Horse-drawn railway circular trail

The horse-drawn railway made a large loop in the municipality of Leopoldschlag in order to
comply with the prescribed 2.1% gradient. The so-called double loop (approx. 8 km long) was one of the most remarkable construction sections of the entire railway line in terms of engineering;

The only circular route of the entire long-distance hiking trail
only exists in Leopoldschlag (due to the altitude, there are some particularly beautiful viewpoints on this circular route). The most impressive part of this section of the route was the large Edlbrucker Bridge with a span of 22.7 metres. The bridge was built in timber construction. In the area of the double loop, there were a total of 18 bridges and culverts, very high railway embankments and deep cuttings, which represented a masterpiece of engineering at the time. Many embankments and cuttings are still preserved in the forests. Two of the railway keeper's cottages located every 2-3 kilometres have also been preserved.