Gföhl – Schweizerhof loop from Gföhl

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Gföhl – Schweizerhof loop from Gföhl

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Gföhl – Schweizerhof loop from Gföhl

01:35

5.96km

60m

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: August 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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25 m

Gföhl

Highlight • Settlement

The townscape of Gföhl is primarily characterized by the magnificent, Baroque parish church of St. Andrew. It was built between 1715 and 1720. The high altar inside the church was …

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2.14 km

Schweizerhof

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The Schweizerhof is a former forester's lodge near the Schweizerteich pond.

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2.22 km

Schweizerhof Pond

Highlight • Lake

The Schweizerhof Pond (formerly also Fähnrich Pond) is a small pond next to the former forester's lodge - now Schweizerhof.

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2.93 km

Drescher Pond in Jaidhof

Highlight • Lake

One of the beautiful ponds of the Jaidhofen pond circuit

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3.47 km

Lehenhütte Pond

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The Lehenhüttenteich (formerly: Lehenhüttelteich) is fed by the outflowing water from the Rotenrohrteich and flows on into the Drescherteich.

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4.03 km

Old Icehouse Museum

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The icehouse was built in 1905 and primarily served to store ice so that cold storage facilities and iceboxes could be supplied year-round.

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4.10 km

Jaidhof Castle, which has presented itself in a Neoclassical style since the 19th century, was probably founded as early as the Babenberg era. The builder of the originally castle-like Jaidhof is unknown.

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4.23 km

St. Joseph Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

In 1985, the property was leased by the then owner, Rosa Gutmann (1912–2003), to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X, and after her death in 2003, it was bequeathed to them.

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5.96 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.12 km

1.43 km

924 m

396 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.94 km

1.68 km

907 m

392 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 16 October

18°C

2°C

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Comments

December 12, 2024,Jaidhofer Teichrunde

At home there was glorious sunshine, but no snow. So we drove a little higher and did the hike on snow. At least there was some snow. But no sun. So was the decision right?

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January 2, 2022,Gföhl - Jaidhofer Teichrunde

From the parking lot at the middle school, first take Jaidhofer Straße in the direction of the center. Then turned left below the extinguishing pond and walked through a ditch with statues of saints. Continue on Kreuzstraße in the direction of Jaidhof to the water catchment basin. Turn right here and walk along the castle park in an easterly direction …

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