Details for: Via Sacra: Stage 3/4: Hainfeld - Traisen - Türnitz
Brief description
Hainfeld – Rohrbach – St. Veit – Traisen – Lilienfeld – Schrambach – Freiland – Lehenrotte – Türnitz
Description
Starting from Hainfeld, the route goes through the forest to Rohrbach and then along the Gölsen to St. Veit, where you can visit the "Cathedral of the Gölsen Valley" (03:00 h). The historic and flatter variant runs in the valley and follows the Gölsen Valley cycle path to Traisen, whose church "St. Johann an der Traisen" dates from the 12th century and is the oldest church in the Lilienfeld deanery (01:45 h). From Traisen, you continue on the Traisen Valley cycle path past Marktl with its industrial enterprises to Lilienfeld (01:15 h). A visit to the Cistercian Abbey Lilienfeld is worthwhile; since the beginning of the pilgrimage tradition it has been an important stop on the Via Sacra and is the oldest medieval monastery complex in Austria. From Lilienfeld, you walk along the Traisen on flat walking and cycling paths. At Stangental, you can see on the opposite side of the river on a small hill the Calvary from the 17th century. Continuing through Schrambach to Freiland, where the Unrechttraisen and Türnitzer Traisen flow together (02:00 h). From here, continue on the Türnitzer railway cycle path – a disused railway line – first to Lehenrotte (00:45 h) and then through tunnels and over bridges to Türnitz (02:15 h).
Mountain variant from St. Veit to Lilienfeld: The scenically magnificent mountain route from St. Veit to Lilienfeld leads with two ascents over the Hochreiter farm - Wiesenbach - Vordereben directly to Lilienfeld (04:30 h)
Starting point of the tour
Hainfeld
Destination point of the tour
Türnitz
Directions
From Vienna:
South Motorway A2 direction Linz – continue on Vienna Outer Ring Motorway A21 direction Linz/St. Pölten – exit Mayerling direction Alland – continue on Mödlinger Street B11 direction Alland – continue on Hainfelder Street B18 direction Hainfeld.
Direct connection Mariazell bus from Vienna/South Tyroler Platz.
Author's tip
Sights: Hainfeld City Museum, Museum of Historic Beer Steins Hainfeld, Cultural Mile Hainfeld, Parish Church of Saint Veit in St. Veit, Geological Open-Air Museum "St. Veiter Steingarten", Church "St. Johann an der Traisen", Cistercian Abbey Lilienfeld, District Local History Museum with Zdarsky Ski Museum in Lilienfeld, Parish churches Lehenrotte and Türnitz
