Upper Austria Mariazellerweg: B: 3rd Stage: Steyr - Maria Neustift

The hike (06 and 04 route) starts in Steyr (310 m) at the town square, leads over Grünmarkt, over the Schönauer Bridge, upstream the Enns River along Bergerweg, to Isabellenhofweg, Bachweg and on the 06 route directly eastwards to St. Ulrich (about 4 km so far) and steeply upwards via Berggasthaus Schoiber to Damberg (807 m, observation tower with a magnificent view of the pre-Alpine area around Steyr), then down to Hertlerwiese (666 m), bypassing Schwarzberg on a forest road to Willeitenberg (837 m), where we meet the Pre-Alpine long-distance route 04 (Salzburger Mariazeller Weg). Now downhill to Wolfsgrub (695 m) and then over Plattenberg to Spadenberg, the highest point of the third stage (1,000 m). Along the ridge to Geierkogel (886 m) via Glasner Hut to Maria Neustift (613 m). From Steyr to Berggasthof Schoiber about 2 hours, further 3 hours to Plattenberg (Hinterplatten farm), then another 3 hours to Maria Neustift (route guidance via Spadenberg).

The backpack should really only contain the bare essentials on a pilgrimage tour! A GPS device is helpful for orientation.

Coming from Salzburg, take the A1 towards Vienna/Linz to Sattledt. Exit at Sattledt and continue on B122 via Kremsmünster and Bad Hall to Steyr.

Coming from Vienna, take the A1 towards Salzburg to Haag (exit 142). From there, take B42 and later B122 to Steyr.

From St. Valentin, we take the Regional Express (REX) directly to Steyr.

Parking is available, for example, in the Pachergasse car park (€6/day) and in the Wieserfeldplatz car park (€7.20/day, €27/week). There are long-term parking spaces on the promenade and at Schiffmeisterplatz with unlimited parking time and no fee.

 Mostviertel Tourismus GmbH

Töpperschloss Neubruck, Neubruck 2/10, 3283 Scheibbs
T +43/7482/20 444
info@mostviertel.at , www.mostviertel.at

TVB Mariazeller Land

Hauptplatz 13, 8630 Mariazell

Tel.: +43 (0)3882/23 66

Upper Austria Tourism Information

Freistädter Straße 119, 4041 Linz

info@oberoesterreich.at

www.wandern.at

Useful maps:

ÖK 4319 Linz, ÖK 4320 Perg, ÖK 4326 Steyr,

ÖK 4202 Ternberg, ÖK 4203 Waidhofen,

ÖK 4203 Ybbsitz, ÖK 4204 Lunz, ÖK 4210 Mariazell

All at a scale of 1:50,000 (also available enlarged at 1:25,000)

F&B hiking maps 261 (1:50,000), 051 (1:50,000),

052 (1:50,000), 5031 (1:35,000)

Kompass 22 (Mariazell, Ötscher, Erlauftal, 1:25,000),

Kompass 212 (Hochschwab, Mariazell, Eisenwurzen, 1:50,000),

Kompass 202 (Around Linz, Mühlviertel, Wels, Steyr, 1:50,000)

Important phone numbers:

Alpine emergency: 140, International emergency: 112

Recommended literature:

Pilgrimage Trails to Mariazell – West & South volume, www.styriabooks.at

Hiking Experience Mariazeller Land and Ötscher, www.kral-verlag.at

Pilgrimage Trails, www.kral-verlag.at

Excellent physical condition is absolutely necessary for this route, which is very demanding and offers only few possibilities to abort.