Vienna Pilgrim's Way: Stage 4/4: 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: 423 egm
  • Duration: 9:00 h
  • Lowest point: 582 m
  • Highest point:1.012 m
Features
  • Stage tour
  • Nice views
  • With refreshment stops

Details for: Vienna Pilgrim's Way: Stage 4/4: St. Aegyd - Mariazell

Brief description

St. Aegyd am Neuwalde – Gscheid – Walstern – Mariazell

Description

The forest gorge of the Unrechttraisen leads – steepening more towards the end – to Kernhofer Gscheid (03:30 h). From St. Aegyd there is also the option to reach Gscheid via Kernhof. After Gscheid follows a road section, after which one turns onto a forest road and crosses the Krumbach saddle into the Walstern valley (junction of the Falkenschlucht path from Türnitz). The route continues along Hubertus Lake (on asphalt) to Bruder-Klaus Church (02:30 h). From here you go westwards in the Walstern valley to the junction to the moderately challenging Habertheuers saddle. Upon arrival there you descend to Sebastianiweg and Rosenkranzweg and continue on this to the Mariazell Chapel of Grace (03:15 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 noted that this is a multi-day hike.

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

Safety information

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

Map recommendations

Folder "Via Sacra and Vienna Pilgrim's Way - On historic pilgrimage routes to Mariazell"
Esterbauer-Verlag: Hikeline Via Sacra hiking guide

Mentioned maps and other brochures available for order 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 custom), Basilica in Mariazell

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