The Luchs Trail – the new star among Austria’s long-distance hiking trails

Hiking a landscape where the presence of the miraculous is omnipresent exerts a special fascination. Also or especially because one only very rarely gets to see the object of one’s desire – be it the snow leopard or, as in our case, the lynx.

And precisely this “wild center” of Austria offers unique conditions for this. No less than four internationally recognized protected areas, the Upper Austrian Limestone Alps National Park, the Gesäuse National Park, the Styrian Eisenwurzen Nature Park and the Dürrenstein Wilderness Area, form ecological stepping stones that combine to form a large, near-natural habitat. No wonder, then, that it is precisely here that a stable lynx population has once again been able to develop. And as the “icing on the cake,” parts of this region were only recently, in 2017, designated Austria’s only UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.

For sustainable tourism to develop in such an ecologically valuable as well as sensitive region, a special tact is required. For this challenge the lynx Trail, it meanders on over 200km path length, divided into 11 daily stages, represents a right answer from our point of view. Starting from Reichraming in Upper Austria and ending in Lunz am See in Lower Austria, the long-distance trail follows practically 100% existing hiking trails, thus beautifying the natural resources and incidentally opening up to us landscapes that are as spectacular as they are still often unknown: The mystical Reichraminger Hintergebirge, the breathtaking Haller Mauern, the symphony of steep rock and wild waters in the Gesäuse, the world-forgotten Eisenwurzen, the completely natural Bergurwald Rothwald and the picturesque Lunzer Seen. They all radiate a wild originality that is all the more fascinating because “Austria Wild Center” is located not far from the triangle formed by the major cities of Vienna, Linz and Graz. And thus makes it easy to immerse yourself in the mystique of nature, even for a long weekend.

Even if it’s hard: enough of the gushing! Because the Luchs Trail is now bookable online! With all the individual options offered by the online travel planner from Bookyourtrail.com. From rail travel to the practical luggage service and accommodation in selected partner businesses to the helpful trail hotline in the specially set up trail information and booking center!

So let our enthusiasm for the Lynx Trail infect you and take the freedom to plan your adventure vacation as an individual trip, or choose from one of our convenient trail packages.

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Here’s everything you need to know about the Lynx Trail!

Whoever is looking for the wild, the unspoiled when hiking should choose the Lynx Trail. You certainly won’t regret it! We hope to see you at the new Lynx Trail during the 2019 hiking season!

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