Upper Austria Mariazellerweg: B: 3rd Stage: Steyr - Maria Neustift

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From the historic town of Steyr, we begin our third stage at the Schönauer Bridge and cross the Enns to reach its east bank, where we then hike southwards along the Bergerweg lined with villas. At St. Ulrich, we see the tower of the local parish church on the right and then turn off Rahoferstraße into the beautiful beech forest. We pass through a settlement and start our relatively strenuous mountain section to the Schoiber inn. From this inn, located below Damberg, the local mountain of Steyr, we enjoy a wonderful view down to Steyr and follow pleasant forest paths following the signposts towards Schwarzberg. The forest opens up again and again, granting the pilgrim a dreamy view in all directions. We cross lush green clearings, walk through light beech forest, admire the large wind turbines of Plattenberg, and finally enter the Kalkalpen National Park (Ennstal region) at Spadenberg. Here we follow a ridge path lined with beeches on the left and spruces on the right up to the summit of Spadenberg at 1000 meters altitude, and then steeply downhill to a chapel with a rest area. We have to muster our strength once more to overcome Geierkogel (886 m), but after that, it becomes more relaxed and we continue hiking steadily downhill to Maria Neustift.

Výchozí bod trasy

Steyr

Cílový bod trasy

Maria Neustift

Popis trasy Upper Austria Mariazellerweg: B: 3rd Stage: Steyr - Maria Neustift

The hike (06 and 04 route) starts in Steyr (310 m) at the town square, leads over Grünmarkt, over the Schönauer Bridge, upstream the Enns River along Bergerweg, to Isabellenhofweg, Bachweg and on the 06 route directly eastwards to St. Ulrich (about 4 km so far) and steeply upwards via Berggasthaus Schoiber to Damberg (807 m, observation tower with a magnificent view of the pre-Alpine area around Steyr), then down to Hertlerwiese (666 m), bypassing Schwarzberg on a forest road to Willeitenberg (837 m), where we meet the Pre-Alpine long-distance route 04 (Salzburger Mariazeller Weg). Now downhill to Wolfsgrub (695 m) and then over Plattenberg to Spadenberg, the highest point of the third stage (1,000 m). Along the ridge to Geierkogel (886 m) via Glasner Hut to Maria Neustift (613 m). From Steyr to Berggasthof Schoiber about 2 hours, further 3 hours to Plattenberg (Hinterplatten farm), then another 3 hours to Maria Neustift (route guidance via Spadenberg).