Fourteen marked trails lead from the city’s edge straight into the Vienna Woods, up the vineyards and into the floodplains — right from your doorstep, in every season. They show how green you can live in Vienna, and quietly make you want to walk.
Living-data guide · updated August 2026
Few big cities have the forest as close as Vienna. A few transit stops and you are walking between vineyards, under old trees or along the water. The official Stadtwanderwege are signposted, reachable by public transport and run right through the green residential areas on the edge — from the Kahlenberg over the Maurer Wald to the Bisamberg, and flat through the Prater and the Lobau. We show each trail with the district it starts in, so you can see what living there feels like.
You can walk every one of these trails right here
Open a trail and start it: the route lies on the map and moves with you, chapters tell you which neighbourhood you are crossing, and you see its Living Score as you walk. Your location stays on your device — nothing is sent anywhere. Works on the phone, offline once opened.
On the map you can switch on the “City hikes” layer — every trail with its route, start point and a short description. Real route geometry from the City of Vienna (CC-BY).
The City of Vienna lists 14 official, fully marked Wiener Stadtwanderwege — the twelve numbered main routes (1 to 12) plus the 1a and 4a variants. Most run through the Vienna Woods in the west and the vineyards in the north, with flatter trails in the east through the Lobau and the fields of Donaustadt.
Which Stadtwanderweg is the most beautiful?
A matter of taste — the classic is trail 1 up the Kahlenberg, with vineyards and a Danube view. Trail 2 climbs Vienna’s highest point (Hermannskogel, 542 m), trail 5 crosses the Bisamberg vineyards north of the Danube, and trail 9 runs flat and shaded through the whole Prater — the only one you can walk in street shoes.
Is there a stamp card for the city hiking trails?
Yes. The City of Vienna issues a stamp card — every trail has a stamping point, and anyone who completes them all receives the city golden hiking badge. For newcomers it is also the cheapest way to get to know the green edges of Vienna before settling on a neighbourhood.
Are the trails reachable by public transport?
Yes — that is the whole idea: each trail starts and ends at a transit stop, so you can get there without a car. That is also why they say so much about green, well-connected living on the city’s edge.
