Details for: Via Sacra: Stage 2/4: Holzschlag - Hainfeld
Brief description
Holzschlag – Hafnerberg – Thenneberg – Kaumberg – Hainfeld
Description
From Holzschlag, a hiking trail leads left to Peilstein (and further to Weißenbach via the Wiener Wallfahrerweg). However, the Via Sacra branches off to the right and goes downhill to Nöstach and reaches the pilgrimage church Hafnerberg (01:15 h). The valley section of the Via Sacra runs via Altenmarkt and Thenneberg (pilgrimage church in Dornau) (01:15 h). On the paved cycle path along the Triesting you finally reach Kaumberg, whereby in the last kilometers you can walk on a forest trail on the left mountainside instead of beside the road (02:00 h). For time reasons, you can also go shorter along the cycle path on the federal road to Kaumberg. Now it goes up to Araburg, where shortly after the castle the Wiener Wallfahrerweg branches off to Rohr im Gebirge (via Unterberg) (01:30 h). The Via Sacra leads over a scenic ridge trail and through the forest downhill into the Gölsental to Hainfeld (03:00 h).
Variant via Klein-Mariazell: From Hafnerberg via scenic ridge trails to the reactivated monastery Klein-Mariazell and the St. Corona road further to Kaumberg (18.9 km, 06:15 h).
Starting point of the tour
Holzschlag
Destination point of the tour
Hainfeld
Directions
From Vienna:
South Motorway A2 towards Linz – continue on Vienna Outer Ring Motorway A21 towards Linz/St. Pölten – direction Brunn am Gebirge - exit Heiligenkreuz, continue towards Mayerling.
Regional train and bus or S3 and bus (sometimes multiple changes necessary, arrival up to Maria Raisenmarkt)
Author's tip
Attractions: Pilgrimage church Hafnerberg, parish church “St. John the Baptist” in Altenmarkt and pilgrimage church “To the Suffering Savior in Dornau” in Thenneberg, Basilica Klein-Mariazell, parish church “St. Michael” in Kaumberg, local history museum Kaumberg, Araburg, Hainfeld city museum, Historical Beer Steins Museum Hainfeld, cultural mile Hainfeld.
