Sonntagberg route 2nd stage: from Neustadtl to Aschbach

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The municipality of Neustadtl, at an altitude of 507 meters, is the starting and highest point of this second stage of the Sonntagberg route. From here, we first hike to Kollmitzberg. Kollmitzberg, known for the Ottilien fountain and the pilgrimage church of St. Ottilie, is a popular pilgrimage destination that also offers a particularly beautiful view at the church. According to legend, "Odilia" was born blind on the Hohenburg (municipality of Obernai). Her father, Duke Eticho, wanted to have the girl killed because of her disability, but her mother saved her. Through baptism at the age of twelve, Ottilie regained her sight and is therefore venerated as the patron saint of those suffering from eye diseases and the blind. Next, we continue to the Ardagger monastery, a former collegiate monastery in the municipality of the same name. The next section of the stage runs mostly through agricultural regions. We hike on narrow roads past cornfields and square farms until we reach our next stop, the market town of Zeillern, in a valley. In Zeillern, the lovingly designed "Inspirationsweg" is especially worth mentioning; it leads the pilgrim past six stations with glass sculptures, addressing themes such as hope, awakening, and security. From here, we hike to Oberzeillern and later through the mystical Heuberg forest, reaching Aschbach-Markt via a beautiful themed trail.

Výchozí bod trasy

Neustadtl

Cílový bod trasy

Aschbach

Popis trasy Sonntagberg route 2nd stage: from Neustadtl to Aschbach

From Neustadtl, we follow the long-distance trail 08 southwest to the hamlet of Niederhößberg. There we turn west toward Öd onto the red-white marked hiking trail 453, which leads us to the pilgrimage church in Kollmitzberg and further downhill via Kirchfeld to the Ardagger monastery. Next, we continue via Pfaffenberg, Brachegg, Krenberg, and Schörghof to Zeillern. Along the Most educational trail, we continue to Oberzeillern. Shortly before the village, the original Jakobsweg turns right toward Gebetsberg, but we continue along the road through Oberzeillern and then along the Most hiking trail (turn left at the chapel on the village outskirts). After the hamlet of Obergrub, we go under the motorway bridge and shortly after cross the federal road. Next, we head to Flachsberg, where before the first farm we turn right onto a small road to Krottendorf. In the village, we turn right again, cross the state road, and turn right into a forest road. We walk through the Haaberg forest past the gallows cross, where we meet hiking trail 313. We follow the red markings via Abetzberg to Aschbach.