Sonnenberg Lookout Tower – At the Juden Memorial Site loop from Eisenstadt

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Burgenland

Sonnenberg Lookout Tower – At the Juden Memorial Site loop from Eisenstadt

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Sonnenberg Lookout Tower – At the Juden Memorial Site loop from Eisenstadt

04:06

14.2km

350m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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613 m

Eisenstadt Forest Nature Trail

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Start of the forest nature trail. There is shade.

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4.95 km

Schusterkreuz Memorial Rest Area

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The Schusterkreuz stood on the forest path to Eisenstadt, ½ hour from Hornstein. Since 2010 there has been a kind of cobbler's stone at the point where a cobbler is said to have frozen to death while walking.

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5.65 km

Linden Avenue

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The "new" avenue of lime trees dates from 1830 - 1845. It was planted next to the "old" avenue of lime trees from 1734, which led to the cemetery.

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9.45 km

Leitha Mountain Observation Tower

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Chert in the fog - more of a mystical sight

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9.45 km

Sonnenberg Lookout Tower

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The observation tower is a former border watchtower that was dismantled elsewhere after the fall of the Iron Curtain and rebuilt here. People with a head for heights and slim …

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10.7 km

At the Juden Memorial Site

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Unfortunately fell down a few years ago, a new tree was planted next to it.

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11.5 km

Shrine in a Tree Stump

Highlight • Religious Site

Very nice shrine that is in a "hollowed out tree trunk". Really a great idea to still use this dead tree.

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13.7 km

Gloriette Eisenstadt – The Alm Restaurant

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The Gloriette in the Burgenland capital Eisenstadt is an elevated temple-like building from the beginning of the 19th century, which is used as a restaurant. The Gloriette is under monument protection.

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14.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.01 km

4.80 km

433 m

Surfaces

8.70 km

3.95 km

925 m

417 m

161 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

20°C

8°C

40 %

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Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

December 12, 2021,Frei

Winter comeback round after the lockdown-related break.
Hornstein Eisenstadt Sonnenbergrunde

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January 4, 2025,Premiere Kunstschnee Runde am Leithaberg 🥰🤩

Wonderful a round in the snow even though it hasn't snowed yet this winter 🤣😂

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August 25, 2022,Hornstein - Jubiläumswarte - Sonnenbergwarte 25.8.2022 w376

Today we showed friends a part of the Leitha Mountains that they didn't know yet. Despite the heat, it was quite pleasant in the forest. Unfortunately it was hazy, so the distant view wasn't that great. But it didn't affect the hike.

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January 4, 2022,zwei Türme Variante

Round Hornstein Eisenstadt Jubiläumswarte Sonnenbergwarte
The spruce mopeds have high season with road locks along the Hornsteinersteiges must be expected

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August 25, 2022,Rundweg Hornstein

A really great hike, I can only warmly recommend it 👍

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August 25, 2022,Hornstein-Jubiläumswarte Eisenstadt-Sonnenberg-Hornstein

We did this round with friends we haven't seen in a while. We met in Hornstein and walked along Lindenallee in the direction of Eisenstadt to the Jubilee Tower. Unfortunately, the view wasn't that great today and Eisenstadt and Lake Neusiedl weren't easy to see. Then we went to the Sonnenberg, where we climbed to the Sonnenbergwarte. But the visibility …

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December 30, 2023,das letzte mal nach Eisenstadt

Guaranteed not forever but just for this year 🤣😂

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September 11, 2022,is nix

The lower part of Brunnenbergallee was closed off by a fence during the clear-cutting process. A bypass is not recommended due to the many blackberry and rose bushes

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