Via Sacra: Stage 4/5: Lilienfeld - Annaberg

Description

From Lilienfeld you walk along the Traisen on flat walking and cycling paths. At Stangental you can see on the other side of the river a small hill with the Calvary Hill from the 17th century. Then you continue through Schrambach to Freiland, where the Unrechttraisen and Türnitzer Traisen converge (2:00 h). From here you continue on the Türnitz railway cycle path – a disused railway line – through tunnels and over bridges to Türnitz (2:45 h). Through the “Long Forest” of the Türnitz Gorge with baroque Stations of the Cross and the chapel in Siebenbrünn, where pilgrims used to refresh themselves, a path with bridges and walkways leads to the foot of the Annaberg, the first “Holy Mountain” on the Via Sacra. Shortly after the Annaberg holiday cross begins a steep last section to the pilgrimage destination. At the pilgrimage church to St. Anne, pilgrims get a first view of the Ötscher. In Annaberg the high plateau of the Mariazell region is reached (4:45 h). A wonderful panoramic view of the mountain world of Lower Austria and Styria accompanies the pilgrims from now on over the “Holy Mountains” to Mariazell.

Falkenschlucht variant: From Türnitz there is the possibility to reach Ulreichsberg on the Lower Austrian Pilgrims’ Trail, where it meets the Vienna Pilgrims’ Trail (Türnitz-Mariazell 10:00 h, 29.5 km). Alternatively, one can return to Annaberg via a marked path over the Ebenbaueralm. (Türnitz – Annaberg via Ebenbaueralm 5:30 h.)

Starting point of the tour

Lilienfeld

Destination point of the tour

Annaberg