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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in Lower Austria
Pilgrim Walk
· Wiener Alpen
Franziskusweg kleine Runde: Pitten - Bad Erlach - Pitten
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
11.9 km
3:10 h
193 m
193 m
Dieser spirituell-kulturelle Pilgerrundwanderweg am Tor der Buckligen Welt führt auf leicht begehbaren Wegen, mit teils geringen Anstiegen durch eine abechslungsreiche Landschaft, vorbei an Sehenswürdigkeiten.
Pilgrim Walk
· Wiener Alpen
Franziskusweg große Runde: Pitten - Wr. Neustadt - Pitten
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
38.5 km
9:30 h
232 m
232 m
Dieser spirituell-kulturelle Pilgerrundwanderweg am Tor der Buckligen Welt führt auf leicht begehbaren Wegen, mit teils geringen Anstiegen durch eine abechslungsreiche Landschaft, vorbei an Sehenswürdigkeiten.
Pilgrim Walk
· Mostviertel
Via Sacra: Stage 5/5: Annaberg - Mariazell
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
19.1 km
7:15 h
666 m
770 m
Annaberg - Joachimsberg - Wienerbruck - Josefsberg - Mitterbach - St. Sebastian - Mariazell
Pilgrim Walk
· Mostviertel
Via Sacra: Stage 4/5: Lilienfeld - Annaberg
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
29.3 km
9:30 h
860 m
138 m
Lilienfeld – Schrambach – Freiland – Lehenrotte – Türnitz – Annaberg
Pilgrim Walk
· Mostviertel
Via Sacra: Stage 3/5: Kaumberg - Lilienfeld
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
32.5 km
11:45 h
1,141 m
1,243 m
Kaumberg – Hainfeld – Rohrbach – St. Veit – Hochreiter – Lilienfeld
Pilgrim Walk
· Mostviertel
Upper Austria Mariazell route: B: 5th stage: Ybbsitz - Maria Seesal - Lunz am See - Lackenhof
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
32.6 km
10:30 h
1,107 m
707 m
Forged structures, a mystical pilgrimage church deep in the forest, the picturesque Lunzer Lake, and small, sleepy villages await us on this beautiful fifth stage of the Mariazell Pilgrimage route.
Pilgrim Walk
· Region Linz
Upper Austria Mariazell Way: B: Classic Upper Austria Mariazell Way for athletic pilgrims - 7 daily stages
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
158.6 km
56:00 h
3,980 m
3,672 m
Athletic pilgrims with good fitness can complete the original route of the Mariazell Way in seven stages. In total, we cover a distance of 172 kilometers, with a daily maximum distance of 31.9 kilometers.
Pilgrim Walk
· Region Linz
Upper Austria Mariazell route: A: Classic Upper Austria Mariazell route via Steyr and Waidhofen an der Ybbs - 8 daily stages
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
157.4 km
56:00 h
4,192 m
3,841 m
Pilgrims can complete the original route via Steyr and Maria Neustift in eight stages. From Waidhofen, the classic Mariazell route meets again the route coming from Seitenstetten and Sonntagberg. In total, 157 kilometers are covered on this route in eight daily stages. The longest daily stretch is 30 kilometers.
Pilgrim Walk
· Region Linz
Upper Austria Mariazell Path: C: Route via Sonntagberg and St. Leonhard im Wald - 7 daily stages
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
147 km
51:00 h
3,554 m
3,252 m
This route proposal leads over the most beautiful pilgrimage destinations of the Mostviertel – Seitenstetten Abbey, Sonntagberg, and St. Leonhard im Wald – to Ybbsitz and further on the original route to Mariazell, which you reach after seven stages and 156 kilometers. The longest daily distance is 31.9 kilometers.
Pilgrim Walk
· Region Linz
Upper Austria Mariazell Way: D: Route via Sonntagberg and Waidhofen an der Ybbs - 7 daily stages
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
146.4 km
51:00 h
3,428 m
3,070 m
The route of variant D leads the pilgrim in seven daily stages from Pöstlingberg in Linz to Mariazell. From St. Florian we continue to the town of Haag and to Sonntagberg. In Waidhofen an der Ybbs the path meets the original course of the Mariazell Way and from there follows its route.
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Upper Austria Mariazeller Trail: A: 7th stage: Lackenhof - Mitterbach by Stefan
Photo: Stefan Hackl, Community
Photo: Stefan Hackl, Community
Photo: Stefan Hackl, Community
October 18, 2024
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Community
Wunderbare Natur am Ötscher und den Ötschergräben
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Route done on October 18, 2024
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Via Sacra: Stage 1/5: Brunn - Heiligenkreuz by Andrea
Photo: Andrea Steinschaden, Community
June 15, 2024
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Community
Der Weg ist sehr schon zu gehen. Allerdings von Hinterbrühl nach Gaaden ziemlich stark zugewachsen
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