Heiligenstein via Kreuzweg

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Path number: E06

Starting place: 3334 Gaflenz

Destination: 3334 Gaflenz

duration: 1h 15m

length: 3,5 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 300m

Altitude difference (downhill): 4m

Lowest point: 474m

Highest point: 774m

difficulty: easy

condition: easy

panoramic view: Dreamtour

Paths covering:

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

Short description:
Hike to the local mountain of Gaflenz with the pilgrimage church Heiligenstein

Quality of experience: ***

Recommended season:

March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

Properties:

Round trip
Loop
Scenic
Refreshment stops available
Family friendly
Cultural/historical value

Description:
The hike to the Heiligenstein offers a magnificent panoramic view of Gaflenz and the peaks of the Weyrer Bögen (Almkogel, Bodenwies ...), Gesäuseberge and the Haller Mauern, and also leads to a traditional pilgrimage site, the only Sebaldus church in Austria.

Trail number: E06

Directions:
Starting from the center of Gaflenz, the hiking trail E06 leads to the Heiligenstein via the Kreuzweg and several other trails offer themselves for the Heiligenstein, making different circular hikes possible.

Variants:

E07 from the center of Gaflenz via the Pfarralm

E08 from Lindau via the farm Oberwinkel

E09 from Weyer via the nature trail

Theme trail: At several stations in and around the church, visitors receive information about the history of the mountain shrine, its importance as a place of pilgrimage and the work of St. Sebald.

Today, the so-called "Mesnerhaus" houses the snack station. Guests are treated to regional specialties and homemade pastries on weekends and holidays from May to October.

Tip:
Climate-friendly to the National Park Region - railway station Gaflenz: 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.

Tour and route information

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Details - hiking

themed path

Along the trail

Bäckerei Hirtenlehner

Bahnhof Gaflenz

Gasthaus Stubauer

Jausenstation Heiligenstein

Restaurant - Hotel - Juwel

Wirtshaus Heuberger

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
Gaflenz/parking in the center of the village