Vienna Pilgrimage Trail: Stage 5/5: St. Aegyd - Mariazell

Pilgrimage route from St. Aegyd am Neuwalde to Mariazell

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Elevation profile

27,52 km length
Tour dates
  • Difficulty: Difficult
  • Route: 27,52 km
  • Ascent: 869 egm
  • Descent: 586 egm
  • Duration: 9:15 h
  • Lowest point: 582 m
  • Highest point:1.012 m
Features
  • Stage tour
  • With refreshment stops

Details for: Vienna Pilgrimage Trail: Stage 5/5: St. Aegyd - Mariazell

Brief description

St. Aegyd am Neuwalde - Gscheid - Walstern - Mariazell

Description

The forest ravine of the Unrechttraisen leads – only steepening at the end – to Kernhofer Gscheid (3:30 h). From St. Aegyd, there is also the possibility to reach Gscheid via Kernhof. After Gscheid follows a road section, then you turn onto a forest road and cross the Krumbach saddle into the Walstern valley (junction of the Falkenschlucht path from Türnitz). The path continues alongside Lake Hubertus (on asphalt) to Bruder Klaus Church (2:30 h). From here, you walk westward in the Walstern valley to the junction to the moderately strenuous Habertheuer saddle. Once there, you descend to the Sebastiani path and Rosary path and continue on this to the Mariazell Shrine Church (3:15 h from Walstern).

Starting point of the tour

St. Aegyd am Neuwalde

Destination point of the tour

Mariazell

Directions

From Vienna:

South Motorway A2 towards Linz – Continue on Vienna Outer Ring Motorway A21 towards Linz/St. Pölten - West Motorway A1 towards St. Pölten – Exit St. Pölten South – Continue on Mariazell Federal Road B20 towards Mariazell/Lilienfeld to Freiland – Continue on Hohenberger Street B214 to St. Aegyd am Neuwalde.

Bus and train connections (multiple transfers necessary).

Equipment

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

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

Safety information

Walking times: The stated walking times were calculated based on the German Alpine Club's table. They represent pure walking times, rounded to the nearest quarter hour.

Map recommendations

Folder "Via Sacra and Vienna Pilgrimage Trail - On historic pilgrimage routes to Mariazell"
Esterbauer Publishing: Hikeline Via Sacra Hiking Guide

Mentioned maps and further brochures are available online at https://www.viasacra.at/prospektebestellung.

Author's tip

Sights: Bruder Klaus Church in Walstern, Arthur Krupp Memorial Trail, Kreuzberg "Luckertes Kreuz" (cultic passage ritual), Basilica in Mariazell

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