Schöpfl

From the northwest

The Schöpfl is 893 m above sea level. A. the highest mountain in the Wienerwald in Lower Austria.

Location

The Schöpfl part of the flysch zone on the northern edge of the Alps. It forms a long, approximately towards the west southwest - running east-northeast ridge with a relatively steep northern flank and a more structured, shallower southern flank. At its peak the territories of three municipalities and two political districts are contiguous: Klausen - Leopold village and Altenmarkt an der Triesting in the district of Baden, as well as Brand-Laaben in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land. The mountain forms the headwaters of Schwechat, the trie Sting and the Great Tulln.

The Schöpfl is mostly covered by deciduous forest. On its summit stands the Matra observatory, from which one if weather is both the highest mountains to the south of Lower Austria, the Schneeberg and the Rax, west to Oetscher, as can be seen to the Danube and to the north. A prominent landmark on the Danube is the power plant Duernrohr. Just below the summit is the Schöpfl protection of the Austrian Tourist Club.

Because of the purity of the air and the significantly lower compared to Vienna light pollution 1969, the Leopold- Figl - Observatory of the University of Vienna was built on Mitterschöpfl ( 882 m), a nearby secondary summit.

Visible the summit is best Forsthof in the village of Brand - Laaben.

Increases

As the highest mountain in the entire Vienna Woods, thanks to the wide panorama of the Matra waiting and a hut base in the summit area of ​​Schöpfl course, is a popular destination for hiking. At the same time it is not crowded. One reason for this is that its summit ridge can be achieved up to now only on their own. The location of the Schöpfl away from the major traffic routes helps: Its surroundings are difficult to reach by public transportation; the nearest railway station ( Rekawinkel on the Old West railway line) has already been removed as a starting point for a day hike too far.

The Schöpfl can be reached from all directions on marked paths increase.

• The shortest rise from the saddle Forsthof leads through the steep northern flank on the Heinrich- Gith - gate or a bit longer on the so-called retired climbing to the summit. Walking time: 50 to 60 minutes.
• From the village of St. Corona am Schöpfl on the flatter southern flank to Matra waiting. Walking time: 1 hour.
• From the saddle of the gorge height briefly on a side street east to Bruckhof, then hiking trail on the long west ridge of Schöpfl and the Witten Bachenberg in only a small slope to the summit. Walking time: 2 hours.
• From Schöpflgitter (2 kilometers west of the village of Klausen- Leopold ) in a uniform slope just south on Vorderschöpfl over and above the Ostrücken to the summit. Walking time: about 2 hours.

Leopold Figl Observatory

Matra waiting