Pan-European Picnic Memorial – Ziegenberger Observation Tower loop from Mörbisch am See

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Mörbisch am See

Pan-European Picnic Memorial – Ziegenberger Observation Tower loop from Mörbisch am See

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Pan-European Picnic Memorial – Ziegenberger Observation Tower loop from Mörbisch am See

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16.8km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Fertő–Hanság Nemzeti Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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516 m

View of Mörbisch am See and Neusiedler See

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Great view of Mörbisch looking over the Neusiedler See.

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1.06 km

Mithraeum of Mörbisch

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Beautiful landscape around the lake

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1.06 km

National border AT - HU

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Stop at the Austria-Hungary border and take a photo

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1.08 km

Pan-European Picnic Memorial and Iron Curtain Trail

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Walk along the border between Hungary and Austria along the old iron curtain. Trees mark the border with national flags painted.

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5.59 km

The Pan-European Picnic was a peace demonstration by Hungarian opposition figures on the Austro-Hungarian border near the town of Sopron (Ödenburg) on August 19, 1989. In the culture of remembrance, …

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11.9 km

Ziegenberger Observation Tower

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Also called Kecske-hegyi lookout tower.
Nice small tower above Fertőrákos (Kroisbach) - on the mountain 'Kecske-hegy' (211 meters).
2.5 km - approx. 30 min hike for the way from Fertőrákos …

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13.7 km

Fertőrákos Rock Theater

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Beautiful landscape around the lake

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14.0 km

Memorial Stone for the Opening of the Border 1989

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16.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.71 km

4.51 km

3.72 km

598 m

209 m

112 m

Surfaces

7.48 km

6.18 km

1.39 km

932 m

720 m

161 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 5 November

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Comments

June 3, 2022,Erinnerung an 1989

Today we crossed the border into Hungary near Mörbisch to hike to the Pan-European Picnic Memorial. On August 19, 1989, an international event to dismantle the Iron Curtain took place there.
Right after the border is the Mithrasz sanctuary, where we had a little history lesson with the nice tourist guide. The grotto was accidentally discovered in 1866 by a …

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