Upper Austria Mariazellerweg: A: 3rd Stage: Steyr - Maria Neustift

The hike (06 and 04 path) starts in Steyr (310 m) at the town square, leads over Grünmarkt, over the Schönauer Bridge, upwards along the Enns on Bergerweg, to Isabellenhofweg, Bachweg, and on the 06 path directly eastwards to St. Ulrich (about 4 km to this point) and steeply upwards via the Schoiber mountain inn to Damberg (807 m, lookout tower with magnificent views of the pre-Alpine area around Steyr), downhill to Hertlerwiese (666 m), bypassing Schwarzberg on a forest road up to Willeitenberg (837 m), where we meet the pre-Alpine long-distance trail 04 (Salzburg Mariazellerweg). Now downhill to Wolfsgrub (695 m) and then over Plattenberg to Spadenberg, the highest point of the third stage (1,000 m). Along the ridge to Geierkogel (886 m) via Glasner Hut to Maria Neustift (613 m). From Steyr to the Schoiber mountain inn about 2 hours, another 3 hours to Plattenberg (Hinterplatten farmstead), from here another 3 hours to Maria Neustift (route guidance via Spadenberg).

The backpack on a pilgrimage should truly only contain the absolute essentials! A GPS device is very helpful for orientation.

Coming from Salzburg, take the A1 towards Vienna/Linz up to Sattledt. At Sattledt, take the exit and continue on the B122 via Kremsmünster and Bad Hall to Steyr.

Coming from Vienna, take the A1 towards Salzburg up to Haag (exit 142). From there, continue on the B42 and later on the B122 to Steyr.

From St. Valentin, we take the Regional Express (REX) directly to Steyr.

Parking options are available, for example, in the Pachergasse parking garage (€ 6/day) and in the Wieserfeldplatz parking garage (€ 7.20/day, € 27/week). There are permanent parking spaces with unlimited parking time and no fee at the promenade and Schiffmeisterplatz.

Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH

Töpperschloss Neubruck, Neubruck 2/10, 3283 Scheibbs
T +43/7482/20 444
info@mostviertel.at , www.mostviertel.at

TVB Mariazeller Land

Hauptplatz 13, 8630 Mariazell

Tel.: +43 (0)3882/23 66

Upper Austria Tourism Information

Freistädter Straße 119, 4041 Linz

info@oberoesterreich.at

www.wandern.at

Useful Maps:

ÖK 4319 Linz, ÖK 4320 Perg, ÖK 4326 Steyr,

ÖK 4202 Ternberg, ÖK 4203 Waidhofen,

ÖK 4203 Ybbsitz, ÖK 4204 Lunz, ÖK 4210 Mariazell

All at a scale of 1:50,000 (also available as enlargement 1:25,000)

F&B hiking maps 261 (1:50,000), 051 (1:50,000),

052 (1:50,000), 5031 (1:35,000)

Kompass 22 (Mariazell, Ötscher, Erlauftal, 1:25,000),

Kompass 212 (Hochschwab, Mariazell, Eisenwurzen, 1:50,000),

Kompass 202 (Around Linz, Mühlviertel, Wels, Steyr, 1:50,000)

Important phone numbers:

Alpine emergency call: 140, International emergency call: 112

Recommended literature:

Pilgrimage routes to Mariazell – Volume West + South, www.styriabooks.at

Hiking experience Mariazeller Land and Ötscher, www.kral-verlag.at

Pilgrimage routes, www.kral-verlag.at

Excellent fitness is absolutely required on this route; it is very challenging and offers few options for cancellation.