If the weather is OK we would like to get out for a nice walk tomorrow. I see recommendations to take a bus up to Kahlenburg and walk down, but we actually prefer hiking uphill. This website describes an uphill hike from the end of Tram D at Nussdorf to Kahlenberg, then down by a different route.
https://www.wien.gv.at/english/leisure/hiking/path1.html
Will this route be hard to follow? Are the trails signed? We don't really have a decent map, other than the free one from the TI.
This is the walk I mentioned previously but only the downhill half. It is a big loop. It is well marked with wooden signposts “Stadtwanderweg 1.” Enjoy!
Prima! Thanks for all your help, Emily. We are enjoying Vienna with lots of city walking and museums; tomorrow it is time to get outside more.
While the walks are usually well marked, we also take a picture of the overall map that is usually at a main starting point of these routes. That way if we are faced with some choices along the way we'll know if path A or path B would be a better route to our final destination.
Load the "Wien.at Live" app onto your smartphone. Among other features it contains the official online map of the City of Vienna. You can overlay multiple information, including all the city hiking trails, public transport, etc.
Am I correct in thinking that a Senior two- ride ticket for each of us will get us there and back?
On the way back, we would want to change from the D tram to,the 71 to Renweg which is closest to our apartment in the 3D district. As I understand the website, we can start a journey on one tram and transfer to another as long as it is all one jpurney.)
Wmt1, is there an English version of that app? Thank you
is there an English version of that app?
I am not sure, at least I have not discovered it yet.
But this is the English version of the city map:
https://www.wien.gv.at/stadtplan/en/
Lola - Hi neighbor, I live on Rennweg one block from the tram stop. As for the ticket, the senior ticket can be used twice but only for one person. Each validation is good for one journey and includes changes to different forms of transport.
We had a great day! Beautiful walk up and down. The D tram got stuck for awhile--some kind of problem on the tracks---but we just waited patiently along with most of the people on the tram (a few chose to get off and find other transport). I learned then that many locals do not speak English but I managed in German to learn about the problem. The people closest to us seemed horrified that we would consider getting off and walking---but we had already walked 11 km and were ready for more. But we followed their lead and stayed on, and eventually the tram started moving again.
We wanted to gett off at Oper on the Ring, and my husband was anxious about that. The woman across from me asked if we needed help, and I thanked her and assured her we were OK. I have found the Viennese to be so kind and helpful. Our plan wa to get a light lunch at the Naschmarkt and then hit the Third Man Museum ( highly recommended). Then we walked home from there.
Emily--our apartment is one block from Landstrasser Hauptstrasse near the intersection with Juchgasse. So perhaps we are indeed neighbors. We love the neighborhood, but the looming WWII towers are a bit gloomy ( or worse). We go running in the park that circles them every morning. We read that they cannot be torn down because they were built to withstand anything. It a sobering reminder of the horrors of war.
The park near your apartment is called Arenbergpark. I have a plot in the community garden there. Go check out Rochus Market if you get a chance.
Ah, yes, we have seen and admired the community garden there. And today we saw ripe tomatoes. You and I are near the same latitude (Seattle, 47 degrees, Vienna 48). We left our home three weeks ago and left a neighbor to water our plants. We have no garden space, only pots on the deck, but they produced a good crop of tomatoes. We will see if any are left when we get home---flying home on Tuesday.
