Viennese Pilgrimage Path: Stage 1/5: Perchtoldsdorf - Mayerling

Pilgrimage route from Perchtoldsdorf (from parish church) or Wien-Rodaun to Mayerling

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Elevation profile

18,04 km length

Tour dates

Difficulty: Medium
Route: 18,04 km
Ascent: 678 egm
Descent: 613 egm
Duration: 7:00 h
Lowest point: 262 m
Highest point:593 m

Features

Stage tour
With refreshment stops

Details for: Viennese Pilgrimage Path: Stage 1/5: Perchtoldsdorf - Mayerling

Brief description

Perchtoldsdorf (from the parish church) or Wien-Rodaun (tram line 60) – Parapluieberg (Franz Ferdinand shelter) – Teufelsteiner-/Kammersteiner hut – Kugelwiese – Seewiese – Wildegg – Sittendorf – Heiligenkreuz – Mayerling

Description

The path starts in Perchtoldsdorf at the parish church and leads via the Pfarrer-Karl-Seemann-Promenade into the Föhrenberge Nature Park to Parapluieberg (Franz Ferdinand shelter, 01:15 h). From there, through light deciduous forests, it continues over the Kammersteiner hut, Kugelwiese, and Seewiese – past Wildegg Castle – to Sittendorf (03:00 h). Via the Füllenberg dairy farm, one reaches the motorway underpass, behind which lies the Heiligenkreuz cemetery. From the cemetery, you soon reach the baroque Calvary hill of Heiligenkreuz Abbey, over which one reaches the abbey in a few minutes (01:30 h). Finally, from the abbey, you reach Mayerling (01:15 h).

Wien-Rodaun variant: With this variant, you start from Wien-Rodaun (final stop of tram line 60), go via Schillerpromenade into the Perchtoldsdorf municipal area, pass by the forest sanatorium, and go to Perchtoldsdorf heath. At Parapluieberg, you meet the ascent coming from Perchtoldsdorf.

Starting point of the tour

Perchtoldsdorf (from parish church) or Wien-Rodaun

Destination point of the tour

Mayerling

Directions

Possible starting points: Perchtoldsdorf (from parish church or forest sanatorium) or Wien-Rodaun (line 60)

Perchtoldsdorf (from Vienna):
South motorway A2 towards Linz – continue on Vienna outer ring motorway A21 towards Linz/St. Pölten – exit Brunn am Gebirge – continue towards Perchtoldsdorf. Regional train line S3 or bus connection.

Wien-Rodaun (from Vienna):
Wiener Linien, tram line 60 - final stop Wien-Rodaun.

Equipment

Appropriate hiking equipment is required. It should also be noted that this is a multi-day hike.

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

Safety information

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

Map recommendations

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

Named maps and other brochures can be ordered online at https://www.viasacra.at/prospektebestellung.

Author's tip

Attractions: Parish church of St. Augustine in Perchtoldsdorf, Perchtoldsdorf Castle, Parish church of St. John the Baptist in Sittendorf, Cemetery and Calvary hill Heiligenkreuz, Cistercian Abbey Heiligenkreuz, Carmel Mayerling