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Hiking tour Starting from Weitersfeld Main Square
The market town of Weitersfeld lies on Bohemian granite just above the Manhartsberg and forms the southernmost gateway from the Weinviertel to the Waldviertel. The flat expanses of the Weinviertel end at the ridge of the Manhartsberg and are replaced by an undulating, partly wooded plateau - a charming contrast that can be wonderfully observed on a train ride on the popular Reblaus-Express. Our landscape is characterized by grain crops and, more recently, by alternative agricultural crops such as poppy, rapeseed, caraway and milk thistle. Fronsburg Castle, once the residence of the Khevenhüller princes, bears witness to the historical importance of the region. Oberhöflein Castle is owned by the Suttner-Gatterburg family, relatives of Nobel Prize winner Bertha v. Suttner. The pilgrimage church Maria im Gebirge, once more important than Mariazell and Altötting, is experiencing a renaissance again. Our healthy, varied landscape is particularly popular with cyclists.
The trail follows Trail W1 up to a T-intersection past the Jägermarterl. Where Trail W1 turns left toward the east, you turn right here and zigzag through the forest toward Purgstall. You’ll pass through the village and cross the Steinhölzlbach stream, then turn left onto a dirt road and follow it to Nonnersdorf. After passing through the village, turn left, and you’ll soon see the pilgrimage church of Maria im Gebirge—the “Biri Church”. To tour the church, you can ask the sacristan across the street for the key. The “Biri-Bründl” is also a great spot to cool off. Afterward, walk past the church through the forest toward the east, past the ruins of the Holzmühle, to Heinrichsdorf. In the village, walk along the main street and, just before the end of the village, turn left again onto a dirt road. Follow this road across the fields to Prutzendorf. Here, head toward the chapel, but don’t cross the stream; instead, follow it along the right bank. This takes you around the west side of the Prutzenberg, and at a cross, you’ll rejoin the road to Weitersfeld. Turn right onto this road and follow it to the main square.
Vienna: A 22 – Stockerau – S3 – B 303 to Hollabrunn – B 2 to Roseldorf – L49 to Röschitz – L 50 to Pulkau – L41 to Weitersfeld
Linz: A 7 toward Freistadt – B 310 to Freistadt – B 38 via Zwettl to Rastenfeld – turn left here toward Horn – B 45 to Sigmunsherberg – L 1155 to Weitersfeld
Attractions:
Reblaus-Express
Fronsburger Bründl
Maria im Gebirge Pilgrimage Church with the "Biri-Bründl"
Weitersfeld Parish Church
Market Town of Weitersfeld
2084 Weitersfeld 113
T 02948/82 75, F DW 20
gemeinde@weitersfeld.at
www.weitersfeld.gv.at
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Letzte Änderung: 3 Aug 2026