Log Driving Trail

At the „marker tree“ all paths branch off from the village road towards the south. At an intersection with the overview boards, you go straight downhill. Soon you will see the water surface of the Schlesinger Pond. Past the campsite – here there is a fountain and a toilet – the hike continues onto a forest road. After about 800 meters, turn right towards Hubertus Pond. Before you reach the forest, you will see the remains of a log driving canal on the right side. Further uphill, you come to a clearing where an old sawmill stood until 1997, which was destroyed by the flood wave of the dam breach. You reach the dam crest of the Schlesinger Pond with the pond keeper's house via a steep path. Along the asphalt road, after about 700 meters, you come to our woodcutter museum, where you learn more about log driving and forestry before you immediately return to the starting point.

Sturdy footwear, functional clothing, sun and rain protection, map material, if necessary telescopic poles, first aid kit (blister plasters), sufficient provisions (snack, muesli bars, fruit, water).

Make sure that the route you choose suits your fitness. Check if the catering establishments you want to visit along the way are open. Pack your charged mobile phone and map material in your backpack. For cross-border routes, always carry a passport or identity card.

A1 - West motorway; exit Melk - Danube Bridge - Danube riverside road - Pöggstall - Martinsberg - Bärnkopf

By train to Ybbs Persenbeug, then by regional bus 780 to Martinsberg Pitzeichen, change here to regional bus 733 to Bärnkopf.

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Free parking at the woodcutter museum, at the community, and at the church

Community Bärnkopf
3665 Bärnkopf No. 103
(T) +43 2874 82 12
(E) gemeinde@baernkopf.gv.at
(I)  www.baernkopf.gv.at

Tourism Office Bärnkopf
3665 Bärnkopf 114
(T) +43 28748401
(I)  www.baernkopf.gv.at

Waldviertel Tourism
3910 Zwettl, Sparkassenplatz 1/2/2
(T) +43 2822 54109
(E) info@waldviertel.at
(I) www.waldviertel.at

In summer, you can cool off in the Schlesinger Pond.