--- title: "Lembach: Linen Weaver Route" url: "https://www.donauregion.at/en/oesterreich-tour/detail/100194/lembach-linen-weaver-route.html" description: "Short description:Johanniterstraße parking lot, marketplace, Seufzerallee, Bruckwirt, Höllhäusl/Starz, Obermühl, Kirchschlägersteig, Haarer reservoir, Edt, Lampersdorf, Groa, Mühlholzweg, LembachQuality of experience: **Recommended season:AprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberProperties:LoopScenicRefreshment stops available" date: 2022-02-01 modified: 2026-03-06 --- # Lembach: Linen Weaver Route Lembach: Linen Weaver Route ============================= **Starting place:** 4132 Lembach im Mühlkreis **Destination:** 4132 Lembach im Mühlkreis ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/237575/481A68ED6503DE78ABB26E670205100A7E4FFE4BF112E7681549F45005CED0AC/starttafel.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/237576/C2BB81514E3D998BEA8FA71412D3863C4E411E7162FC475480A2E5F67407F573/237576.jpg) ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/237577/915B8CEDB5F5DAD8A5B414549371163A8C0F93D01D47B7D03870EF36C2949840/obermuehl.jpg) © Open copyright © Tourismusverband Lembach i.M. 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Circular route Lindengasse 9 4040 Linz [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Lindengasse%209%2C%204040%20Linz "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Lindengasse%209%2C%204040%20Linz "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-osm-summer-original&path=enc:qm~fHe`ysAoIvDoBoFwCgDoGqMGi@AEB}@nAeB`AuCn@o@`@@hA^HNtDdAr@CVsA`DsEXgAr@m@x@mBLy@NAdAp@j@GX]TiA`A}BhA{@v@kCb@g@j@{A\a@RiA^m@v@u@XAhBeCh@EfB|@V^d@DXV`BX?i@ZwANOhAUL_@A[c@y@E]VuAKaADc@v@_BDa@b@iAPOl@iBl@wEl@}BH^Zd@p@^b@}@HWIcAp@_CHmBCw@LED_@\k@^UFWPIfAkB|@w@Nu@V_@|EmBZ?`D_GhAkAVI?[|DkEl@]hEqG~AgA`EkJlBeCLk@\Nv@k@J]fBk@HRl@KtAJz@b@NvAX|@xCbC^Jf@t@nAb@VVtCz@~AtAzBr@x@Eb@VpBR|Ci@hDaClAWVLf@`Ah@`@`@F?f@VlAOv@D|@QZDj@JDb@g@FiAh@}BH{CEs@_D_DYaB\qB|@XdAFVWjB~ArFbCnCh@bBlAfDxAnDHdHhBzBu@rK]lDwApB@PN@h@IXBlAhBFfC|B|MrEF@tDRzFpCSHkAEyBKe@Ys@@OVuEzB}AGi@Lw@SoClAY`@iGhQoBhEIV?lBg@tBgA\aCFeBlBq@BDXFXHhFw@bDeAnOHlCM^wEdFc@EMA`@_A`ByAn@mEEy@[_AYsB_@OQe@Ee@oB}BQe@IgC]qCe@cBa@c@CUDeAKg@q@YClBQh@OAe@}BeAaB]R_AdC_BtAsBl@kF~DoCJYJsC~Dg@vAYReBV{@h@uAF]UeA_BqOVUHi@fA_@|AuC~EaDvC_EIc@CM|AgA`Ai@hAu@DSEaBa@gGaIq@bA_@Q_@@KLU]WMeFSiAdA[EaCl@}HxNi@b@CPmBrRgAfDqDrExCdBlChECTcGy@eOsBeA}@cCN\rJtB@SpCaJQqAd@_@bA}@rAu@xCq@hACB{GqBaBiB{AwF&server=meta.tourdata.at) **Short description:** Johanniterstraße parking lot, marketplace, Seufzerallee, Bruckwirt, Höllhäusl/Starz, Obermühl, Kirchschlägersteig, Haarer reservoir, Edt, Lampersdorf, Groa, Mühlholzweg, Lembach **Quality of experience:** ** **Recommended season:** - April - May - June - July - August - September - October **Properties:** - Loop - Scenic - Refreshment stops available **Description:** **INTERESTING POINTS ALONG THE WAY**: **Legendary cultural life:** - Mühlholz Chapel - Local history museum**:** every 1st Sunday of the month 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and by arrangement **Nature and movement:** - Grain viewpoint **SPIRITUAL HIKING ON THE DONAUSTEIG:** Linen or flax refers both to the fiber of the flax plant and the fabric made from it. The Mühlviertel has a long established culture of linen production, linen dyeing, and linen processing. The Mühlviertel linen oil is also highly valued. **On the “Linen Weaver Route” I am accompanied by the following questions:** - Life threads, how am I woven, what is my structure like, more – fine, coarse, brittle, tear-resistant, faded, natural, bleached, smoothed, creased…? - Along the way I can engage with word plays. **Directions:** The “Linen Weaver Route” leads over the marketplace, past the retirement home to the adventure playground. Here begins a wonderful walk downhill through the forest (Seufzerallee) along the Lembach stream to the Bruckwirt inn, which invites you to stop for a break. At the parking lot opposite, continue through the forest to the former Höll mill. Cross the small mill and follow the road to Obermühl. From there the path goes steeply uphill along the Kirchschlägersteig to Haar and via Edt to Lampersdorf (rest area with a view of the Danube). Then continue along a meadow path to Grain, where you can enjoy the beautiful wide view. Via the Mühlholzweg with a beautiful view to the Bohemian Forest, you come back to Lembach. **Tip:** Local history museum - presentation of former ways of life and work with a focus on linen production. The museum can only be visited by prior arrangement. **Equipment:** Hiking backpack (incl. rain cover), sturdy footwear **Additional information:** **Market town office Lembach i.M.** Schulstraße 2 4132 Lembach i.M. Tel.: 0043(0)7286/8255-0 Fax: 0043(0)7286/8255-34 [www.gemeinde-lembach.at](http://www.gemeinde-lembach.at) **DONAU STEIG HOSTS ALONG THE ROUTE:** Family hotel & distillery Bruckwirt/Stoaninger, Graben 6, 4131 Obermühl, Tel.: +43 7286 8321, www.bruckwirt.at, \- first demonstration distillery and whisky distillery Stoaninger \- 34 beds Guesthouse Gierlinger “Danube paradise”, Grafenau 17, 4131 Obermühl, Tel.: +43 7286 7213, www.gasthof-gierlinger.at, 18 beds Fish guesthouse Aumüller 4131 Obermühl 13, Tel.: +43 7286 7216, www.fischgasthof.at \- homemade fruit juices and musts (not directly on the hiking trail, approx. 300 m away) \- 22 beds **OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS ALONG THE ROUTE**: Inn Haderer, Marktpl. 12, Tel.: +43 7286 8237, closed Tue., Wed. Cafe bakery Pumberger, Marktpl. 6, Tel.: +43 7286 7530, Sat. evening, Sun. closed Cafe Fierlinger, Falkensteinstraße 12, Tel.: +43 7286 8325, closed Mon. Vitalhotel Lembacher Hof, Falkensteinstraße 4, Tel.: +43 7286 8257, 52 beds Inn Kislinger, Falkensteinstraße 12, Tel.: +43 7286 8251, 6 beds [ Tour and route information ](#ttgCollapseTourdetails) --------------------------------------------------------- **Starting place:** 4132 Lembach im Mühlkreis **Destination:** 4132 Lembach im Mühlkreis **duration:** 5h 30m **length:** 15,3 km **Altitude difference (uphill):** 462m **Altitude difference (downhill):** 462m **Lowest point:** 283m **Highest point:** 632m **difficulty:** medium **condition:** medium **panoramic view:** Great panorama **Paths covering:** Asphalt, Path / trail, Gravel, Other **Starting point:** Johanniterstraße parking lot next to the children's playground **Destination:** Johanniterstraße parking lot next to the children's playground **further information:** - Circular route - Board possible [ ![Altitude profile Lembach: Linen Weaver Route](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_100194&width=355&height=250&FontSize=12&mkt=en) ![Altitude profile Lembach: Linen Weaver Route](//static.et4.de/ElevationProfileChart/Go.ashx?Experience=hoehenprofil-meta&Server=meta.tourdata.at&AddElevations=true&AddOfftrackWaypoints=false&AddSurfaces=true&AddWaypoints=false&globalid=tourdata_tour_100194&width=450&height=350&mkt=en) ](#ttgHoehenprofilModal "Lembach: Linen Weaver Route") [ Along the trail ](#ttgCollapseAnDerStrecke) ----------------------------------------------- ![Link (imagegallery)](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/393911/C9F29DF6D6F8BBF1802BB3F34FDD861E07CC328E711B6409ACB2E40BD90AC4D6/link-imagegallery.jpg "Link (imagegallery)") Café Bäckerei Markus Pumberger Cosy café with homemade pastries in the middle of the market square of Lembach ![Gasthof Gierlinger](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/392869/6091FC78F8EACDAD74F7B613EF089E6333D838AC2B9FABE0C7E781104A5DC854/gasthof-gierlinger.jpg "Gasthof Gierlinger") Gasthof Gierlinger Our tradition-conscious family inn is located directly on the Danube. Enjoy a cool freshly tapped beer with wonderful views of the Danube flowing by, or let us spoil you with our down-to-earth and regional delicacies. We look forward to your visit! From the Gierlinger Danube Paradise, nature and sport can be wonderfully combined. The Danube cycle path and the hiking trails are a paradise for all those who like to be active and enjoy exercise. ![Heimatmuseum](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/416277/57A92DFEBA09FE342F6FB79634961E523DCAD3A39E74E20AB92FF9CA70D16844/heimatmuseum.jpg "Heimatmuseum") Local Heritage Museum 1\) Olympic Gold Medal and other awards won by Alfons Dorfner (Olympic Gold Medallist in Kayaking of Berlin 1936, together with Adolf Kainz) 2\) Relief of the ancient Market Town Lembach of around 1500 3\) Relief of the ancient Market Town Lembach of around 1900 4\) Old machinery that was used in the production of linen (loom, reels, spinning wheels, and much more...) 5\) Models of an authentic Mühlviertel Farmstead 6\) Old farming machinery 7\) History of the Farmer´s War 8\) History of Lembach [ © Open copyright © Copyright: Kinderhotel Bruckwirt Close copyright ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/117114/51852E0F3B51D3D30DD47CC655A233ECECA4CD84B3DCDBFB5A48CA67A9FA7188/kinderhotel-bruckwirt.jpg "Kinderhotel Bruckwirt (© Copyright: Kinderhotel Bruckwirt)") Family Idyll Bruckwirt Hotel ](https://www.donauregion.at/en/cycling/oesterreich-unterkunft/detail/104073/family-idyll-bruckwirt-hotel.html) Lampersdorf Information: Marktgemeindeamt Tel.: +43(0) 72 86/82 55 Chronik um 1000 Gründung durch die Herrschaft Falkenstein am „langen Bach“ **1230** „Lengenpach“= Lembach erstmals urkundlich erwähnt **1427** Hussiteneinfall: Zerstörung von Kirche und Schloss **1612** Markterhebung **1626** Wirtshaus Habach: Streit zwischen Bauern und bayerischen Soldaten – Beginn OÖ Bauernkrieg **1696** Erster Schulmeister in Lembach **1844** Errichtung der Mühlholzkapelle samt Kreuzweg durch Alois Johanniter als Dank für die Rettung aus den Fluten der Donau um 1845 Alois Johanniter beschäftigt allein mehr als 100 Weber **nach 1848** Gründung von Bezirksgericht, Gendarmerieposten und politischer Gemeinde **1906** Elektrifizierung **1941** Hauptschulgründung **1991** Landesmusikschulgründung **2005** Eröffnung Veranstaltungszentrum Alfons-Dorfner-Halle ![Ausblick vom Mühlholzberg](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/396384/DF8204E8F54EAB3A127AF41FA0FA6FC47632A22BF04E1069BB11FDE7762DB4EA/ausblick-vom-muehlholzberg.jpg "Ausblick vom Mühlholzberg") Mühlholz Chapel The stations of the cross link the graveyard with Mühlholz hill. The Bohemain Forest and the foothills of the Alps are visible from the hill on clear days. Weaver Alois Johanniter of Lembach founded this chapel and the stations of the cross in 1844 out of gratitude for his salvaging from a shipping accident. A votive painting in the chapel´s interior depicts the Bavarian steamship named "Ludwig". A marble tablet on the right wall of the chapel commemorates this accident. Two angel statues flank the Golgotha altar, which is at the heart of the chapel. ![Markthaus_2025](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/393032/ECC03A95028C29CA8256D160B5253C1509B137A064CC2F9404F007C85EF0E91C/markthaus2025.jpg "Markthaus_2025") Public WC facilities - Markthaus Lembach ![Pizzeria Milano Lembach](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/392876/26655BA6600DCE7B57C9CC0C1522FF91E0B46C15D4CC47F4B27BEAE38492E2C3/pizzeria-milano-lembach.jpg "Pizzeria Milano Lembach") Pizzeria Milano ![Donauregion_SommerfrischeEDT_Niederkappel_Zimmer_2](https://assets.tourdata.at/660x495/416280/3D99B87FE28B47038B5BE78ECEB01768127296AEF1FCB4DF0DC3A2750BADFF7F/donauregionsommerfrischeedtniederkappelzimmer2.jpg "Donauregion_SommerfrischeEDT_Niederkappel_Zimmer_2") Sommerfrische Edt *Retrohof Edt - Vacation in the style of the 1930s.* Leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind and immerse yourself in the simplicity of past times. Our former farmhouse, a hereditary farm with history, invites you to experience life in the 1930s on a Mühlviertler farm up close. Absolute simplicity characterizes the living and sleeping areas – no unnecessary luxury, just pure connection to nature. **Whole house available!** Furnishings and amenities in the style of simple, modest life of the 1930s on a Mühlviertler farm. - Bedroom 1: Bed (2 m x 1.8 m), facing southeast - Bedroom 2 (former "Troadkammer"): Boxspring bed (2 m x 2 m), east side, small window, cool and shady - Bedroom 3: extended XL couch (2 m x 2.8 m), oriented southwest, sunny Electric light is available in the bedrooms, but there are no sockets. On the ground floor: - Bathroom: Shower, toilet and sink - Kitchen: Wood stove (the only heating option in the house), small cooking facility with 2 electric hotplates, coffee maker and kettle, dishes and pots - Utility room: Sink available, large refrigerator with freezers - Terrace: Wooden table with six chairs, large fire bowl (cookbook for fire cooking available), camp beds (used as sun loungers during the day, open-air beds at night) - Ground floor sockets available In the larch forest (10 minutes walk) there are two hammocks with mosquito nets for an overnight stay in the forest. **Sporty activities:** - Hiking - Cycling or inline skating (Danube cycling path) - Mountain bike granite trail - Boat rental - Stand up paddle **Relaxation**: - In the forest - By the Daglesbach - Under the apple tree - Slow Food: Organic restaurant Haderer in Lembach - Natural swimming area reachable in 20 minutes: Resilacke - Wild fruits (raspberries, blackberries, elderberries) **From 18 years** **Animals**: Welcome **Seminars and Workshops:** The house is also very well suited for seminars and workshops. For more information, please call directly. Tel.: +43664 911 507 9 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Accessibility / arrival****Getting there** By car: coming from Linz: take the B127 towards Rohrbach to the Altenfelden roundabout (approx. 31 km), take the third exit, follow the road to Lembach (approx. 6 km). Take the first entrance, after approx. 490 m turn right, turn left at the marketplace, drive straight towards the town hall and school. After the town hall at the fork in the road you will find the parking lot and the starting sign for the Linen Weaver Route. **Public Transit** Bus timetables on the homepage of the market town Lembach [www.gemeinde-lembach.at/lembach31344.htm](http://www.gemeinde-lembach.at/lembach31344.htm) **Parking** Directly at the starting point [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - Suitable for groups - Suitable for schools **Most economical season**- Spring - Summer - Autumn [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Lembach: Linen Weaver Route** WGD Donau Oberösterreich Tourismus GmbH Lindengasse 9 4040 Linz Phone +43 732 7277 - 800Show no. 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