A low forested hill range on the Burgenland-Lower Austria border, reaching only 484 meters but forming a significant geological divide between the Eastern Alps and the Pannonian plain. Warm eastern slopes support steppe habitats with orchids and continental butterfly species unusual in Austria. Always accessible and free; car needed from Eisenstadt. Best in spring for wildflowers.
hiking trail in Eisenstadt
Leitha Mountains
The Leithagebirge (Leitha Mountains, in German) is a low forested hill range running along the Burgenland-Lower Austria border, reaching only 484 meters at their highest point but covered with oak and pine forest that makes them a genuine natural contrast to the flat Pannonian plain below.
- Type
- hiking trail
- Destination
- Eisenstadt
- Cost
- Free to visit
- Address
- 7000 Eisenstadt
- Coordinates
- 47.9405, 16.6486