Description
From Mayerling, paved paths or field paths lead to Maria Raisenmarkt. Then the route continues through the forest to Holzschlag ( @ 02:00 h) and via Nöstach to the pilgrimage church Hafnerberg (01:15 h). The Vienna Pilgrim Route leads from Hafnerberg over beautiful high paths to the reactivated monastery Klein-Mariazell (02:00 h) and onward to Kaumberg (03:45 h).
Southern variants via Peilstein to Rohr im Gebirge: From Holzschlag to the Peilstein House, via Neuhaus to Weissenbach on the Triesting and to Furth/Schromenau (03:45 h). Here further path splitting – direct route through the Further and Staffgraben, steeply up to Kieneck with the Gentian Hut (04:00 h) and to the Unterberg House (02:45 h).
Easier is the hike into the Steinwand Gorge via the Jagasitz/Kreuth inn to Thal in Muggendorf and to the Unterberg House (Schromenau – Unterberg 06:30 h). Attention: The southern variants require a different stage division of the overall route.
Valley variant Via Sacra to Kaumberg: From Hafnerberg, the Via Sacra runs via Altenmarkt and Thenneberg to Kaumberg.
Starting point of the tour
Mayerling
Destination point of the tour
Kaumberg
Directions
From Vienna:
South Motorway A2 towards Linz – continue on Vienna Outer Ring Motorway A21 towards Linz/St. Pölten – exit Heiligenkreuz, turn towards Mayerling.
Suburban train line S3, regional trains, bus.
Author's tip
Attractions: Carmel Mayerling, Pilgrimage Church Hafnerberg, Basilica Klein-Mariazell, Parish Church "St. John the Baptist" in Altenmarkt and Pilgrimage Church "To the Suffering Savior in Dornau" in Thenneberg, Parish Church "St. Michael" in Kaumberg, Local History Museum Kaumberg, Steinwand Gorge, Myra Falls, Vinzenzi Chapel in Thal
