Trade and transport on the Enns

Starting place: 3335 Weyer

Destination: 3335 Weyer

Stadtplatz 27
4400 Steyr

Flatly

Short description:

Circular hike from Weyer market square via Loiben to Kleinreifling and back to Weyer along the left side of the Enns

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

Description:

Follow the traces of trade and transport.

The Enns valley has been shaped by trade and transport for centuries. Iron from Erzberg, products of the iron-processing industry and necessary food were transported on the Iron Road and on the Enns. Whereas in the past there were wagons, rafts and Enns ships, later the railway and roads took over the transport of goods. From a transport route the Enns became a supplier of energy.

Directions:

The themed route starts at the historic market square, leads downstream along the Gaflenz past the Schmidbergerwehr. Then you cross the Gaflenz and hike up over the Rapoldeck to Kleinloiben. The view of Kleinreifling shows the way. It goes downhill, the federal road must be crossed and then it goes right towards Kleinreifling town centre. Above the cemetery the path leads to Kastenreith and over the promenade back to the market square in Weyer.

Tip:

Climate-friendly to the National Park region – Weyer station, Kastenreith station, Kleinreifling station: by train you are at the starting point for this hike in about 2 hours from Linz and in about 2.5 hours from Vienna.

Tour and route information

Starting place: 3335 Weyer

Destination: 3335 Weyer

duration: 4h 34m

length: 14,1 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 472m

Altitude difference (downhill): 481m

Lowest point: 372m

Highest point: 656m

difficulty: difficult

condition: very difficult

panoramic view: Some Views

Paths covering:

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

Starting point: Weyer market square

Destination: Weyer market square

further information:

Flatly
Board possible

Along the trail

Weyer

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

Stations and railway stations are located in Ternberg, Trattenbach, Losenstein, Reichraming, Großraming, Gaflenz, Weyer, Küpfern, Kastenreith, Kleinreifling and Weißenbach-St. Gallen.

Parking

Kreuzberg car park

Parking spaces along the railway promenade