Trail running · Maurer Wald, Vienna, Austria · recorded with NomadTracks

Maurer Wald loop: a 9.7 km trail run on the edge of Vienna

Not every recorded track is an expedition. This one is an ordinary, wonderful thing: a 9.7-kilometer trail-running loop on the southwestern edge of Vienna, through the Maurer Wald — the city's own corner of the Wienerwald, the Vienna Woods.

Just under an hour, about 216 meters of climbing, from gravel forest roads up to the vineyards above Mauer with the whole city spread out below — then back down to where it started.

Distance9.7 km
Elevation gain216 m
ActivityTrail running
Duration59 min

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Route map of Maurer Wald loop: a 9.7 km trail run on the edge of Vienna drawn from the recorded GPS points on an OpenStreetMap basemap
The actual recorded GPS track — start marked green, finish orange. Numbered pins mark where the photos below were taken.

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Elevation profile of the track
Elevation profile over the full distance. Switch the map above to interactive mode, then slide across the chart — a marker follows the route.

A forest loop on the city's doorstep

The route runs almost entirely on the Maurer Wald's gravel forest roads: shaded, well-graded, and busy enough with locals that you're rarely truly alone. It passes the old forest inn — the Gasthaus zur Schießstätte — a trailside playground and a meadow clearing before the real climb begins. For a run that starts at the city's edge, it feels a long way from town.

From forest floor to vineyard panorama

The second half pulls up to about 365 meters, where the trees open onto the vineyards on Mauer's sunny slopes. Vienna is one of the few capitals with serious wine inside the city limits, and this is where you see it: rows of vines dropping away toward the rooftops, the city hazy in the distance. The elevation profile tells the whole shape — a long, gentle pull, a panoramic high point, a quick descent home.

Why record a regular loop

An expedition is an obvious thing to record; a home running route is the quiet one. But the recorded line is what turns a run into something repeatable — exact distance, the real pace chart, where the climb actually bit, and a GPX you can hand to a friend who wants to run it too. The photos drop onto the map exactly where they were taken.

About the place: Maurer Wald, Vienna, Austria

Mauer is the southwestern corner of Vienna, in the 23rd district (Liesing), where the city runs straight into the Wienerwald — the Vienna Woods, a UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve. The Maurer Wald's network of gravel forest roads is a local favorite for running and walking, and on the sunny lower slopes the Maurerberg vineyards still grow the Gemischter Satz that Vienna is uniquely known for — wine made inside the city limits, with a long view back over the rooftops.

Sun breaking through the trees on a forest road in the Maurer Wald
1 · Sun breaking through the trees on a forest road in the Maurer Wald
A gravel forest road through the Maurer Wald, cut logs stacked at the edge
2 · A gravel forest road through the Maurer Wald, cut logs stacked at the edge
The “Most Hütte” — Gasthaus zur Schießstätte, a forest inn in the Maurer Wald
3 · The “Most Hütte” — Gasthaus zur Schießstätte, a forest inn in the Maurer Wald
A small forest playground and picnic table beside the trail
4 · A small forest playground and picnic table beside the trail
A sunlit meadow clearing in the Maurer Wald under a blue sky
5 · A sunlit meadow clearing in the Maurer Wald under a blue sky
A grassy clearing with a football goal along the forest trail
6 · A grassy clearing with a football goal along the forest trail
Vineyards on the Maurer slopes with a panorama over Vienna
7 · Vineyards on the Maurer slopes with a panorama over Vienna
Rows of vines climbing toward the woods under a dramatic evening sky
8 · Rows of vines climbing toward the woods under a dramatic evening sky
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