Adventure walk along the river Gaflenz




- Suitable for families
- Suitable for pushchairs
- culturally interesting
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Short description:
Stroller-friendly walking tour from the center of Weyer to Kastenreith with exciting play opportunities and numerous refreshment stops in Weyer.
Recommended season:
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
Properties:
- Round trip
- Refreshment stops available
- Family friendly
- Cultural/historical value
- Suitable for strollers
Description:
From the Weyer open-air swimming pool, this walk leads along the promenade along the Gaflenz to Kastenreith and at the Gasthaus Zur Taverne along an idyllic path under the bridge back to the Katzensteinermühle.
Trail: Promenade Weyer
Directions:
At the outdoor pool Weyer cross the Gaflenzbach and walk in the direction of Weyr center - Weyer train station and Kreuzberg to the right and Weyr market place to the left.
You come to the Schmiedbergerwehr a playground on the theme of water and subsequently to the Katzensteinermühle.
At the confluence of the Gaflenzbach and the Enns, you walk in the direction of the Zur Taverne inn and shortly before that you have the opportunity for a short detour to the Enns.
Directly at the Gasthaus Zur Taverne a path leads up and on the other side you come back to the already known path at the Katzensteinermühle.
Tip:
Climate-friendly to the National Park Region - railway station Weyer and Kastenreith: 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.
This walk can be wonderfully combined with a round trip by train. Arrival from Amstetten via Waidhofen an der Ybbs to Weyer, walk to Kastenreith, return via the Enns Valley to St. Valentin, Linz or Vienna.
Additional information:
Plan enough time with your children for play and adventure breaks:
- Weyer open-air swimming pool with integration of the playground at the Gaflenz streamlet
- Kreuzberg Weyer with midgest forest (not possible for baby carriage)
- Schmiedbergerwehr with playground
- Katzensteinermühle















Getting there
Von Salzburg/Linz: A1 Autobahnausfahrt Enns-Steyr > B115 ins Ennstal
Von Wien: A1 Autobahnausfahrt Haag > B42 > B122 > B115 ins Ennstal
Von Passau: A8 Passau > Wels > A1 bis Autobahnausfahrt Enns-Steyr > B115 ins Ennstal
Von Graz: A9 Pyhrnautobahn > Autobahnausfahrt Klaus > Grünburg > ins Ennstal
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
Weyer/parking at the open swimming pool, at Kreuzberg, at Balgsetzerhaus, at Gasthaus Zur Taverne
- Suitable for pushchairs
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
Please get in touch for more information.
Stadtplatz 27
4400 Steyr
Phone +43 7252 53229 - 0
E-Mailinfo@steyr-nationalpark.at
Webwww.steyr-nationalpark.at/
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