Pfarrkirchen: Great Views Loop Trail

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Starting place: 4141 Pfarrkirchen im Mühlkreis

Destination: 4141 Pfarrkirchen im Mühlkreis

duration: 5h 30m

length: 15,6 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 627m

Altitude difference (downhill): 627m

Lowest point: 282m

Highest point: 819m

difficulty: easy

condition: difficult

panoramic view: Dreamtour

Paths covering:

Asphalt, Gravel

Short description:
Loop trail past the Rannatal Nature Reserve, Falkenstein Castle Ruins and Altenhof Castle.

Technique: ***

Quality of experience: ******

Recommended season:

April
May
June
July
August
September
October

Properties:

Loop
Scenic
Refreshment stops available
Family friendly
Cultural/historical value
Botanical highlights
Faunistic highlights

Description:
We start in Pfarrkirchen and walk southwards past the elementary school. We cross the golf course to get into the forest. On country lanes and roads we get to Hofkirchen, where we take a right turn. We walk towards “Neubau”. After the last farm we hike downhill to Niederranna through the forest. In Niederranna we hike along the Danube towards Rannamühl (starting place: Rannamühl). There we take a right turn into the Ranntal Nature Reserve and hike then uphill towards Falkenstein Castle Ruins. We leave the forest and get to Altenhof (Altenhof Castle). Past Wehrbach we get back to Pfarrkirchen.

Webcam of Pfarrkirchen http://pfarrkirchen.hocnet.net/jpg/image.jpg

Directions:

Wir starten in Pfarrkirchen bei der Volksschule. Durch den Golfplatz geht es hinein in den Wald und über den Wanderweg „Salzweg“ auf Feldwegen nach Hofkirchen, wo wir rechts abbiegen. Wir halten uns Richtung Neubau. Nach dem letzten Bauernhof steigen wir durch den Wald nach Niederranna ab. In Niederranna gehen wir der Donau entlang Richtung Rannamühl (Startplatz Rannamühl). Dort biegen wir rechts ins Naturschutzgebiet Rannatal ab und steigen in Richtung Ruine Falkenstein auf. Den Wald verlassend, finden wir uns in Altenhof (Schloss Altenhof) wieder. Über Wehrbach erreichen wir wieder Pfarrkirchen.

Tip:
Rannatal Natura 2000 Area – new since January 2010
Falkenstein Castle Ruins
“Verlorenes Reith” resting place (dreamlike view)
Altenhof Castöe
Pfarrkirchen panoramic view (dreamlike view)
Pfarrkirchen Baroque Chruch (Carlone painting 1698)

Equipment:
Regular hiking equipment

Additional information:
Pfarrkirchen i.M. Tourist Board
Tel.: 0043(0)7285/415 Fax: 415-4
E-mail: pfarrkirchen@oberoesterreich.at
www.oberoesterreich.at/pfarrkirchen
www.gcpfarrkirchen.at

www.schloss-altenhof.at

Tour and route information

Starting point: Pfarrkirchen / Rannamühl

Along the trail

Burgruine Falkenstein

The regiment was first mentioned documental in 1140, when it was in the possession of Lord Falchenstain. After the house became extinct, Falkenstein got to the Witigons in 1227. Through Falkenstein, Charloch von Falkenstein founded the abbey of Schlägl.The Castle of Falkenstein won notoriety through the cruel...

Pfarrkirche Pfarrkirchen

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Pfarrkirche Pfarrkirchen

Shipping Pier Niederranna

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Castle of Altenhof

The castle of Altenhof was first mentioned documental in 1200 and since 1602, it is in the possession of the count's family Salburg-Falkenstein.The castle with church, which is 600 m above the Rannatal and 3 km north of the Danube, is located on a terraced peak and was reconstructed after a fire in 1724.It is...

Shipping Pier Niederranna

Information: Marktgemeindeamt (community offices/local authority) Phone: +43 (0) 77 17 / 80 55-16To give back nature…The shore areas of the Danube are influenced severely by humans and their hydraulic engineering measures. The Danube gorge offers naturally, due to its deeply narrow valley, only few...

Falkenstein Castle Ruins

Burgruine Falkenstein

Castle of Altenhof

Arrival

Accessibility / arrival

Getting there
By car:
From Austria:
A1 autobahn to Linz, from Linz on the B127 to the Altenfelden roundabout, junction towards Lembach-Hofkirchen, continue to the Pfarrkirchen junction
From Germany:
On the A3 autobahn to Passau Nord. On the B388 towards Wegscheid to the Oberkappel (border) junction. Follow the signs for Pfarrkirchen from Oberkappel (crossing).

By train:
www.oebb.at
From Austria:
Mühlkreisbahn train to Neufelden train station, from there by taxi (Heinzl company in Pfarrkirchen) to Pfarrkirchen.
From Germany:
Passau train station, from there by taxi (Heinzl company in Pfarrkichen) to Pfarrkirchen.

By boat: on the Danube to Niederranna landing stage. From there by taxi (Heinzl company) to Pfarrkirchen. www.donauschiffahrt.de

Public Transit
Bus: www.pfarrkirchen.at, www.ooevv.at, www.postbus.at

Boat: www.donauschiffahrt.de

Parking
Village of Pfarrkirchen
Rannamühl next to the starting place

Parking