Trail of human rights

culturally interesting
Multi-day tour

Interactive elevation profile

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Tour-Details

Starting place: 4310 Mauthausen

Destination: 4222 St. Georgen an der Gusen

duration: 2h 54m

length: 10,9 km

Altitude difference (uphill): 157m

Altitude difference (downhill): 152m

Lowest point: 244m

Highest point: 336m

difficulty: easy

condition: easy

panoramic view: Dreamtour

Paths covering:

Asphalt, Path / trail, Gravel, Street, Hiking trail, Waterway

Short description:
On the way to Mauthausen railway station all the way to the “Rock Crystal” concentration camp memorial in in St. Georgen an der Gusen, visitors can retrace the Nazi history of the region with the help of apps and audio reports. The human rights are displayed on stelae and express what we want to say today.

Technique: *

Quality of experience: ******

Recommended season:

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Properties:

Multi-stage route
Scenic
Cultural/historical value

Description:
Stage 1 leads from Mauthausen railway station to Mauthausen concentration camp memorial at the way of the prisoners, Stage 2 of Mauthausen concentration camp memorial (stairs of death) to Gusen Memorial and Stage 3 is made up of the audio trail from Gusen memorial to the “Rock Crystal” concentration camp memorial. 24 stations tell the history of Nazism in the region. The human rights can be seen on stelae.

Equipment:
Hiking backpack (incl. rain cover), sturdy shoes