Upper Austria Mariazellerweg: D: 1st stage: Pöstlingberg - St. Florian

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The starting point for the first stage of the Mariazeller Pilgrim's Way is the beautiful pilgrimage church, the "Basilica of the Seven Sorrows of Mary," on the Pöstlingberg above Linz. From here, there is a view down to the Danube and the city of Linz, enjoying a wonderful view of the surrounding landscape. We hike along the Way of the Cross, which begins south of the church (at Pöstlingberg Schlössl), down to the Petrinum, the episcopal private grammar school of the Diocese of Linz, and then reach the main street. We follow this over the Danube and thus reach the main square with the famous plague column, the old town hall, the old cathedral, and the Minorite Church. A visit to the Mariazell Cathedral, built in 1862 in the heart of the city, is especially worthwhile. The cathedral is the largest, though not the tallest church in Austria. Its tower is with 134.8 meters only about two meters lower than that of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. From the Volksgarten, we hike along Wiener Straße, which leads us to Ebelsberg, where we can visit the Ebelsberg Castle and the church. On the Anton Bruckner hiking trail, it becomes a bit more rural; we hike through the small community of Ölkam and can already see the towers of the Augustinian Chorherrenstift St. Florian in the distance. The St. Florian Monastery is one of the largest and best-known Baroque monasteries in Upper Austria. Among other things, it houses a monastery library, various art collections (e.g., the Gothic panel paintings of the Sebastian altar by Albrecht Altdorfer - Danube school), marble hall & emperor’s room.

Výchozí bod trasy

Pöstlingberg/Linz

Cílový bod trasy

St. Florian

Popis trasy Upper Austria Mariazellerweg: D: 1st stage: Pöstlingberg - St. Florian

The Upper Austria Mariazeller Way begins at the baroque pilgrimage basilica on Pöstlingberg (539 m) with its wonderful panoramic view of Linz. The next 3 hours until Ebelsberg (264 m) are dedicated to crossing the city of Linz. For this, it is recommended to bring a city map of Linz. From Urfahr (so far via the Way of the Cross, Knabenseminarstraße, Freistädterstraße), you go over the Nibelungen Bridge to the main square, then over Landstraße and Wiener Straße to Ebelsberg. Continue southwards on Florianerstraße, under the motorway bridge, shortly thereafter left uphill (together with the Brucknerweg and Salzsteigweg 09) to an elevation (338 m) and further to Ölkam (297 m). Here we follow the signpost directly to St. Florian. Now along the road to Gemering and then right to the south to St. Florian, where we meet the monastery directly “Am Ölberg”, which is worth a longer visit. From Ebelsberg to St. Florian about 1.5 to 2 hours.