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Windischgarsten
A market town in the basin between the Warscheneck and the Sengsengebirge, with a baroque square, the Kalvarienberg church above it and valley walks into the Veichltal.
- 5Highlights
- 37Routes
Highlights
10 from neighbouring places
Freibad Windischgarsten
The open-air pool in Windischgarsten, with a children's slide into the shallow pool and larger water for older swimmers.
Skaterpark Windischgarsten
A skate park at Pichl on the northern edge of Windischgarsten.
Öffentlicher Spielplatz Windischgarsten
A large playground in Windischgarsten laid out as a knights' fortress.
Kalvarienberg Kirche
The Calvary church above Windischgarsten, first proposed in 1778 by the provost of Spital am Pyhrn.
Kletterhalle des Alpenverein
The Alpine Club climbing hall in Windischgarsten, with roped walls and bouldering areas open to non-members.
Badesee Edlbach
2.1 km away, in Edlbach
A bathing lake at Edlbach beside the golf course, inside the Edlbacher Moor nature reserve.
Ramitscheder Mühle
3.1 km away, in Edlbach
A mill at Edlbach on the road from Windischgarsten towards Rosenau am Hengstpass.
Naturrodelbahn Zottensberg
4 km away, in Spital am Pyhrn
A natural toboggan run at Zottensberg above Spital am Pyhrn.
Berggasthof Zottensberg
4 km away, in Spital am Pyhrn
A mountain inn at Zottensberg above Spital am Pyhrn, serving home cooking and à la carte dishes.
Öffentlicher Spielplatz Roßleithen
4.4 km away, in Roßleithen
An adventure playground with a ball court at the primary school in Roßleithen.
Stummermühle
5 km away, in Roßleithen
A restored mill at Roßleithen above the scythe works, on the path to the Pießling spring.
Panorama-Hallenbad in Spital am Pyhrn
5.9 km away, in Spital am Pyhrn
An indoor pool in Spital am Pyhrn with a view of the surrounding mountains, and a lawn for the summer.
Stiftskirche "Dom am Pyhrn" Spital am Pyhrn
6.1 km away, in Spital am Pyhrn
The collegiate church of Spital am Pyhrn, known as the Dom am Pyhrn, at the centre of the village.
Öffentlicher Spielplatz Spital am Pyhrn
6.2 km away, in Spital am Pyhrn
A public playground by the primary school in Spital am Pyhrn.
Kaffeekannen Museum
6.7 km away, in Spital am Pyhrn
A private museum in Spital am Pyhrn holding some 2,000 coffee pots collected from around the world.
Mountain hut
Viewpoint
Nothing of this kind in Windischgarsten.
Routes
Klettersteigpark Bannholzmauer (A/B
A short via ferrata on the Bannholzmauer, the rock face above Windischgarsten, with several graded lines laid side by side on the wall.
- 863 m
- Distance
- 150 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 3 min
- Duration
Auf den Gunst
A short, easy climb onto the Gunst from Windischgarsten, a modest hill outing of an hour or two.
- 4.0 km
- Distance
- 185 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 23 min
- Duration
Durchs Salzatal auf den Wurbauerkogel
A round from Windischgarsten through the Salzatal to the top of the Wurbauerkogel, returning past Trojer to the start.
- 8.4 km
- Distance
- 389 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 56 min
- Duration
Aurunde (R304)
A very flat loop through the Gleinkerau from Windischgarsten to Spital am Pyhrn and back, a standard training round for locals.
- 17.8 km
- Distance
- 183 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 36 min
- Duration
Big Red
A short named line on the Wurbauerkogel above Windischgarsten, one of the graded routes laid out on the hill, and downhill throughout.
- 1.3 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 13 min
- Duration
Mountainbike-Tour Langfirst
A classic of the Pyhrn-Priel bike routes and a demanding one, on forest roads into the Kalkalpen national park above Windischgarsten.
- 32.8 km
- Distance
- 1 050 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 54 min
- Duration
Mitterwengerrunde (R305)
A scenic round through the countryside near Windischgarsten with a few demanding climbs, repaid by views out over the mountains around.
- 11.8 km
- Distance
- 278 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 19 min
- Duration
3 Pässe Rennradtour (RR1)
A hundred-kilometre road tour over the Pyhrnpaß, the Buchauer Sattel and the Hengstpass, looping through Liezen and St. Gallen.
- 98.6 km
- Distance
- 1 895 m
- Ascent
- 10 h 32 min
- Duration
Bannholzmauer
A short there-and-back walk from the Wurbauerkogel out to the rock face and returning by the same route.
- 2.9 km
- Distance
- 137 m
- Ascent
- 1 h
- Duration
Erlebnisweg "Natur-Spuren" am Wurbauerkogel
A nature-themed walking loop on the wooded hill above Roßleithen in Upper Austria, climbing steadily but never steeply.
- 8.1 km
- Distance
- 365 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 48 min
- Duration
N08
A long waymarked walking route through the hills around Roßleithen in Upper Austria, a full day out at a steady grade.
- 28.0 km
- Distance
- 938 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 44 min
- Duration
Black Widow
A short competition line dropping off the Wurbauerkogel above Windischgarsten, used more than once for national downhill finals.
- 1.1 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 13 min
- Duration
Nationalpark Kalkalpen Radweg R31
The Kalkalpen national park cycle route, with the limestone ranges in view for its whole length.
- 52.9 km
- Distance
- 310 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 59 min
- Duration
Blue Lollipop
A short, easy line on the Wurbauerkogel above Windischgarsten, one of the gentler colour-graded routes on the hill.
- 1.7 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 37 min
- Duration
Garstnereckrunde (R303)
A short, family-friendly round trip circling the Garstnereck, with a single longer climb that beginners and children can manage.
- 9.3 km
- Distance
- 148 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 33 min
- Duration
Proviantweg über Millionenweg
A long walk from Windischgarsten out to the pastures at the Hengstpass, following the old supply route that once linked the Garstnertal to the Eisenwurzen.
- 15.1 km
- Distance
- 576 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 42 min
- Duration
Nationalparktour
A hilly ride from Windischgarsten into the Kalkalpen national park, with a thousand metres of climbing on forest and back roads.
- 34.2 km
- Distance
- 996 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 59 min
- Duration
Försterhaus Rettenbachtal
A gentle valley walk up the Rettenbachtal in Roßleithen to the forester's house, almost level the whole way there and back.
- 5.9 km
- Distance
- 85 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 35 min
- Duration
Giererkogel
A there-and-back walk from Windischgarsten by way of Rettenbach onto two wooded tops, the farther one the Sonnwendkogel.
- 8.1 km
- Distance
- 190 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 21 min
- Duration
Oberwengerrunde (R306)
A demanding round through the Garstnertal for the well-trained, with long, steep climbs and a broad mountain panorama from the high ground.
- 20.2 km
- Distance
- 514 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 17 min
- Duration
Garstnereck-Rundwanderweg und Anschluß Kammweg Nr. 13 nach Spital am Pyhrn
An easy circular walk on the Garstnereck with a link onto ridge path 13, which carries on over to Spital am Pyhrn.
- 5.5 km
- Distance
- 170 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 42 min
- Duration
Kammweg von Windischgarsten nach Spital am Pyhrn
A ridge walk across the hills between Windischgarsten and Spital am Pyhrn, a half day on the crest with moderate climbing.
- 9.4 km
- Distance
- 346 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 1 min
- Duration
Pyhrn-Priel Panorama Radtour
A very long circuit of the Pyhrn-Priel region on quiet back roads, with enough climbing to make an electric bike welcome.
- 115.5 km
- Distance
- 850 m
- Ascent
- 11 h 3 min
- Duration
Kurpark
An easy stroll in the spa park at Windischgarsten along a geology trail whose ten stations explain how the Alps were built and which rocks lie here.
- 3.9 km
- Distance
- 57 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 4 min
- Duration
Leitersteig
A circuit from Windischgarsten through the Salzatal to the Haslersgatterl and the Muttling, returning over the Wurbauerkogel.
- 10.4 km
- Distance
- 767 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 2 min
- Duration
Steyr - Spital am Pyhrn
A valley ride from Steyr along the old Steyrtalbahn alignment, past the Klaus reservoir and over a former Pyhrnbahn bridge into the Kalkalpen.
- 72.0 km
- Distance
- 1 309 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 30 min
- Duration
Rund um den Kalvarienberg
An easy, almost level stroll around the Kalvarienberg on the edge of Windischgarsten, walkable in any season.
- 3.0 km
- Distance
- 29 m
- Ascent
- 47 min
- Duration
Millionenweg
A three-hour themed walk out of Windischgarsten with twenty-six stations along the way and viewpoints over the surrounding country.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 158 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 26 min
- Duration
Stodertalrunde (R308)
A road circuit through the quiet Stoder valleys, with steep climbs and fast descents throughout.
- 54.2 km
- Distance
- 995 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 45 min
- Duration
Simberg
A short, sharp climb onto the hill above Windischgarsten, with most of the height gained in well under two kilometres.
- 1.9 km
- Distance
- 252 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 29 min
- Duration
Rundwanderweg Veichltal
A circuit from Windischgarsten through the Veichltal, running around the Sonnwendkogel and the Giererkogel before turning back.
- 8.7 km
- Distance
- 145 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 24 min
- Duration
Sonnwend-Gunst
An easy, nearly level walk from Windischgarsten past the Sonnwendkogel and Gunst out to the Villa Sonnwend and back again.
- 5.0 km
- Distance
- 62 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 19 min
- Duration
Wasserreservoir
A circuit from the centre of Windischgarsten up past the water reservoir to the Wurbauerkogel, coming back through the Salzatal.
- 7.5 km
- Distance
- 294 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 29 min
- Duration
Spregaus
A brief but steadily rising walk from Windischgarsten, climbing the hillside directly above the village.
- 2.5 km
- Distance
- 258 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 6 min
- Duration
Windischgarsten
An easy walk from the middle of the village out to Rading and the former railway station at Pießling, with very little height gained.
- 6.9 km
- Distance
- 145 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 59 min
- Duration
Wurbauerkogelrunde
A very short circuit on the Wurbauerkogel, the local hill on the edge of Windischgarsten.
- 8.2 km
- Distance
- 317 m
- Ascent
- 2 h 42 min
- Duration
Zölskogelrunde
A level and easy stroll on the Zölskogel at Windischgarsten, with the surrounding mountains in view for much of the way.
- 1.8 km
- Distance
- 7 m
- Ascent
- 27 min
- Duration
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