time. The lower station is at Carolusstraße 6 (+43 2664 8038).

With young childrenAs a familyWith teenagers

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

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 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
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

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.

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.