Book Mountain

The Buchberg is a 702 meter high mountain in the municipality of Spitz an der Donau in Lower Austria. A small path leads to the summit cross with a wayside shrine and a wooden box with a summit book.

Location: Danube Lower Austria, municipality of Spitz

Path up the Buchberg

The Buchberg circular trail is around eight kilometers long and leads from Spitz through vineyards and forests to the nature reserve and summit of the Buchberg.
There you will find a species-rich meadow with many valuable flowers and herbs. The hike continues via the "Blue Cross" to the "Red Gate". Here the view extends to the Tausendeimerberg, the Danube and the village of Spitz. Numerous wine taverns invite you to stop for refreshments. The hiking trail is signposted with yellow signs throughout. Duration approx. 2:30h

Tips in the surrounding area

• The Hinterhaus ruins are a popular excursion destination in the Wachau, with its defensive walls, Romanesque palace and keep still well preserved and freely accessible all year round. Particularly worth seeing during the big summer solstice festival.
• The Tausendeimerberg, a 314 meter high rocky cone, is the landmark of the historic market town of Spitz. The mountain got its name a long time ago when it was said to have yielded up to one thousand buckets of wine in good years.