--- title: Europaschutzgebiet Tal der Kleinen Gusen url: "https://guide.oberoesterreich.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430025506/europaschutzgebiet-tal-der-kleinen-gusen.html" description: Between Hirschbach near Freistadt and Unterweitersdorf, the Kleine Gusen flows unregulated through a valley landscape that is almost completely unspoilt. It is accompanied by alluvial forests of alder and ash and meadows, only rarely by fields. The outer valley slopes are overgrown with oaks, hornbeams and beeches. date: 2024-04-16 modified: 2024-04-16 --- # Europaschutzgebiet Tal der Kleinen Gusen Europaschutzgebiet Tal der Kleinen Gusen ========================================== Unterweitersdorf, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/224374/CDB72E0265A2BD6DD7CDDDF42C14776B2E83BBBFF4CECF091F9928D2D1E0AD19/kleine-gusen-bachbett.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/224375/6C48532854ABC43C7F530757D33C1A735653B5B16B14D9A4077078C560ED2926/kleine-gusen-frisch-gemaehte-wiesen.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/224376/E18BA4C672C2A7C672A582CEEFE136DEDD2CFE5C78843C2D43094349CDF54019/kleine-gusen.jpg) © Open copyright © Josef Limberger Close copyright [ ![Small Gusen stream bed](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/224374/CDB72E0265A2BD6DD7CDDDF42C14776B2E83BBBFF4CECF091F9928D2D1E0AD19/kleine-gusen-bachbett.jpg "© Josef Limberger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/224374/CDB72E0265A2BD6DD7CDDDF42C14776B2E83BBBFF4CECF091F9928D2D1E0AD19/kleine-gusen-bachbett.jpg) © Open copyright © Josef Limberger Close copyright [ ![Small Gusen](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/224375/6C48532854ABC43C7F530757D33C1A735653B5B16B14D9A4077078C560ED2926/kleine-gusen-frisch-gemaehte-wiesen.jpg "© Josef Limberger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/224375/6C48532854ABC43C7F530757D33C1A735653B5B16B14D9A4077078C560ED2926/kleine-gusen-frisch-gemaehte-wiesen.jpg) © Open copyright © Josef Limberger Close copyright [ ![Little Gusen at low water](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/224376/E18BA4C672C2A7C672A582CEEFE136DEDD2CFE5C78843C2D43094349CDF54019/kleine-gusen.jpg "© Josef Limberger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/224376/E18BA4C672C2A7C672A582CEEFE136DEDD2CFE5C78843C2D43094349CDF54019/kleine-gusen.jpg) © Open copyright © Josef Limberger Close copyright [ ![Small Gusen with a view of the beech forest](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/224377/6A8F2C4768DC1AD82B94B9F10364785B0CCBB915B8B06A79912358F219A8ED63/kleine-gusen-blick-in-buchenwald.jpg "© Josef Limberger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/224377/6A8F2C4768DC1AD82B94B9F10364785B0CCBB915B8B06A79912358F219A8ED63/kleine-gusen-blick-in-buchenwald.jpg) 1. 2. 3. 4. Tal der kleinen Gusen 4210 Unterweitersdorf [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Tal%20der%20kleinen%20Gusen%2C%204210%20Unterweitersdorf "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Tal%20der%20kleinen%20Gusen%2C%204210%20Unterweitersdorf "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.3959293957007&lon=14.466848373413084&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) Between Hirschbach near Freistadt and Unterweitersdorf, the Kleine Gusen flows unregulated through a valley landscape that is almost completely unspoilt. It is accompanied by alluvial forests of alder and ash and meadows, only rarely by fields. The outer valley slopes are overgrown with oaks, hornbeams and beeches. The only human intervention in this originally preserved valley took place almost two centuries ago - and has been history again for more than a hundred years: the route of the horse-drawn railway from Gmunden via Linz to Budweis ran through this section of the Gusen Valley. All that remains of the railway line is a hiking trail that leads along the former railway line along the river through forests and across meadows. This trail offers a wonderful opportunity to discover a natural landscape of European importance while getting plenty of exercise in the fresh air. The riverine forest communities that still naturally exist along the Gusen have become extremely rare across the continent. The hazel grouse, the black woodpecker and the mighty, nocturnal eagle owl are grateful for the preservation of their habitat. The otter and the yellow-bellied toad are also at home in the valley of the Kleine Gusen. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Europaschutzgebiet Tal der Kleinen Gusen** Tal der kleinen Gusen 4210 Unterweitersdorf --- **Contact person** Gemeinde Unterweitersdorf Gusentalstraße 1 a 4210 Unterweitersdorf Phone [ +43 7235 63140 ](tel:+43723563140) E-Mail [gemeinde@unterweitersdorf.ooe.gv.at](#mailto) --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ - open to the public [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://guide.oberoesterreich.at/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")