Circular Trail Steyr - Christkindl - Steyr

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Tour-Details

Starting place: 4400 Steyr

Destination: 4400 Steyr

duration: 3h 4m

length: 11,6 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 133m

Altitude difference (downhill): 133m

Lowest point: 286m

Highest point: 347m

difficulty: medium

condition: medium

panoramic view: Some Views

Paths covering:

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

Short description:
Urban circular walk from the town square through the Enge, then up to the Werndlpark, past the Museumsbahnhof to Christkindl and over the Wehrgraben, through the Schnallentor over the Tabor down to the Rederbrücke bridge, cross this and along the Enns via the Neutor back to the town square.

Technique: *

Quality of experience: ****

Recommended season:

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Properties:

Loop
Refreshment stops available
Cultural/historical value
Botanical highlights

Description:
Starting possibilities: Steyr Tourist Office and Tabor Sports Hall

Your route takes you from the town square to Lamberg Castle, then along the promenade and through the castle park, via the museum railway station to Christkindl pilgrimage church. Through the Unterhimmler Au and Fabrikstraße as well as through the Wehrgraben you come to the Michaelerkirche and over the Schnallentor to the Tabor. Down to the Rederbrücke, along the Paddlerweg, over the Schönauerbrücke, through the Neutor back to the starting point.

Starting possibilities: Steyr Tourist Office (4400 Steyr, Stadtplatz 27) and Tabor Sports Hall

Route length 11 kilometres (route map available at the start).

Directions:
Take enough time for this hike to historically significant places, enjoy the nature in the Unterhimmler Au with its riparian forests or rough grasslands with rare plants. Perhaps you will also see a Eisvogel on the Steyr.

Your path leads you from the town square through the narrows and from the intermediate bridges to Lamberg Castle further along the promenade and through the castle park, via the museum railway station to the Christkindl pilgrimage church.

Through the Unterhimmler Au and Fabrikstraße and through the Wehrgraben you come to the Michaelerkirche and over the Schnallentor to the Tabor. Down to the Rederbrücke bridge, cross it and walk along the Paddlerweg, over the Schönauerbrücke bridge, through the Neutor back to the starting point.

Route length 11 kilometres - The route map is available at the information office (4400 Steyr, Stadtplatz 27)!

Tip:
Climate-friendly to the National Park Region - railway station Steyr: By train you can reach the starting point for this hike in about 1 hour from Linz and in about 2.5 hours from Vienna.

Additional information:
Guided Tours in Steyr with Austria Guides and with NATURSCHAUSPIEL

Tour and route information

Starting point: Steyr/Touristinfo Stadtplatz 27

Destination: Steyr/Touristinfo Stadtplatz 27

further information:

Flatly
Possible accommodation
Board possible

Along the trail

Hauptbahnhof Steyr

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

Getting there
From Salzburg/Linz: A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr

From Vienna: A1 motorway exit Haag > B42 > B122

From Passau: A8 Passau > Wels > A1 motorway exit Enns-Steyr

From Graz: A9 Pyhrnautobahn > motorway exit Klaus > Grünburg

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
Steyr/parking Reithoffer free of charge

Steyr/Stadtplatzgarage via footbridge to the starting point chargeable