Höllental

The Höllental in Lower Austria is a narrow valley between the steep limestone massifs of the Schneeberg and Rax through which the River Schwarza flows.

It stretches for a total of 16.5 km between Schwarzau im Gebirge and Hirschwang and, because of its natural beauty, it belongs to the Natura 2000 region of Northeastern Border Alps: Hohe Wand - Schneeberg - Rax . It biggest side valleys are the Weich valley, the Großes Höllental , the Kesselgraben, the Nasswald and Voisbach valleys. A well-developed road, the Höllental Straße , follows the course of the river and is especially popular with motorcyclists. In the valley and its side valleys are important sources of drinking water supply , whose water is delivered to the Austria's capital city of Vienna over the First Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline . On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the pipeline, the so-called 1st Viennese Pipeline Way was built along the most attractive sections of the route, which runs as a walking trail between Kaiserbrunn and Hirschwang. The Kaiserbrunn Water Pipeline Museum has information on the history and construction of the pipeline and Vienna's water supply.

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