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

What to do · Semmering

Tobogganing on the longest run in Lower Austria

Tobogganing · 3 km · by day and at night under floodlights · combined gondola and toboggan from €40 for children and €69.50 for adults (day)

InformationFrom €40 per person
From
€40 per person
Duration
2 h
Season
Winter, with snow and the gondola running
Who it's for
Families; small children, on the toboggan with an adult

The Hirschenkogel toboggan run descends about 3 km from the summit and is the longest in Lower Austria. It is lit, so you can also go down at night on night-skiing days. You go up on the gondola and come down by toboggan as many times as your ticket allows; there are combined lift pass and toboggan tickets (€69.50 for the day for adults, €40 for children). Bring a helmet and boots with a good grip.

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

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
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

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.