--- title: Green Belt Center url: "https://www.muehlviertel.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/400408/green-belt-center.html" description: The Mühlviertel Forest House and the Interpretive Forest Trail reflect our dependence on nature by explaining the integrated life cycle of wood. date: 2025-04-24 modified: 2025-11-13 --- # Green Belt Center Green Belt Center =================== Windhaag bei Freistadt, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/203725/DABE3C561567DA0FA732B0AA3D7B86C600FE077873A8750FF5717CBF4509E46C/gruenes-band-lebensraum.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/203729/F2BB05B0981755221B0850D25A6F1E3B325677DEC5AE2F1D3CD5AD90FCEB9B8C/green-belt-center.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/203728/0B3BE397B918032D053EBDAA92AE072ACD40E8D227BE780043588343EE2D44C0/felsenkino-dschungelzimmer.jpg) © Open copyright © Josef Limberger Close copyright [ ![Lynx, Green Belt, Green Belt Center](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/203725/DABE3C561567DA0FA732B0AA3D7B86C600FE077873A8750FF5717CBF4509E46C/gruenes-band-lebensraum.jpg "© Josef Limberger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/203725/DABE3C561567DA0FA732B0AA3D7B86C600FE077873A8750FF5717CBF4509E46C/gruenes-band-lebensraum.jpg) © Open copyright © Naturraum Grünes Band GmbH Close copyright [ ![Gateway to the European Green Belt](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/203729/F2BB05B0981755221B0850D25A6F1E3B325677DEC5AE2F1D3CD5AD90FCEB9B8C/green-belt-center.jpg "© Naturraum Grünes Band GmbH") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/203729/F2BB05B0981755221B0850D25A6F1E3B325677DEC5AE2F1D3CD5AD90FCEB9B8C/green-belt-center.jpg) © Open copyright © Naturraum Grünes Band GmbH, Foto: Mag. 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Markt 11 4263 Windhaag bei Freistadt [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Markt%2011%2C%204263%20Windhaag%20bei%20Freistadt "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Markt%2011%2C%204263%20Windhaag%20bei%20Freistadt "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.5865781292631&lon=14.5627129237285&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) The Mühlviertel Forest House and the Interpretive Forest Trail reflect our dependence on nature by explaining the integrated life cycle of wood. The Museum focuses on explaining the various forms of forests. Among the Museum´s most noticeable features are an 80 years old bog spruce, a slice of a 450 years old primeval forest spruce tree, and a 9 million years old piece of petrified wood. With the help of dioramas, visitors will learn about the varied forms a forest may have, from deciduous woodland to Alpine forest. The abundant collections are rounded out by a forest store, a tiny arboretum, and a bucolic farm and herbal garden. Two kilometers from the Forest House you'll find the Interpretive Forest Trail, where visitors can follow the life-cycle of wood production within a circular 3.5K trail. There are uninterrupted panoramic views of Mühlviertel´s gently rolling foothills, Bohemia, and beyond. A log cabin with barbecue facilities and playground invites ramblers to take some quiet time listening to nature and absorbing the magnificent scenery. The Museum and the Interpretive Trail reflect our dependence on nature by explaining the integrated life cycle of wood. The Museum focuses on the integrated life cycle of wood and on the efforts to develop integrated environmental, economic, and energy accounting methologies. Visitors will learn to better assess the use of wood as a raw material and to follow the life-cycle of a forest, in symbiosis with mushrooms, root systems, plants and wildlife. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Green Belt Center** Markt 11 4263 Windhaag bei Freistadt Phone [ +43 7943 61383 ](tel:+43794361383) E-Mail [info@greenbeltcenter.eu](#mailto) Web [www.greenbeltcenter.eu](http://www.greenbeltcenter.eu "New window") http://www.greenbeltcenter.eu --- **You can also visit us on** [ Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/MuhlviertlerWaldhaus?ref=hl)--- **Contact person** Green Belt Center Markt 11 4263 Windhaag bei Freistadt Phone [ +43 7943 61383 ](tel:+43794361383) E-Mail [info@greenbeltcenter.eu](#mailto) Web [www.greenbeltcenter.eu](http://www.greenbeltcenter.eu "New window") --- **We speak the following languages** German English Czech [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ May to October: Sundays & Holidays 2:00pm to 5:00pm - by arrangement - Registration required **Closing day**- Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Elevation**723 m **Accessibility / arrival**Arrival by car From Nuremberg via Passau-Schärding (Innkreisautobahn A8) and Linz (Mühlkreisautobahn A7). From Munich and Vienna via the Westautobahn A1 to Linz; From Linz (Mühlkreisautobahn A7) via Freistadt to Windhaag bei Freistadt (exit Sandl) . From Budweis to the Dolni Dvoriste border crossing, continue towards Freistadt and in the village of Leopoldschlag towards Leopoldschlag and then to Windhaag bei Freistadt. **Parking**- Parking space: 25 - Parking area for disabled: 2 - Bus parking space: 3 **Parking fees**free of charge [ Equipment ](#ttgCollapseAusstattung) ---------------------------------------- - Toilet facility **Service**- Shop - Guided tour [ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise) -------------------------------- **General price information**Adults € 6.00 Reduced\* € 5.00 OÖ family ticket € 9.00 Families € 10.00 Guided tour ticket € 4,00 Children/young people € 3,00 Groups of 10 adults € 5,00 Student groups (from 10 persons) € 5,00 \* Discounts for: Students Presence or community service Senior citizens People with disabilities For the checkpoints in Windhaag ([Hofwieshammer](http://www.greenbeltcenter.eu/checkpoints-green-belt-customers/hofwieshammer.html#c20?type=1&iframe=true&width=768&height=100% "Opens internal link in new window"), [Zimmermannshaus](http://www.greenbeltcenter.eu/checkpoints-green-belt-customers/zimmermannshaus.html#c43?type=1&iframe=true&width=768&height=100% "Opens internal link in new window")) a guide card is required! **Payment methods** Cash payment **Debit and credit cards** ATM card **Discounts (Age-related / Groups)**- Children - Student groups with school class - Students - Seniors - Civil and military servants - Handicapped - Families - Groups [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - All weather - Suitable for groups - Suitable for schools - Suitable for children [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Completely suitable for wheelchairs. The object complies with the legally stipulated ÖNORM. **Access**- ground level accessible **other information**- path width (min. 150 cm) - door width (min. 80 cm) - handicapped accessible lift - lift door access area with 150 cm depth - lift size (cabin width > 110cm, depth >140cm - lift door width minimum 80 cm - The elevator touch panel is at 85 cm height - Step-free and barrier-free entrance to the building - Restaurant / coffee shop - Toilet facility for disabled people - Toilet facility for disabled people in the restaurant area - Terrace / balcony - Lounge and seminar rooms - Outside area [To the website](http://www.greenbeltcenter.eu "New window") powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [Suggest a change](#mailto) [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://www.muehlviertel.at/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")