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Pöstlingberg
via OÖ Mariazellerweg: A: Klassischer OÖ Mariazellerweg über Steyr und Waidhofen an der Ybbs
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Mariazell
Austria's foremost pilgrimage town at 868 m in the wooded hills of the northern Obersteiermark near the Lower Austrian border, and the largest municipality by area in the state.
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag licence
- 4Highlights
- 9Routes
- Featured summit · Pöstlingberg
Highlights
4 from neighbouring places
Marienwasserfall
A waterfall west of Mariazell in the Halltal, long visited by pilgrims travelling to the basilica.
Erlebniswelt Holzknechtland
An open-air site near Mariazell about the Holzknechte, the forest workers who once cut timber in these valleys.
Mariazeller Heimathaus
The local heritage museum of Mariazell, covering the history of the pilgrimage town and its surroundings.
Kirche in Weichselboden
The village church of Weichselboden, in the Salza valley west of Mariazell in Styria.
Almhütte Feldwiesalm (geöffnet während Almbetrieb)
12.3 km away, in Gaming
An alpine pasture hut on the Feldwies above Gaming, open to walkers only while the cattle are up on the alm.
Schutzhaus Turnaueralm
12.7 km away, in Turnau
A hut on the Turnaueralm above Turnau in Styria, serving walkers and cross-country skiers.
Schutzhaus Vorderötscher
12.9 km away, in Mitterbach am Erlaufsee
An inn in the Ötschergräben below the Ötscher, a stop on the gorge walk that starts at Wienerbruck.
Kirche am Josefsberg
14.6 km away, in Mitterbach am Erlaufsee
A church on the Josefsberg pass between Annaberg and Mariazell, long a station on the pilgrims' route.
Nothing of this kind in Mariazell.
Routes
3 from neighbouring places
Zellerrain
A 5.1 km climb of 354 m from the Zellerrain up to the Grubenmauer, with the Halterhütte auf der Brach on the way.
- 5.1 km
- Distance
- 354 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 22 min
- Duration
- 3
- Check-ins
OÖ Mariazellerweg: A: Klassischer OÖ Mariazellerweg über Steyr und Waidhofen an der Ybbs
The classic Upper Austrian pilgrim way to Mariazell, leading from Linz by way of Steyr and Waidhofen an der Ybbs on mostly gentle ground.
- 157.2 km
- Distance
- 192 m
- Ascent
- 37 h 12 min
- Duration
- 30
- Check-ins
Mariazeller Runde über Hubertussee
A short pilgrim-route circuit near Mariazell taking in the Hubertussee in the Walstertal, with under 200 m of climbing.
- 164.9 km
- Distance
- 182 m
- Ascent
- 14 h 47 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Zellerrainrunde
A round in the pass country of the Zellerrain between the Ybbstal and Mariazell, with close to 900 m of climbing.
- 171.7 km
- Distance
- 884 m
- Ascent
- 16 h 3 min
- Duration
Traisental Cycle Path
A long valley route from the Danube at Traismauer up the Traisen to Mariazell, crossing the Kernhofer Gscheid at 970 m near the head.
- 107.0 km
- Distance
- 1 379 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 33 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
OÖ Mariazellerweg: A: 8. Etappe: Mitterbach
The eighth stage of the Upper Austrian pilgrim route to Mariazell, 7.7 km from Mitterbach with 250 m of ascent to finish in the town.
- 7.7 km
- Distance
- 250 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 25 min
- Duration
OÖ Mariazellerweg: B: Klassischer OÖ Mariazellerweg für sportliche Pilger
The sportier variant of the Upper Austrian pilgrim way to Mariazell, leaving Linz on a hillier line with close to 1,000 m of climbing.
- 158.5 km
- Distance
- 980 m
- Ascent
- 39 h 28 min
- Duration
- 30
- Check-ins
Traisental-Radweg
A ride from the Danube plain into the mountains, following the Traisen upstream past Kreisbach and Traisen and over the Kernhofer Gscheid.
- 107.0 km
- Distance
- 927 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 22 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Vom Zellerrain auf die Feldwiesalm
A 10.7 km walk up from the Zellerrain to the Feldwiesalm above Mariazell, gaining 392 m and passing the Notlager shelter on the way.
- 10.7 km
- Distance
- 392 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 29 min
- Duration
Haute Route 7. Etappe: Vorderötscher
12.9 km away, in Mitterbach am Erlaufsee
A 24.5 km stage over the Ötscher and the Herrenstand, taking in the Ötscherschutzhaus and the Riffelsattel before the Schutzhaus Vorderötscher.
- 24.5 km
- Distance
- 295 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 27 min
- Duration
- 38
- Check-ins
Feldwiesalm von Taschelbach
9.7 km away, in Gaming
A 9.4 km walk from Taschelbach up to the Feldwiesalm near the Zellerrain pass, with 339 m of ascent.
- 9.4 km
- Distance
- 339 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 2 min
- Duration
Gemeindealpe Mitterbach
10.5 km away, in Mitterbach am Erlaufsee
From the Terzerhaus at the top of the Gemeindealpe, 14.4 km with 409 m of ascent leads over the Grubenmauer and down by the Schutzhaus Vorderötscher.
- 14.4 km
- Distance
- 409 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 22 min
- Duration
- 26
- Check-ins
No routes of this kind in Mariazell yet.
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Zellerrain
A 5.1 km climb of 354 m from the Zellerrain up to the Grubenmauer, with the Halterhütte auf der Brach on the way.
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