Historic site
Viewpoint
Curated by Mostviertel
Seitenstetten
A Mostviertel market below a large Benedictine abbey, whose baroque courts and garden stand on a low rise at about 340 m south of Amstetten.
Photo: Carsten Steger licence
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Highlights
10 from neighbouring places
Schloss St. Peter in der Au
A castle at the centre of St. Peter in der Au, the historic manorial seat of this Mostviertel market town.
Calisthenics Park St. Peter in der Au
An outdoor bodyweight-training park at St. Peter in der Au in the Mostviertel.
Familien Erlebnisbad St. Peter in der Au
The family open-air pool of St. Peter in der Au, with slides and shallow water for children.
Historischer Hofgarten Stift Seitenstetten
The historic garden of Seitenstetten abbey in the Mostviertel, with terraces, roses and orchard plantings inside its walls.
Stift Seitenstetten mit historischem Hofgarten
The Benedictine abbey of Seitenstetten in the Mostviertel, a Baroque complex founded in the 12th century, with a historic walled garden.
Fotopunkt auf die Kirche St. Michael am Bruckbach
3.1 km away, in St. Peter in der Au
A marked photo point looking across to the church of St. Michael am Bruckbach near St. Peter in der Au.
Pfarrkirche St. Stephan Biberbach
3.4 km away, in Biberbach
The parish church of St. Stephan at Biberbach in the Mostviertel, standing on a rise above the village.
Aussichtswarte Voralpenblick
3.8 km away, in Ertl
A lookout tower at Ertl in the Mostviertel, with views south towards the limestone pre-Alps.
Rosenfellner Mühle & Naturkost GmbH
4 km away, in St. Peter in der Au
An organic mill at St. Peter in der Au that grinds cereals and sells wholefoods, with a shop on the site.
Kletterhalle & Boulderwand St. Peter
4.1 km away, in St. Peter in der Au
A climbing hall with a bouldering wall at St. Peter in der Au in the Mostviertel.
Kapelle Parkfried
4.2 km away, in Biberbach
A small chapel at Parkfried near Biberbach in the Mostviertel, standing beside the road through the farmland.
Kapelle Spachl
4.6 km away, in Biberbach
A farm chapel at Spachl in the parish of Biberbach, one of many small chapels in these Mostviertel hills.
Kapelle Krausenöd
5 km away, in Biberbach
A small wayside chapel at Krausenöd in the hills of Biberbach in the Mostviertel.
Kapelle Kromos
5.2 km away, in Biberbach
A wayside chapel at Kromos near Biberbach, one of the small farm chapels of this Mostviertel district.
Bistro "Das Pfau"
9.6 km away, in Aschbach-Markt
A bistro at the Starkl show garden in Aschbach-Markt in the Mostviertel; a place to eat rather than a sight.
Nothing of this kind in Seitenstetten.
Routes
Trefflingblickweg
A short viewpoint path at Seitenstetten looking out over the Treffling valley, with about 170 m of climbing in barely more than a kilometre.
- 9.5 km
- Distance
- 168 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 38 min
- Duration
Panoramatour an der Moststraße
A panoramic tour along the Moststraße cider route near Amstetten, climbing some 460 m between orchards and hilltop outlooks.
- 84.9 km
- Distance
- 459 m
- Ascent
- 20 h 60 min
- Duration
- 12
- Check-ins
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
Stiftsblick-Radroute
A demanding tour from Seitenstetten by way of St. Peter in der Au and Weistrach, crossing the Wieserhöhe with the abbey in sight.
- 68.0 km
- Distance
- 226 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 14 min
- Duration
- 1
- Check-ins
Most-Radroute
A long tour from Amstetten station across the Mostviertel, linking the Danube backwaters with the rolling country below the Alps.
- 112.1 km
- Distance
- 617 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 31 min
- Duration
Hechtenlacke 237 m- Rückhaltebecken Sieberg-Tunnel 278 m
- Sickerbecken ÖBB-Tunnel 277 m
Via Trinitatis +
The extended version of the pilgrim route from the Trinity basilica on the Sonntagberg, with more than 700 m of climbing.
- 109.4 km
- Distance
- 716 m
- Ascent
- 27 h 21 min
- Duration
- 10
- Check-ins
Via Trinitatis + 4. Etappe: Waidhofen/Ybbs
A 21.7 km pilgrim stage through Waidhofen an der Ybbs with 786 m of ascent, running by Schatzlehen, Haid, Vordereck and Edlein.
- 21.7 km
- Distance
- 786 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 2 min
- Duration
Birnenblick-Radroute
A hilly day on quiet asphalt from Stift Seitenstetten, over the Wieserhöhe and the Stellkogel in the pear-tree country of the Mostviertel.
- 36.9 km
- Distance
- 520 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 46 min
- Duration
Fröschlauweg
A level 7.6 km loop through the Fröschlau at Seitenstetten, easy walking on field and forest lanes.
- 6.6 km
- Distance
- 41 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 39 min
- Duration
Familien-Radroute Seitenstetten
An easy family tour starting at the Benedictine abbey of Seitenstetten, where the historic Hofgarten is worth a detour before the ride.
- 10.8 km
- Distance
- 120 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 4 min
- Duration
Mostobstwanderweg
A walk through Seitenstetten's cider-fruit orchards, 7.6 km among old pear and apple trees with 180 m of climbing.
- 7.4 km
- Distance
- 180 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 10 min
- Duration
Themenweg "Via Rosa" in Seitenstetten
A rose-themed route at Seitenstetten, linking the abbey's gardens with the surrounding hills for some 460 m of climbing.
- 1.9 km
- Distance
- 459 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 30 min
- Duration
No routes of this kind in Seitenstetten yet.
The region's own picks
Featured route
Trefflingblickweg
A short viewpoint path at Seitenstetten looking out over the Treffling valley, with about 170 m of climbing in barely more than a kilometre.
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