Sonntagberg route 1st stage: from Maria Taferl to Neustadtl

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From Maria Taferl, you go down the large staircase and through beautiful deciduous forests to the bank of the Danube in Marbach. Upon reaching the town center, take a detour to the baroque parish church of St. Martin located at the foot of the Calvary hill, then continue along the bank of the Danube. After some time, you will see Säusenstein Abbey on the left and the parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Gottsdorf on the right. From Gottsdorf, you pass by the cemetery and go across meadows and fields into the town center of Persenbeug. Here you will find the late Gothic Florian Chapel and Persenbeug Castle, a multi-winged building located on a high rock with a chapel facing west. Those who wish and still have energy can visit the town of Ybbs on the opposite bank of the Danube, which in its pretty town center also houses the parish church of St. Lorenz built in 1521. Now begins the "mountain stage" of this pilgrimage route as you climb towards Marienhöhe, initially mostly on forest paths, later over meadows and fields, covering about 300 meters in elevation until reaching the highest point of this stage, the Hengstberg. From Hengstberg, it goes over the Lueger Chapel to Berghof and over the hills of the Mostviertel region to the market town of Neustadtl an der Donau, located on a high plateau of the Bohemian Massif. In Neustadtl, there is a theme path especially for pilgrims called "The path is the goal," which with 13 different stations provides information about pilgrimage. The starting point for this theme path is the Jakob church in Neustadtl, a simple late Gothic hall church from the early 16th century.

Výchozí bod trasy

Maria Taferl

Cílový bod trasy

Neustadtl

Popis trasy Sonntagberg route 1st stage: from Maria Taferl to Neustadtl

From the square in front of the pilgrimage basilica, you go down the large staircase to the street, cross it and follow the "penance path" to Marbach. At the ferry dock, cross the B 3 road, keep right and follow the Danube cycle path westward. In Gottsdorf, turn right before the church, pass the old school, then turn left at the intersection and immediately right past the cemetery. After crossing the industrial road, you reach a field path leading to Persenbeug. There, you pass the town hall square with the old parish church. Along Schlossstraße, you get to the Danube bridge, over which you cross to the right bank of the Danube to Ybbs. Then follow the Danube cycle path towards Mauthausen and turn left onto the long-distance hiking trail 08. Follow this partly on forest and meadow paths, partly along the Most heights road Hengstberg, passing the forester's house and the Hengstberg ski hut to the highest point of this stage at the foot of the Hengstberg with a beautiful view. Always following the markings of the long-distance hiking trail 08, you reach the hamlet of Winthan, the Lueger Chapel and further on to Neustadtl. Shortly before that, you meet the Jakobs theme path. Here, continue straight towards the town center (do not follow the theme path markings to the right!).