National Park Panorama Tower Wurbauerkogel
- All weather
- Suitable for groups
- Suitable for pushchairs
A magnificent mountain backdrop awaits you from the panorama tower on the Wurbauerkogel in the Pyhrn-Priel vacation region. No fewer than 21 two-thousand-metre peaks can be seen on the adventure mountain in good visibility. The names of the surrounding peaks can be read on the panorama panels on the various floors. At the top of the viewing platform, you can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view. This ranges from the Sengsengebirge to the Reichraminger Hintergebirge and the Haller Mauern, the Warscheneck and the Totes Gebirge. You can also see the striking Kleiner Buchstein in the Gesäuse National Park!
You can experience non-stop wow moments from a new perspective at the glass tower in Windischgarsten.
Fascination of rock" exhibition
Knowledge to take away at the panorama tower
The glass panorama tower on Wurbauerkogel is 21 meters high and extends over six floors. It not only offers spectacular views of the surrounding Upper Austrian mountain panorama, but also houses an interesting exhibition. In the "Fascination of Rock" exhibition, visitors of all ages can learn all about the local mountain world and the flora and fauna adapted to the conditions. On 150 square meters, extraordinary, remarkable and world-class achievements from the animal and plant world are presented to visitors. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Hint / Advice:
- A special tip: With the audio guide you get a lot of additional information in German, English and Czech.
- Comfortably take the panoramic lift to the viewing terrace. When visibility is good, 21 2000m peaks can be seen!
- Starting point for hikes in the Kalkalpen National Park. Start/finish theme trail “Nature Traces” leads to the National Park Lodge Villa Sonnwend.
- April 1st and all other weekends in April from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- May 1st to June 28th, 2024 daily from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
- June 29th to September 8th, 2024 daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m
- September 9th to September 30th, 2024 daily from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
- October 1st to November 1st Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
- Winter: closed, visits for groups possible on request
Groups of 15 people or more can visit the panorama tower outside opening hours by prior arrangement!
858 m
Accessibility / arrivalA9 - Roßleithen exit - B138 in the direction of Windischgarsten - town center - turn off at the municipal office to the Bergbahn car park. The "arrival" to the 858m high Wurbauerkogel is easiest with the chair lift, on foot on marked hiking trails (walking time approx. 3/4 hours, almost 250 meters in altitude), by bike or car.
- Toilet facility
- Diaper room
- Playground (outdoors)
Mountain inn at the Tower
- Shop
- Adults: € 6,70
- Reduced Adults (groups of 20): € 5,70
- Children up to 15 years € 3,70
- School groups: € 3,20
Tower quiz: €1.50 per student
A brochure with lots of puzzles and exciting tasks for the exhibition in the Panorama Tower Kalkalpen National Park especially for school groups
- Pyhrn-Priel-Card
Free admission, tour of the tower and "Fascination of Rock" exhibition including cinema, as often as you like. - Phyrn-Priel seasonal pass
Free admission, tour of the tower and "Fascination of Rock" exhibition including cinema, as often as you like. - Family Card OÖ
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- Holiday coupon Pyhrn-Priel
- All weather
- Suitable for groups
- Suitable for schools
- Suitable for pushchairs
- Suitable for single travelers
- Suitable for friends
- Suitable for couples
- Suitable for children
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Completely suitable for wheelchairs. The object complies with the legally stipulated ÖNORM.
- ground level accessible
- door width (min. 80 cm)
- handicapped accessible lift
- lift door access area with 150 cm depth
- lift size (cabin width > 110cm, depth >140cm
- lift door width minimum 80 cm
- The elevator touch panel is at 85 cm height
- Comment Elevator: Exit/entry only possible on the ground floor and first floor (viewing platform!) - intermediate floors not accessible without barriers!
- Entrance to the building
- Toilet facility for disabled people
- Outside area
- Comment Access / ramps: Arrival by car to the car park at the top station of the Wurbauerkogel chairlift, max. 50 m on the asphalt path to the entrance to the Panorama Tower (moderate gradient!).
Contact
4581 Rosenau am Hengstpaß
Phone +43 7562 200 - 46
Fax machine +43 7562 205 - 16
E-Mail panoramaturm@kalkalpen.at
Web www.kalkalpen.at
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Nationalpark Panoramaturm Wurbauerkogel
Wurbauerkogel 29
4581 Rosenau am Hengstpaß
Phone +43 7562 200 - 46
Fax machine +43 7562 205 - 16
E-Mail panoramaturm@kalkalpen.at
Web www.kalkalpen.at
