Devil's Bed – Pilzstein (Mushroom Stone) loop from Gmünd

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Lower Austria

Waldviertel

Devil's Bed – Pilzstein (Mushroom Stone) loop from Gmünd

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Devil's Bed – Pilzstein (Mushroom Stone) loop from Gmünd

01:34

5.75km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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632 m

Blockheide Pond

Highlight • Lake

Perfect for relaxing

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942 m

Blockheide Observation Tower

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Nice excursion destination in the border area, with lots of information about the boulders (wobbling stones) and of course about the 15th eastern longitude, which runs here. A station has …

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1.08 km

Kobold Stones

Highlight • Natural Monument

many stones have a meaning

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1.76 km

15th Meridian East Monument

Highlight • Monument

Interesting place, despite the fact that Libya was wrongly burned in (letter-twisting)

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1.89 km

One of many granite blocks in the Blockheide that have been given a name. The devil himself is said to have used this one as a bed. After he couldn't sleep well there, his sleeping place turned to stone...

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2.77 km

Mackenstein Rocking Stone (Blockheide)

Highlight • Natural Monument

A real real Wackelstein! ;-)

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3.71 km

Elephant Stone Natural Monument

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A stone in the shape of an elephant? With the imagination, perhaps. In any case, impressive rock formations.

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3.76 km

Pilzstein (Mushroom Stone)

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There are great stone formations to discover here. But you should reach the final part on foot.

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5.75 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.38 km

856 m

464 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.83 km

1.81 km

1.60 km

464 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Friday 9 October

12°C

7°C

83 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

October 24, 2022,nicht die Rolling Stones

But also old fantastic stones 👍 Blockheide in drizzle

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June 5, 2022,Blockheide, Naturpark

There are a number of marked circular routes in the Blockheide Nature Park. I picked out the "most important stones" and did my own round and of course wobbled on a few stones 😉
We parked right away at the 1st parking lot and in the end we went along the Braunau through the Malerwinkel, which was a nice finish.

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