Stadtwanderweg 11: Urban social-housing trail
From the Bruno-Kreisky-Park to the Amalienbad — the only city trail that leads through built city rather than forest. It tells a century of Vienna housing through the buildings themselves.
The trail runs about 4 km and takes roughly 2 hours on foot. It starts at Margaretengürtel / Bruno-Kreisky-Park (U4) in the 5 (Margareten) district — reachable by public transport, like every Stadtwanderweg. The trail can be walked straight from the browser, with nothing to install: the map follows along, and the chapters name the neighbourhood you are crossing. More telling than the climb is the doorstep — this is how living looks where the trail runs.
Route geometry: City of Vienna Open Data (CC BY 4.0), length and ascent measured from that line; the City's own figures are rounded. Signposted on site — we have not walked every trail ourselves.
Walk this trail with VLM — live on the map →The route sits on the map and moves with you; chapters tell you which neighbourhood you are crossing. Your location stays on your device. Often without reception out there? Add this page to your home screen — once opened, the trail stays readable offline.
Download the GPX (route with elevation) for your watch or Komoot.
The trail in chapters
- 1Start: Margaretengürtel / Bruno-Kreisky-Park (U4)The opening stays flat: barely any height change over the first 1 km. 5.2 km in total; the City of Vienna reckons about 2 hours.
- 2KeplerplatzThe ground rises here — 41 m above the basin, with the long evening light that comes with a slope. Laxenburger Straße carries the traffic here; the mapping puts a good part of the area above the reporting threshold.
- 3SonnwendviertelThe ground rises here — 39 m above the basin, with the long evening light that comes with a slope. Gudrunstraße carries the traffic here; the mapping puts a good part of the area above the reporting threshold.
- 4Matzleinsdorfer PlatzThe Living Score here is 72 out of 100 — measured, not curated.
- 5FinishEnd of the official trail. From here it is worth looking at the neighbourhoods you just walked through — each with its own Living Score.
The chapters are the housing lens on the official trail: what is measured for the neighbourhood you are crossing. We have not walked the trail ourselves.
Living along the trail
Frequently asked
How long is Stadtwanderweg 11?
The City of Vienna states about 4 kilometres and roughly 2 hours on foot. Measured from the official route line it comes to 5.23 km with 26 metres of ascent. It is signposted throughout.
How much climbing is there on Stadtwanderweg 11?
About 26 metres of ascent and 53 metres of descent, between 180 and 219 metres above sea level. Almost flat throughout.
Where does Stadtwanderweg 11 start?
At Margaretengürtel / Bruno-Kreisky-Park (U4) in the 5 (Margareten) district, reachable by public transport — that is the idea behind all the city hiking trails.
Can I follow the trail live on my phone?
Yes, straight in the browser with nothing to install: open the trail in Vienna Living Map and start it — the route sits on the map and shows where you are as you walk, with the neighbourhoods as chapters along the way. Your location stays on your device and is never sent anywhere.
What is it like to live along this trail?
The trail passes Keplerplatz, Matzleinsdorfer Platz, Gaudenzdorf, Reinprechtsdorf, Sonnwendviertel. The strongest Living Score along the way is 80 out of 100. Green edge locations trade shorter journeys into town for forest at the doorstep.
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