Klauskapelle hiking route no. 36

Hiking route from Groß Gerungs main square

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Elevation profile

9,88 km length

Tour dates
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Route: 9,88 km
  • Ascent: 189 egm
  • Descent: 189 egm
  • Duration: 2:30 h
  • Lowest point: 674 m
  • Highest point:780 m
Features
  • Round tour
  • Suitable for families and children

Details for: Klauskapelle hiking route no. 36

Brief description

The Klauskapelle is one of the places of the Kraftarena Groß Gerungs. These places invite you to pause and stay a while to sense the different spatial qualities from invigorating to calming.

Starting point of the tour

Groß Gerungs main square

Destination point of the tour

Groß Gerungs main square

Route description Klauskapelle hiking route no. 36

The hiking route passes by Dornröschenpark via a field path and along the road to Klein Reinprechts. From here, you reach the Klauskapelle via a meadow and forest path, one of the places of the Kraftarena Groß Gerungs. This chapel, originally built as a bathhouse, has a bell that, according to legend, grants wishes. Along a romantic forest brook and several imposing stone formations, the path leads to the former Wackelstein and then continues along the road to Harruck. Here you turn right onto a field and forest path and hike back to Groß Gerungs via Klein Reinprechts.

Directions

Coming from St. Pölten via S33 to Krems, continuing via B37 and B38 to Zwettl and via B38 to Groß Gerungs.

Coming from Vienna via A22 and S5 to Krems, continuing via B37 and B38 to Zwettl and via B38 to Groß Gerungs.

Coming from the west via A1 to Linz, continuing on A7 and S10 to Freistadt, B38 to Karlstift, B38 to Groß Gerungs.

Parking

Parking lots in Groß Gerungs,

Attention, short-term parking zone at the main square of Groß Gerungs

Bus connections from Krems via Zwettl, from Linz via Karlstift or Arbesbach and from Gmünd to Groß Gerungs

Waldviertelbahn from Gmünd to Groß Gerungs in the summer months

Equipment

Sturdy footwear, functional clothing, sun and rain protection, map material, if necessary telescopic poles, first aid kit (blister plasters), sufficient provisions (snacks, muesli bars, fruit, water).

Safety information

Make sure your chosen route matches your fitness level. Check if the restaurants you want to visit along the way are open. Pack your charged mobile phone and map material in your backpack.

Map recommendations

Hiking guide “Hiking in the heart of the Waldviertel” available from Waldviertel Tourism and available to order online.

Author's tip

Get to know the other places of the Kraftarena Groß Gerungs as well (www.kraftarena.at).
Also recommended: a ride on the Waldviertelbahn.

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