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Gaflenz
A church village in the Eisenwurzen hills on the Styrian border, the pilgrimage Sebalduskirche at its centre and paths climbing the Lindaumauer to the Amstettner Hütte.
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Highlights
12 from neighbouring places
Amstettner Hütte
A hut above Gaflenz in the Eisenwurzen hills, a walking destination from the village.
Sebalduskirche
The Sebaldus church at Gaflenz, on the Sebaldusweg pilgrim path, with a view into the nave from the rear porch.
Wallfahrtskirche Maria Neustift
8.3 km away, in Maria Neustift
The pilgrimage church of Maria Neustift, above the Ennstal in the Eisenwurzen hills.
Aussichtspunkt Krautberg
9.1 km away, in Waidhofen an der Ybbs
A viewing point on the Krautberg above Waidhofen an der Ybbs, looking over the town and the Ybbs valley.
Naturpark Ybbstal
9.2 km away, in Waidhofen an der Ybbs
A nature park along the Ybbs at Waidhofen, with riverside paths, meadows and a network of marked walks.
5-Elemente-Museum
9.4 km away, in Waidhofen an der Ybbs
The town museum in the castle at Waidhofen an der Ybbs, arranged around five elements to tell the story of local iron working.
Das Schloss an der Eisenstrasse
9.4 km away, in Waidhofen an der Ybbs
The former Rothschild castle in Waidhofen an der Ybbs, remodelled by Friedrich von Schmidt and now housing the town's museum on the Iron Road.
Parkbad Waidhofen an der Ybbs
9.5 km away, in Waidhofen an der Ybbs
The open-air pool of Waidhofen an der Ybbs, laid out in a park by the river with slides and lawns.
Glasner Hütte
10.4 km away, in Maria Neustift
A hut at 804 m above Maria Neustift with a wide view, an e-bike charging point and a vending machine outside opening hours.
Naturpark NÖ Eisenwurzen
10.6 km away, in Hollenstein an der Ybbs
A nature park in the Eisenwurzen around Hollenstein an der Ybbs, with gorges, karst springs and walks through old iron-working country.
Gugermühle
11.7 km away, in Hollenstein an der Ybbs
A former mill at Hollenstein an der Ybbs, kept as a reminder of the water-powered trades of the Ybbs valley.
Leopold von Buch-Denkmal
12.2 km away, in Großraming
A monument to the geologist Leopold von Buch above Großraming, set among granite blocks that carry an unusual variety of plants.
Nothing of this kind in Gaflenz.
Routes
Bärenreith Rundwanderweg
An easy loop from the village centre up to Bärenreith, passing the Mariengrotte and the Hubertuskapelle, with Gaflenz in view below.
- 4.9 km
- Distance
- 159 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 32 min
- Duration
Opponitz
A 13 km round from the village with 799 m of ascent over the Hirschkogel and the Scheuchensteinmauer, calling at the Hochseeberghaus and the Amstettner Hütte.
- 13.0 km
- Distance
- 799 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 30 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Hirschberg
A 26.8 km traverse from Waidhofen an der Ybbs over the Spindeleben, Hirschberg, Elmkogel and Schnabelberg, passing Haid, Vordereck and the mountain-rescue hut.
- 26.8 km
- Distance
- 330 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 5 min
- Duration
- 2
- Check-ins
Eisenwurzenradweg R16
A stretch of the Eisenwurzen route, linking the old ironworking valleys of the Enns and the Ybbs.
- 14.2 km
- Distance
- 237 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 26 min
- Duration
Losensteinrunde
A road route from Waidhofen up the Redtenbachgraben and round by Losenstein on the Enns.
- 77.9 km
- Distance
- 129 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 2 min
- Duration
- 4
- Check-ins
Heiligenstein über Kreuzweg
A walk up by the Stations of the Cross to Austria's only Sebaldus church, with the Almkogel, the Gesäuse peaks and the Haller Mauern in view.
- 6.7 km
- Distance
- 316 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 21 min
- Duration
Gaflenzer Kaibling
A climb over the Breitenauer Spitz to the highest point of the municipality, the final stretch unmarked, with a return over the Holzer Kogel.
- 11.3 km
- Distance
- 558 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 6 min
- Duration
1 Sebaldustour Maria Neustift-Runde
A stage of the Sebaldus pilgrim route, looping to Maria Neustift through the hill country above Großraming in Upper Austria.
- 47.4 km
- Distance
- 942 m
- Ascent
- 13 h 25 min
- Duration
Klassische Saurüsselrunde
A road round from Waidhofen upstream along the Ybbs, the first hour almost level in the valley.
- 49.5 km
- Distance
- 390 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 45 min
- Duration
Heiligenstein über Neudorf/Lindau
A short, family-friendly climb to the pilgrimage church on the local hill of Gaflenz, with wide views and a place to stop for refreshment.
- 2.1 km
- Distance
- 332 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 18 min
- Duration
L1 Lindaumauer-Trail
A round over two small summits above the Lurnwiese, in the hill country east of Maria Neustift.
- 8.3 km
- Distance
- 427 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 6 min
- Duration
1. Etappe Sebaldus Radpilgertour nach Maria Neustift
The opening stage of the Sebaldus pilgrim route, climbing steadily out of Großraming to reach Maria Neustift.
- 47.8 km
- Distance
- 1 064 m
- Ascent
- 13 h 49 min
- Duration
Rennradtour Kreuzgruberhöhe
A long road ride from Steyr station, down the Enns to the power station at Garsten and onto the Ennsradweg before the climbing starts.
- 99.8 km
- Distance
- 1 986 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 43 min
- Duration
Heiligenstein über Pfarralm
An easy ascent by way of the Pfarralm to the traditional pilgrimage site above Gaflenz, with the Bodenwies and the Haller Mauern on the horizon.
- 3.4 km
- Distance
- 295 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 52 min
- Duration
Lindaumauer und Lindauer Berg
A short but steep walk over the Lindaumauer and the Lindauer Berg, in the Voralpen hills near Maria Neustift.
- 5.4 km
- Distance
- 406 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 39 min
- Duration
2 Sebaldustour Seitenstettenrunde
A signed walking loop out of Gaflenz, one of a numbered series of circuits through the hills of this corner of Oberösterreich.
- 61.8 km
- Distance
- 1 547 m
- Ascent
- 18 h 22 min
- Duration
Saurüsselrunde über Breitenau
A road-bike loop from Waidhofen, running upstream along the Ybbs on gentle gradients before the climb over the ridge and the return.
- 46.7 km
- Distance
- 395 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 31 min
- Duration
Lindaumauer von Gaflenz über Hochramskogel
A climb to the Hohe Berg in the Voralpen, looking over the Donautal to the Mühlviertel and across to the Haller Mauern.
- 3.5 km
- Distance
- 294 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 53 min
- Duration
Spindeleben
A steep pull through cattle pasture and open woodland onto the ridge crest and its summit, with an alternative start from the Neustifter Sattel.
- 3.3 km
- Distance
- 380 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 17 min
- Duration
4 Sebaldustour Maria Seesal-Runde
A longer walking circuit in the hills around Gaflenz, marked as part of the village's numbered series of loop routes in Oberösterreich.
- 70.5 km
- Distance
- 1 034 m
- Ascent
- 19 h 4 min
- Duration
Saurüsselrunde über Gschnaidt und Konradsheim
A longer version of the same round from Waidhofen, taking in Gschnaidt and Konradsheim above the Ybbs.
- 54.8 km
- Distance
- 560 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 23 min
- Duration
Lindaumauer von Gaflenz über Platten
A short, steep walk up a Voralpen crag whose top looks out over the Danube valley to the Mühlviertel and across to the Totes Gebirge.
- 2.9 km
- Distance
- 344 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 28 min
- Duration
Weißes Kreuz Rundwanderweg
A short, steep climb through light mixed woodland to the cross on top, linking onward to Spindeleben or back down over the Sonnberg.
- 13.3 km
- Distance
- 638 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 44 min
- Duration
Amstettner Hütte (von Gaflenz)
A long approach from Gaflenz through the Bürgertal to the Forsteralm and the hut above it, returning by way of Oberland.
- 21.6 km
- Distance
- 998 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 32 min
- Duration
Zum heiligen Sebaldus
A ride from Opponitz upstream to Klein-Hollenstein, then a steady five percent pull toward St. Sebald.
- 49.9 km
- Distance
- 398 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 48 min
- Duration
Sonnbergweg in Gaflenz
An easy walk from the Pettendorf bus stop on forest roads, meadow tracks and woodland paths on the sunny side above Gaflenz.
- 5.1 km
- Distance
- 220 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 44 min
- Duration
Zum Heiligenstein in der kalten Jahreszeit
A cold-season walk from Gaflenz up to the church of St. Sebald and onward down to Weyer, with wide views and inns on the way.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 363 m
- Ascent
- 3 h
- Duration
L3 Weißes Kreuz Trail Oberland/Gaflenz
A long, varied loop from Oberland to the summit cross known as the Weißes Kreuz, panoramic and walkable through the whole year.
- 17.4 km
- Distance
- 1 074 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 23 min
- Duration
Zwei kleine Kircherl
A round from Gaflenz by the Grioßmeierhof and Unterwenden, linking two small country churches.
- 55.2 km
- Distance
- 771 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 37 min
- Duration
Panoramarunde Weyer
A long circuit over to Weyer with viewpoints and inns strung along the way, and several points where the loop can be shortened.
- 26.5 km
- Distance
- 1 061 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 50 min
- Duration
Sebaldusweg Etappe 3 von 3
The closing stage of the three-part Sebaldusweg, a long walk with plenty of climbing in the hills of Maria Neustift.
- 28.7 km
- Distance
- 1 106 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 39 min
- Duration
Sebaldusweg Etappe 3 von 4
The third of four stages on the Sebaldusweg pilgrim route, working through the hill country around Maria Neustift.
- 20.4 km
- Distance
- 777 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 49 min
- Duration
Sebaldusweg Etappe 4 von 4
The final stage of a four-part long-distance route, a full day of walking through the hills around Gaflenz in Oberösterreich.
- 22.6 km
- Distance
- 699 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 4 min
- Duration
Z'Raming
A long walk between Großraming and Maria Neustift through the gently rolling country of the Nationalpark Kalkalpen region.
- 21.3 km
- Distance
- 982 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 16 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Gaflenz yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Bärenreith Rundwanderweg
An easy loop from the village centre up to Bärenreith, passing the Mariengrotte and the Hubertuskapelle, with Gaflenz in view below.
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