Herb upon herb
A journey to the Wallersee herb gardens
Herbs seem to have favoured the Salzburger Land region. You can find the fragrant plants everywhere and people have concerned themselves with their beneficial effects for centuries, particularly in the Salzburger Seenland. You can discover the reasons for which you can use a wide range of healing herbs, wild herbs and culinary herbs on a circuit around the waters of the Wallersee.
Herbs seem to have favoured the Salzburger Land region. You can find the fragrant plants everywhere and people have concerned themselves with their beneficial effects for centuries, particularly in the Salzburger Seenland. You can discover the reasons for which you can use a wide range of healing herbs, wild herbs and culinary herbs on a circuit around the waters of the Wallersee.
This 41-kilometre circuit is an ideal supplement to the Salzkammergut Cycle Trail, whereby the section from Irrsdorf/Straßwalchen to Schleedorf (12 km) is identical to the route of the Wallersee Herb Circuit. The Kräuterplatzl in Straßwalchen and the Seelenbräugarten near Dechanthof in Köstendorf invite visitors to while away the time, while the Tiefsteinklamm in Schleedorf is a hidden jewel of nature and a place of energy! The Herb Circuit around the Wallersee includes a visit to the Gartenwelt Trapp in Neumarkt-Wertheim, where you can see the diversity of herbs in the region in around 40 lavishly planted pots. Another highlight is the castle garden at the Seeburg in Seekirchen.
Cyclists can discover even more herbal experiences on theSalzkammergut Cycle Trail on the Trumerseen-Kräuter-Runde (Trumerseen Herb Circuit) as Mattsee (Kreativgarten), Seeham (Bauerngarterl) and Obertrum (Trumer Kräutergarten) are fixtures on both the Salzkammergut Cycle Trail and the Trumerseen Herb Circuit! You can find information on all 12 Herb Experience Stations here.
Author: Peter Zeitlhofer
Further recommendations, tips and news
Landscapes influence people and people influence landscapes. Austria has a lot to tell you about.
The Spielberg
The region around the Red Bull Ring is characterised by an imposing natural landscape. At the heart of the...
tip
Your hosts on the River Drava Cycle Trail
Your hosts and service providers on the River Drava Cycle Trail offer regional culinary delights and excellent...
tip
The delicatessen of Austria
The Vinofaktur Genussregal in the Southern Styria Nature Park offers a wide selection of delicious food and drink....
tip
Unadulterated enjoyment on the Attersee
The turquoise-blue Attersee enchants everyone from hikers and bikers to cyclists, sailors, swimmers and those...
tip
A green valley full of history
The open-air museum in Stübing takes you back into the architectural history and introduces you to the customs of Styria....
tip
If walls could talk
The historical townscape of Schärding is still so lively today that it seems like just a short step back to the...
tip
There’s something in the air
Every year thousands of pilgrims from all over Europe come to one of Central Europe's most important places of...
tip
The white gold of the Innviertel
Surspeck is a regional delicacy from the Innviertel region of Upper Austria. It even has culinary region dedicated to it....
tip
No folding now!
The well-known author Karin Wasner explains how a bet changed her attitude to cycling on the Traisen Valley Cycle Trail....
tip