Via Sacra: Stage 2/4: Holzschlag - Hainfeld

Pilgrimage route from Holzschlag to Hainfeld

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Elevation profile

24,88 km length

Tour dates
  • Difficulty: Difficult
  • Route: 24,88 km
  • Ascent: 692 egm
  • Descent: 852 egm
  • Duration: 9:00 h
  • Lowest point: 395 m
  • Highest point:782 m
Features
  • Stage tour
  • Nice views
  • With refreshment stops

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 on to Weißenbach via the Wiener Wallfahrerweg). However, the Via Sacra branches off to the right and goes downhill to Nöstach and reaches the Hafnerberg pilgrimage church (01:15 h). The valley section of the Via Sacra runs via Altenmarkt and Thenneberg (pilgrimage church in the Dornau) (01:15 h). The asphalted cycle path along the Triesting finally takes you to Kaumberg, where you can walk the last few kilometers on a forest path on the left side of the mountain instead of along the road (02:00 h). For time reasons, you can also take a shorter route via the cycle path along the main road to Kaumberg. Now it's up to Araburg Castle, where shortly after the castle the Viennese pilgrims' path branches off to Rohr im Gebirge (via Unterberg) (01:30 h). The Via Sacra leads over a panoramic ridge and through the forest down into the Gölsental valley to Hainfeld (03:00 h).

Variant via Klein-Mariazell: From Hafnerberg via scenic mountain trails to the once again active Klein-Mariazell Abbey and the St. Corona road on 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)

Equipment

Appropriate hiking equipment is required. Additionally, it must be taken into account that this is a multi-day hike.

Further information also at: https://www.viasacra.at/10-tipps-fuer-einsteiger

Safety information

Walking times: The stated walking times were calculated based on the table of the German Alpine Club. These are pure walking times, rounded to the next quarter hour.

Map recommendations

Folder "Via Sacra and Wiener Wallfahrerweg - On historic pilgrimage routes to Mariazell" Esterbauer Verlag: Hikeline Via Sacra hiking guide

The mentioned maps and other brochures can be ordered online at https://www.viasacra.at/prospektebestellung.

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.

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