Peace Chapel Hiking Trail

Hiking route from Main square Groß Gerungs

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Elevation profile

7,43 km length

Tour dates
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Route: 7,43 km
  • Ascent: 103 egm
  • Descent: 103 egm
  • Duration: 1:45 h
  • Lowest point: 649 m
  • Highest point:716 m
Features
  • Round tour
  • Suitable for families and children

Details for: Peace Chapel Hiking Trail

Brief description

Hiking trail No. 37 in Groß Gerungs

The path leads to the Peace Chapel, which was built in 1945 from fieldstones, as a thank you that the homeland was spared the worst of the war.

Starting point of the tour

Main square Groß Gerungs

Destination point of the tour

Main square Groß Gerungs

Route description Peace Chapel Hiking Trail

You walk past the cemetery down into the Zwettl valley. There you cross a small bridge and continue along a forest path to the scattered settlement Ober Rosenauerwald, where the Peace Chapel is located. This chapel was built in 1945 from fieldstones, as a thank you that the homeland was spared the worst of the war. The circular route continues through the scattered settlement and over forest and meadow paths back to Groß Gerungs.

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 to the 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.

All information about all bus and train lines to the Waldviertel can be found at www.vor.at or at www.oebb.at.

Equipment

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

Safety information

Make sure that your chosen route matches your fitness level. Check whether the gastronomy businesses you want to visit along the way are open. Pack your charged mobile phone and maps in your backpack.

Author's tip

Pilgrimages lead to the chapel on Ascension Day and Assumption Day.

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