Mauthausen: Healthy Community Hiking Trail

Starting place: 4310 Mauthausen

Destination: 4310 Mauthausen

Circular route

Lindengasse 9
4040 Linz

Short description:
Mauthausen-Marketplace-Parish Church of St. Nicholas-Cemetery-Heinrich Church-Mauthausen.

Quality of experience: *****

Recommended season:

April
May
June
July
August
September
October

Properties:

Loop
Scenic
Refreshment stops available
Cultural/historical value

Description:

INTERESTING POINTS ALONG THE WAY:

Pharmacy museum, Pragstein Castle,
May - Oct., Tue/Thu 10-12 and 16-18 hrs, Sun 10-12 hrs, Sat 15-18 hrs, guided tours by appointment, Tel.: +43 5 51163

Local history museum and trophy museum in Pragstein Castle,
May - Oct., Tue/Thu 16-18 hrs and by appointment, Tel.: +43 7238 3443

Guided city tour,
only by appointment, Tel.: +43 664 2207721

SPIRITUAL HIKING ON THE DONAUSTEIG:

Mauthausen lies on the Jakobsweg Upper Austria east-west – north route.

“Blessed are those who set out to discover the world with their feet”

St. Hedwig (mystic), she was barefoot on pilgrimage from northern Germany to Rome. Even today, the Hedwig spring in Mauthausen remembers her.

When pilgrimaging, I can get ground under my feet again, re-ground myself and thus gain support and stability. My feet have contact with the ground and carry me through life, every step – so that something keeps going.

In walking, the pilgrim structure is already part of every step:
Setting out – leaving the old – as one foot lifts off the ground and begins a new step.

Being on the way – in the foot’s rolling motion.

Arriving – when the whole foot has ground contact.

Consciously touching the ground with the feet – heel-ball-toe.

Feeling how the ground feels under my feet.

Feeling how the feet feel on this ground.

Foot care, occasionally going barefoot and feeling the soft meadow ground.

Massaging the feet.

Directions:
From the starting point in Mauthausen (Pragstein Castle) we head north towards the marketplace. We turn left and ascend to the parish church. Passing the church, we keep left (Kirchenberg, then “Am Brunnenberg” and Brunngraben). There we meet the Donausteig and follow it against the direction of the signposting. At a forest section, we leave the Donausteig again and return to Mauthausen along the street. We pass a cemetery and reach the first settlement before descending to Mauthausen. At the parish church, we keep left and go down Kirchenberg. We maintain the direction and turn right at Heinrich Churchweg to return to the starting point.Tip:
120-year-old plane trees under monument protection by the market fountain in the center of Mauthausen. Pragstein Castle with local history and pharmacy museum. Monument-protected townhouses on Leopold Heindl Quay. Pillory and Romanesque charnel house. Gothic parish church of St. Nicholas.Equipment:
Hiking backpack (incl. rain cover), sturdy footwearAdditional information:

Mauthausen Tourism & Village and Town Development
Marktstraße 2
4310 Mauthausen
Tel.: 0043(0)7238/2243 or 2023-0
Fax: DW-51
info@mauthausen.info
www.mauthausentourismus.com

Tour and route information

Starting place: 4310 Mauthausen

Destination: 4310 Mauthausen

duration: 1h 30m

length: 4,6 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 99m

Altitude difference (downhill): 99m

Lowest point: 241m

Highest point: 340m

difficulty: easy

condition: easy

panoramic view: Great panorama

Paths covering:

Asphalt, Gravel, Other

Starting point: Pragstein Castle Schlossgasse 1

Destination: Pragstein Castle Schlossgasse 1

further information:

Circular route
Board possible

Along the trail

Weindlhof

Let yourself be spoilt with the down-to-earth cuisine in which ONLY fresh products are used. The Weindlhof has everything to offer, from a beef sausage to a 6-course menu.

15 beds, 9 rooms (6 double rooms + 3 single rooms) - price double room from € 100,00, single room from € 60,00 incl. breakfast.

Free W-Lan

Cafe am Kai

At the Konditorei Cafe am Kai you can indulge in ice cream and pastry specialities in the beautiful guest garden on Heindlkai.

Gasthof zur Traube

Hotel-Restaurant zum Donaueck Mauthausen

Whether it's a holiday, a weekend or a short trip - you can relax with us. Just sit in the guest garden or in our cosy guest parlour and forget everyday life with good food and drink.

We look forward to seeing you!
The team of the Hotel-Restaurant zum Donaueck-Mauthausen

Kalvarienbergkapelle

Cafe-Pub Danubia

Anna Grasser sees her restaurant as a place for personal contacts. The café is a Mauthausen meeting place with tradition - for over 40 years!

Rastplatz Kalvarienberg-Kapelle

Info: Mauthausen Tourismus & Dorf- und Stadtentwicklung
Tel.: +43 (0) 7238 / 2243 oder +43 (0) 676 / 3150151

Granitlandschaft und Donauauen…
Wir befinden uns hier am Rand der Böhmischen Masse, deren Untergrund aus Granit und Gneis besteht. Die Region Mauthausen - Schwertberg - Perg war jahr hundertelang Zentrum des Granitabbaus. Millionen von Granitwürfeln für das Straßenpflaster der Hauptstädte Wien, Preßburg und Budapest wurden hier erzeugt und mit Ruderschiffen donauabwärts gebracht. Steinbrüche sind häufig Lebensräume selten gewordener Vögel. Nun tritt der Donausteig in die Beckenlandschaft des Machlandes ein. Entstanden durch Ablagerungen der Donau und ihrer Zubringer, ist es einer der ältesten Siedlungsräume Europas. Vor den ersten Entwässerungsversuchen in der Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts war es eine große Feuchtlandschaft. Obwohl im Laufe der Zeit umfassende Veränderungen der Landschaft stattgefunden haben, sind die Donauauen die für den Naturschutz bedeutendsten Flächen des Machlandes.

Rund um Schloss Pragstein gibt es viel zu entdecken - wer weiß, wie viele Schlupfwinkel es dort tatsächlich gibt. "Der Geheimgang", den einst ein junges Mädchen entdeckte, existiert möglicherweise immer noch...

Gelateria Roma Eis

Delicious ice cream variations and top coffee, in the guest garden - direct view of the Danube!
We use no chemical additives (gluten-free, no colouring, no fruit enhancer) for our approx. 30 varieties of Italian ice cream with fresh fruit.