Planetary path

Starting place: 3334 Gaflenz

Destination: 3340 Waidhofen an der Ybbs

Stadtplatz 27
4400 Steyr

Short description:
Easy walk with information boards about the planets of our solar system

Quality of experience: ***

Recommended season:

March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Properties:

Round trip
Scenic
Cultural/historical value

Description:
Behind the church at the sun it starts and at nine stations up to the farm Welser you learn interesting facts about the planets of our solar system.

Hiking trail: Planetary path

Directions:
The hike starts behind the church at the sun and leads in nine stations to the Welser farm, from where you have a direct view back to the sun. Information boards along the way tell you interesting facts about the planets of our solar system and topics such as solar and lunar eclipses, the Milky Way and the asteroid belt.

The way back follows the same path.

Tip:
Climate-friendly to the National Park Region - railway station Großraming: By train you can reach the starting point for this hike in about 2 hours from Linz and in about 2.5 hours from Vienna.Additional information:
You can extend the hike by following the hiking trail E46 around the Höhenberg.

Tour and route information

Starting place: 3334 Gaflenz

Destination: 3340 Waidhofen an der Ybbs

duration: 1h 28m

length: 5,0 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 225m

Altitude difference (downhill): 80m

Lowest point: 399m

Highest point: 588m

difficulty: easy

condition: easy

panoramic view: Some Views

Paths covering:

Asphalt, Path / trail, Street, Hiking trail, Other

Starting point: Großraming/behind the church

Destination: Großraming/Neustiftgraben - Welser farmhouse

further information:

Details - hiking

themed path

Along the trail

Landgasthof Kirchenwirt

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

Getting there
From Salzburg/Linz: A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr > B115 into the Enns Valley

From Vienna: A1 motorway exit Haag > B42 > B122 > B115 into the Enns Valley

From Passau: A8 Passau > Wels > A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr > B115 into the Enns Valley

From Graz: A9 Pyhrnautobahn > motorway exit Klaus > Grünburg > into the Ennstal Valley

Public Transit
The Ennstalbahn runs between Linz and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.

Details at www.ooevv.at

Railway Stations are located in Steyr, Garsten, Lahrndorf, Dürnbach, Ternberg, Trattenbach, Losenstein, Reichraming, Großraming, Gaflenz, Weyer, Küpfern, Kastenreith, Kleinreifling and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.

Parking
Großraming/parking near the center of the village